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Posted on September 22, 2023 · Thousands of migrants have crossed the border into Eagle Pass and El Paso in recent days, the highest number since the emergency health order known as Title 42 expired in May.

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Posted on September 15, 2023 · On Friday's show: Houston Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher discusses issues affecting Greater Houston and answers listener questions.

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Posted on September 14, 2023 · Despite its ruling, the court declined to order an end to the program and the protections it offers current recipients within two years, saying the federal government is not required to take any actions against DACA recipients.

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4 Texas Republicans join ultraconservatives to sink GOP attempt to keep federal government open

Matthew Choi, Texas Tribune

Posted on September 29, 2023 · The funding bill was a long shot, but far-right U.S. representatives said it didn’t go far enough in promoting their priorities, including border security and defunding investigations into Donald Trump.

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Posted on September 14, 2023 · Texas’ senior senator said there’s “more than enough smoke” to warrant a deeper look at the president’s ties to his son, who was indicted Thursday.

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Posted on June 19, 2023 · Employees for the Houston Democrat become the first congressional office from Texas trying to unionize under rules adopted last year.

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Texas Republicans heckle Biden over border remarks during State of the Union

Matthew Choi, Texas Tribune

Posted on February 8, 2023 · Texas Republicans have long pressed President Joe Biden to do more to address border security and jeered at his remarks during his annual speech to Congress.

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GOP Congressman Dan Crenshaw says election deniers know they’re lying

Matthew Choi, Texas Tribune

Posted on November 7, 2022 · The representative from Houston said fellow Republicans admitted behind closed doors that the 2020 election wasn’t stolen, and he warned that such messaging could dangerously mislead voters.

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Ted Cruz votes against bipartisan bill to prevent another Jan. 6

Matthew Choi, Texas Tribune

Posted on September 28, 2022 · The Texan objected to certifying Arizona’s electoral votes as rioters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The bill, which Cruz voted against in committee on Tuesday, would make a similar move in the future meaningless.

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Gov. Greg Abbott demands Biden pull his student loan relief plan

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Posted on September 13, 2022 · The governor joined 21 other Republicans in denouncing the president’s plan as harming Americans who didn’t go to college.

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U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar arrested outside Supreme Court during protest over Roe reversal

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Posted on July 19, 2022 · Escobar was part of a demonstration to preserve access to abortion with several other Democratic congresswomen who were also arrested.

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How Texas Educators Train before Arming Themselves at School

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Posted on August 14, 2018 · The school marshal program allows certain school staffers to carry a firearm and neutralize active shooters on campus. Here's how participants train.

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Texas Senate School Safety Committee Recommends Focusing on Mental Health, Avoids Gun Control

Matthew Choi, Texas Tribune

Posted on August 6, 2018 · The Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Safety also wants to explore new funding to help arm certain school employees.

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Blocked from Distributing Plans for 3D-Printed Guns, ‘Crypto-Anarchist’ Is Still in The DIY Gun Business

Matthew Choi, Texas Tribune

Posted on August 6, 2018 · Cody Wilson's group Defense Distributed is known for attempting to upload the digital blueprints for 3D-printed guns. But he also helps customers make unregistered, unserialized conventional firearms, from Glocks to AR-15s.

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West Texas A&M President Finds Home in Panhandle after Controversial Past

Matthew Choi, Texas Tribune

Posted on July 31, 2018 · Walter Wendler, president of West Texas A&M University, has expanded community outreach and doctoral programs for rural areas, but his past has its share of contentious moments

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The Trump Administration Will Aid Farmers Hurt by Trade War; Some Texas Lawmakers Call It Welfare

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Posted on July 26, 2018 · The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $12 billion in emergency aid to offset the effects of new tariffs — to the relief of many Texas farmers

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Guns Chill Free Speech, UT-Austin Professors Will Argue At Federal Appeals Court

Matthew Choi, Texas Tribune

Posted on July 11, 2018 · Three UT-Austin professors sued to end a state law mandating campus carry in Texas. Though a federal judge dismissed the suit, the fight isn't over as the case goes to a federal appeals court.

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Texas A&M Vet School Tells Texas Tech: This State Ain’t Big Enough For The Two Of Us

Matthew Choi, Texas Tribune

Posted on July 9, 2018 · To address a shortage of rural vets, Texas Tech plans to build a new vet school, which would be the second in the state. But A&M said doing so would detract state resources without solving anything.

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