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December 1, 2022
A number of our neighbors have been asking me about what happens when the new Congress convenes on January 3—and, particularly, whether the narrow Republican House majority (222 Republicans to 212 Democrats, with one vacancy) offers any hope for more bipartisan cooperation, and whether Kevin McCarthy will be elected as the next Speaker. I offer this update on what we know so far and what we can expect.
November 29, 2022
The Federal Aviation Administration this month adopted a final rule requiring commercial hot-air balloon pilots to hold medical certificates if they fly paying passengers.
November 23, 2022
Austin, TX – Today, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) released the following reaction to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) finally implementing the safety law he authored and passed in 2018 to require commercial hot-air balloon pilots to hold medical certificates when flying paying passengers:
November 23, 2022
Donald Trump had a bad day in court on Tuesday – or, more accurately, courts.
November 23, 2022
Without comment or recorded dissent, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ended former president Donald Trump's years-long fight to shield his tax records from House Democrats, paving the way for a congressional panel to review six years' worth of federal returns and raising the possibility some of that information could become public.
November 23, 2022
AUSTIN, Texas — More than six years after a hot air balloon crashed near Lockhart killing 16 people—a new law is taking effect to prevent such devastation from happening again. Federal investigators found that the pilot was under the influence at the time of the crash.
November 23, 2022
More than six years after 16 people died in a hot air balloon crash in Central Texas, the Federal Aviation Administration has started enforcing new rules on commercial balloon pilots that were devised in the wake of the tragedy.
November 23, 2022
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the Internal Revenue Service to release former President Donald Trump's tax returns to a Democratic-led House committee.
November 23, 2022
WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (Reuters) - U.S. congressional Democrats on Wednesday grappled with the daunting task of reviewing six years of former President Donald Trump's tax returns as Republicans prepared to take control of the House of Representatives in less than six weeks.