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Political Roundup: What Should Come From Gov. Abbott’s Gun Violence Commission?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 28, 2019 · Local experts discuss the latest political news.

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Political Roundup: Takeaways From The Democratic Debates, And Bail Reform Lawsuit Settlement

Abner Fletcher

Posted on July 31, 2019 · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Political Roundup: The President And The Fourth Of July, And Local Races Expand

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 3, 2019 · Our local experts discuss the latest political news.

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Political Roundup: Pushing For Disaster Relief Funds, And Another Mayoral Candidate

Michael Hagerty

Posted on June 5, 2019 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest political news.

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Political Roundup: White House Invokes Executive Privilege, And Texas Tax Bills

Abner Fletcher

Posted on May 8, 2019 · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Political Roundup: Pres. Trump Visits Crosby, And Developments At The Texas Legislature

Abner Fletcher

Posted on April 10, 2019 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest news in our weekly political roundup.

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Political Roundup: Trump’s First Veto, And A Congressman Sues Twitter

Abner Fletcher

Posted on March 20, 2019 · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Political Roundup: National Emergency Declaration, And More Presidential Candidates

Abner Fletcher

Posted on February 20, 2019 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest goings-on in government and politics in our weekly political roundup.

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Political Roundup: Bills To End The Shutdown, And Transgender Military Personnel

Abner Fletcher

Posted on January 23, 2019 · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest national, state, and local political stories.

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2018 In Review: The Year In Houston Politics

Abner Fletcher

Posted on December 19, 2018 · We continue our look back at the biggest stories of 2018 by examining the year in Houston politics.

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Political Roundup: Government Shutdown Deadline Nears, And Flynn’s Sentencing For Lying To The FBI Postponed

Abner Fletcher

Posted on December 19, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Political Roundup: First Lady Calls For Personnel Changes, And New Leadership In Congress And Texas House

Abner Fletcher

Posted on November 14, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Political Roundup: Suspicious Packages, Trump’s Houston Rally, and Voter Turnout

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 24, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts break down the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Political Roundup: FBI Investigates Kavanaugh Allegations, and Replacing NAFTA

Abner Fletcher

Posted on October 3, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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Political Roundup: Obama’s Address, And The Anonymous Op-Ed

Abner Fletcher

Posted on September 12, 2018 · The Houston Matters experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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