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UPDATE: Senate Panel Votes To Recommend Mike Pompeo As Secretary Of State, Sending Nomination To Full Senate
Posted on · Pompeo's nomination now goes to the full Senate, where votes are tallying in his favor
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U.S. Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson, A Texan, Leaving Trump’s Cabinet
Posted on · The Wichita Falls native's departure comes after a year of escalating tensions between Tillerson and President Donald Trump.
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WATCH: Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson Speaks At UT-Austin
Posted on · Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke at his alma mater, UT-Austin, on Thursday
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UPDATE: Trump Weighs Plan To Oust Tillerson, Put CIA’s Boss At State
Posted on · A senior administration official who spoke recently with Tillerson says the former Exxon Mobil CEO felt secure in his position
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Judge Blocks Texas Secretary Of State From Giving Voter Information To Trump Commission
Posted on · The order, which came out Tuesday, adds Texas to a growing list of states not complying with the president's investigation into the 2016 elections.
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Secretary Of State Tillerson Will Visit Russia In April, But Will Miss A NATO Meeting
Posted on · News of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's trip to Russia emerged on the same day FBI Director James Comey said his agency is investigating possible coordination between Moscow and the Trump campaign.
Good, Bad and Ugly
State of the State, and Our New Secretary of State: The Good, Bad and Ugly of the 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 […]
Houston Matters
Cabinet Appointments with Texas Ties — What Will it Mean for Us?
Posted on · President-elect Donald Trump has named former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to head the Department of Energy. The announcement comes on the heels of another appointment — Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State for the Trump administration. We discuss what these appointments could mean for Texas and the nation with Brandon Rottinghaus, political […]
Election 2016
Report: Trump Taps A Texan, Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson, For Secretary Of State
Posted on · President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly picked Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be his secretary of state, turning to a Texan to be the country's top diplomat.
Houston Matters
James Baker: The Man Who Made Washington Work
Posted on · A new documentary premieres tonight on PBS about the political career of Houston native James Baker, the former Secretary of State, former Commerce Secretary and former White House Chief of Staff. James Baker: The Man Who Made Washington Work details Baker's rise from Houston oil and gas attorney to the national and global stage during […]