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Texas Lawmakers Say Farm Bill Passed By Congress Provides Certainty And Stability
Posted on · Senator John Cornyn highlights the crop insurance programs and funding for foreign access programs.
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West Nile Virus-Related Death In Montgomery County, HISD Reviews More Bus Routes, Paxton Visits Wounded Officers In Houston, And More
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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Texans React To The Passing Of George H.W. Bush
Posted on · Politicians from all levels of government underscore the dedication the former President showed to public service throughout his life.
Party Politics
Beto O’Rourke Doesn’t Rule Out Running For President In 2020
Posted on · “Party Politics” co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jay Aiyer analyze the repercussions of a potential run by one of the rising stars of the Democratic Party
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Lawmakers Raise Concerns About Safety Of Migrant Children At Texas Detention Camp
Posted on · An AP investigation has revealed the Trump administration waived FBI fingerprint background checks for roughly 2,100 staff members working at the facility.
Politics
Beto O’Rourke No Longer Ruling Out 2020 Presidential Run
Posted on · U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, said at a town hall in El Paso Monday that he and his wife had "made a decision not to rule anything out."
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Fifty Percent Fewer Texas “Dreamers” Renewed DACA In Fiscal Year 2018
Posted on · DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, protects undocumented people who were brought here as children from deportation and allows them to get driver licenses, work permits and go to college.
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Analyst: Plummet In Oil Prices Should Be No Cause For Worry — Yet
Posted on · Experts say the steep drop in oil prices is neither worrying nor surprising.
Houston Matters
Litigation Over Citizenship Question In 2020 Census Will Probably End Up Before SCOTUS
Posted on · NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang tells Houston Matters the plaintiffs contend the question would be added without adequate testing. The Trump administration refutes that notion.
Party Politics
Party Politics: Is Angleton’s Dennis Bonnen The Next Speaker?
Posted on · The Texas House is poised to elect a new Speaker and a State Representative from a city close to Houston wants the job.
Party Politics
Party Politics 82: Midterm-mania
Posted on · Breaking down the midterm elections!
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US Immigration Officials Move To Restrict Asylum At Border
Posted on · New regulations will block migrants from claiming asylum if they do not come to an official border crossing.
Immigration
Appeals Court Rules Trump Can’t Immediately End DACA
Posted on · Lawsuits by California and others challenging the administration's decision will continue in federal court.
Immigration
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Fast-Track DACA Cases
Posted on · The administration has asked the high court to take up three cases about the President's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
Party Politics
Party Politics 81: Final Predictions!
Posted on · Election Day Predictions