Election 2020
Replay: Texas U.S. Senate Candidates Hegar And West Debate, Throw Barbs At Cornyn
Posted on · Ahead of the July 14 runoff election, Democrats MJ Hegar and Texas State Sen. Royce West debated in Austin Saturday.
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Election 2020
Democrats Make Their Cases On Immigration, Gun Laws and Marijuana In U.S. Senate Primary Debate
Posted on · Eleven candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas faced off in Austin on Tuesday night. Guns, immigration, health care and marijuana dominated the debate.
Election 2020
REPLAY: Democrats Running For U.S. Senate Debated Tonight. Here’s Who’s On The Ballot.
Posted on · Eleven of the Democratic candidates running to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn will debate onstage starting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Election 2020
MJ Hegar Says Her Military Experience Makes Her The Fighter Democrats Need To Take On John Cornyn
Posted on · Hegar is best known for her heroism on the battlefield when she co-piloted a helicopter that was shot down by the Taliban. But her experience also includes other challenges she faced as a woman serving her country.
Election 2020
Royce West Helped Flip Dallas County For Democrats In 2006. Could He Flip Texas In 2020?
Posted on · In a crowded Democratic field to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, the longtime state senator is betting on his decades of experience as a consensus builder.
Election 2020
Houston’s Chris Bell Has Been Running For Office For Decades. Is He The Democrat To Take On John Cornyn?
Posted on · Bell is the only candidate running in the U.S. Senate Democratic primary who has experience in Washington, D.C. But he has more experience running campaigns than winning them.
Election 2020
Houston’s Amanda Edwards Lost A Family Member To Gun Violence. But She Doesn’t Want To “Take Your AR-15.”
Posted on · The U.S. Senate candidate's proposals on guns and other issues are moderate compared with those of some of her primary competitors — but she said they have the most realistic chance of passing.
Texas
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez’s unlikely ally in her quest to take on John Cornyn: Alec Baldwin
Posted on · In Baldwin, most recently known for his recurring portrayal of President Donald Trump on ”Saturday Night Live,” Tzintzún Ramirez has found a generous financial supporter and an informal adviser.
News
Texas Sens. Ted Cruz, John Cornyn Back New North American Trade Deal To Replace NAFTA
Posted on · While passage was uncertain at times, the Texas delegation ended up unanimously supporting the international agreement that will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Houston Matters
Political Roundup: Immigrants And Benefits, And Another Challenger For Cornyn
Posted on · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
News
El Paso Turns Out In Extreme Temperatures To Protest Trumps Visit
Posted on · Hundreds of protesters gathered at Washington Park. There were also some protesters near the hospital where President Trump visited survivors and met with first responders.
Houston Matters
Redistricting Maps, And Karl Roves Says Texas Could Turn Blue: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News
Posted on · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
Politics
New Poll Shows Texas As A Presidential Battleground, With Biden Leading Trump
Posted on · The former vice president is the only Democrat with a lead over Trump, according to Quinnipiac University. Julián Castro and Beto O'Rourke trail the president by 3 points.
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Disaster Relief Bill Should Finally Bring $4 Billion To Texas, Woman Accuses Cardinal DiNardo Of Dismissing Sex Abuse Case, And Pipeline Protesters Could Face 20 Years In Prison
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
News
U.S. Senate Passes Disaster Aid Bill That Would Release Billions For Harvey Housing Aid
Posted on · Texans in Congress have been working for over a year to get the Trump administration to release more than $4 billion in funds appropriated to the state following Hurricane Harvey.