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UPDATE: Superfund Sites No Threat to The Public ‘At This Time’, Abbott Says
Posted on · The Houston area houses more than a dozen highly toxic waste sites, among the nation's most intensely contaminated places.
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UPDATE: Some Evacuation Orders Lifted, Texas Congressional Delegation Volunteers at NRG
Posted on · Congress could pass the first relief package for those hurt by Hurricane Harvey before the week is out.
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Cruz Declines To Support Senate GOP Health Care Bill, While Cornyn Defends It
Posted on · The two U.S. Senators from Texas took opposing positions on the Senate GOP's long-awaited plan to overhaul the American health care system Thursday.
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Congress Is Eyeing Big Medicaid Cuts. Here’s Why It Matters To Texas Families.
Posted on · As Republicans debate health care reform, there is one issue on the mind of many Texas families: Medicaid reform.
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Political Roundup and Lunch Shaming: Wednesday’s Show (May 16, 2017)
Posted on · It’s time again for our weekly political round up and analysis of national, state and local political stories. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss the latest on reports that fired FBI Director James Comey wrote a memo recounting President Trump asking him to shut down the Bureau’s investigation into the President’s former national security […]
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Cornyn Says He’s Not Interested In Replacing Comey At FBI
Posted on · John Cornyn says he can best serve Texas from the U.S. Senate, and does not want to be considered to replace ousted FBI Director James Comey.
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Reactions as Texas Senator Considered for Comey Replacement
Posted on · Former Texas Governor and now Energy Secretary Rick Perry praised Sen. John Cornyn's track record.
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NASA Under Trump, and ‘Permania’ in West Texas Oil and Gas: Monday’s Show (April 3, 2017)
Posted on · (Above: The Space Shuttle replica at Space Center Houston. Photo: Florian Martin, Houston Public Media) A new piece of legislation aims to refocus NASA on human space exploration and landing on Mars. Pres. Donald Trump recently signed into law a bill that would require the space agency to develop plans for future human space exploration, […]
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Texas, Alaska Senators Look Ahead To Trump Energy Policies
Posted on · “Nobody believes that no regulations is a good answer," Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said.
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Senator John Cornyn Tries To Help HPD Hire More Veterans
Posted on · He is a filing a bill that would provide $25,000 in grants to the local police department for each veteran it recruited.
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Supreme Court Rejects Voter ID Appeal: The Good, Bad and Ugly of Houston News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to our rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on […]
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Texas Is The State With Highest Number Of Judicial Vacancies In The Nation
Posted on · Experts think that will change under Donald Trump’s presidency.
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Despite Recent Tape Controversy, Senator Cornyn Stands Behind Trump
Posted on · U.S. Senator John Cornyn of Texas says he's disgusted by Donald Trump's words about women. But Cornyn says he still supports the Republican presidential candidate.
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Senate Committee Hears From Nominees For Long-Vacant Texas Federal Judgeships
Posted on · The Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony Wednesday from five nominees for Texas federal judgeships. The state has the most vacant federal judgeships in the country, and one expert says it could stay that way for some time.
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Senator John Cornyn Helps Harris County Officials Set Up Mosquito Traps
Posted on · He says he wants to learn more about the processes to control local mosquito populations before he heads back to the Senate to vote on funding for Zika preparedness.