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October 13, 2020
AUSTIN -- The Texas Workforce Commission on Tuesday voted to reinstate work search requirements for people who are receiving unemployment insurance benefits from the state.
October 1, 2020
In an order billed as a bid to maintain election integrity, Gov. Greg Abbott ruled that Texas counties can only operate one location to collect completed mail ballots, forcing some urban areas to shutter as many as 11.
Issues:Voting Rights
October 1, 2020
Washington, D.C. – This afternoon, U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) released the following statement regarding Governor Abbott’s order today requiring counties to close multiple locations where voters can drop off completed mail-in ballots:
Issues:Voting Rights
September 30, 2020
WASHINGTON — Austin’s live music venues and restaurants would get a big boost from two proposed dedicated funds to help such establishments nationwide survive the impact of the coronavirus.
Issues:Coronavirus (COVID-19)
September 28, 2020
Republican lawmakers reacted with nearly complete silence on Monday to a New York Times investigation that revealed President Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and that he oversees a network of businesses that are riddled with debt and losing hundreds of millions of dollars.
September 27, 2020
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee who vigorously sought congressional action to obtain President Trump’s tax returns, released the following statement on the major revelations regarding the President’s tax returns published tonight by The New York Times:
September 25, 2020
Gov. Greg Abbott’s unjust opposition to universal mail-in ballots means that two-thirds of the 1.5 million Texas veterans younger than 65 face a difficult dilemma. Health issues make them more likely to die if they contract the coronavirus. What do they do?
September 24, 2020
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chair of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, reacted to more of President Trump’s executive orders announced today in North Carolina:
Issues:Healthcare
September 24, 2020
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) reacted to President Trump’s refusal to assure a peaceful transition of power and to Trump’s comments: “Get rid of the ballots, and you’ll have a very — we’ll have a very peaceful, there won’t be a transfer, frankly. There’ll be a continuation.” Rep. Doggett’s statement:
Issues:Voting Rights
September 21, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Just now, the House of Representatives passed U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett’s (D-TX) bipartisan Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act (H.R. 3349) to pave the way for a commemoration of the Texas Legation in Washington, D.C., marking in our capital the chapter of Texas history when it was an independent nation. Ahead of House passage, Rep. Doggett took to the House floor to speak about his bill. This legislation will authorize the Daughters of the Republic of Texas to establish the Republic of Texas Legation Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia. The National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission approved the proposal in February, describing the effort as a “unique, untold story [that] would enrich and diversify the portfolio of commemorative works in Washington.” It was then approved unanimously by the House Natural Resources Committee in March.