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Tag: U.S. House of Representatives

Election 2020

Mike Siegel Will Again Challenge Republican U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul For Seat That Spans From Houston To Austin

Andrew Schneider

Posted on July 14, 2020 · It’s the second time Siegel will challenge the longtime Republican incumbent.

Tags congress Michael McCaul Mike Siegel Pritesh Gandhi U.S. House of Representatives

News

House Passes Resolution Formalizing Impeachment Inquiry

Brandon Carter, NPR

Posted on October 31, 2019 · In a press conference ahead of the vote, Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back on Republican claims that the process is unfair to the president, saying the procedures are "very transparent and open."

Tags Impeachment Trump U.S. House of Representatives

Politics

Congressman Pete Olson Won’t Run For Re-Election In 2020

HPM Digital Team / Houston Matters

Posted on July 25, 2019 · Olson was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2008. Political analyst Nancy Sims tells Houston Matters that the Texas 22nd Congressional District becomes a target for both Democrats and Republicans.

Tags Brazoria County Fort Bend County harris county Pete Olson texas U.S. House of Representatives

National

Supreme Court Leaves Citizenship Question Blocked For Now From 2020 Census

Nina Totenberg, NPR / HANSI LO WANG, NPR

Posted on June 27, 2019 · The decision comes more than a year after the Trump administration announced plans to include on forms for the national head count the question, "Is this person a citizen of the United States?"

Tags census supreme court Trump U.S. House of Representatives Wilbur Ross

National

House Passes $4.5 Billion In Emergency Border Aid

Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on June 26, 2019 · President Trump has threatened to veto the measure in favor of a Senate Republican version of the bill that would include about $50 million more for immigration courts.

Tags mexico Mitch McConnell Nancy Pelosi U.S. U.S. House of Representatives

Politics

After Delay Initiated By U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, Congress Finally Passes $19.1 Billion Disaster Aid Package

Adam Willis, Texas Tribune

Posted on June 4, 2019 · The bill includes a provision aimed at forcing the federal government to release more than $4 billion to Texas that Congress allocated to the state more than a year ago.

Tags disaster relief bill Hurricane Harvey U.S. House of Representatives

News

Texas Defies Congressional Request For Information On Voter Roll Review

Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune

Posted on April 12, 2019 · The U.S. House's main investigative committee had asked for documents and communications from state officials involved in the review.

Tags Committee on Oversight and Reform Elijah Cummings ken paxton texas U.S. House of Representatives

Party Politics

Government Shutdown Continues Over Border Wall Funding

HPM Digital Team

Posted on January 3, 2019 · The new Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives makes it harder to get a deal and the White House is digging in.

Tags Beto Julian Castro romney Trump U.S. House of Representatives United States wall white house

Politics

Beto O’Rourke No Longer Ruling Out 2020 Presidential Run

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune / Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on November 26, 2018 · 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."

Tags Beto O'Rourke El Paso senate ted cruz texas Trump U.S. House of Representatives white house

News

Report: Democrats Would Need Huge Wave To Win U.S. House

DAVID A. LIEB, AP

Posted on March 26, 2018 · The report projects that a 10 percentage point national margin would gain 21 seats for Democrats — still shy of the 23 or 24 needed to claim a House majority

Tags Democrats election Republicans U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Congressman John Lewis participated in a forum about gun control held at Texas Southern University.

Politics

U.S. Congressman John Lewis Advocates For Gun Control During Visit To Houston

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on October 19, 2016 · The civil rights icon participated in a forum held at Texas Southern University, along with Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.

Tags John Lewis sheila jackson lee texas southern university U.S. House of Representatives

Houston Democrats siting on the floor

Politics

House Democrats End Marathon Sit-In Without Vote On Gun Control

Andrew Schneider

Posted on June 23, 2016 · The demonstrators, including most of the Texas Democrats in Congress, sought a vote on a bill banning those on terrorist watch list from buying firearms. Speaker Paul Ryan adjourned the chamber until after Independence Day without allowing the measure to the floor.

Tags congress Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee gun control Orlando shooting U.S. House of Representatives

Dr. Peter Hotez, Director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital, U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, and Stephen Williams, Director of the City of Houston’s Health Department, participating in a meeting about prevention of the Zika virus held in Houston.

Health & Science

Houston Congresswoman Wants National Task Force To Fight Zika Virus

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on March 10, 2016 · Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee met with state and local officials in Houston to discuss how to fight the spread of the virus.

Tags Barack Obama congress Harris County’s Public Health and Environmental Services latin america sheila jackson lee Texas Department of State Health Services U.S. House of Representatives Zika

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Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Biden’s pick to lead immigration enforcement agency, withdraws from nomination

JADEN EDISON, TEXAS TRIBUNE

Posted on June 28, 2022 · The withdrawal comes after the congressional vote to confirm Gonzalez, a vocal opponent of Donald Trump’s immigration policies, stalled for months.

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Politics

President Biden calls for assault weapons ban and other measures to curb gun violence

Ximena Bustillo, NPR

Posted on June 2, 2022 · The address followed recent mass shootings in New York, Texas, and Oklahoma. He called on Congress to pass "commonsense laws to combat the epidemic of gun violence."

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Houston Matters

Rep. Sylvia Garcia, and the life of Ken Caminiti (May 31, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 31, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: Rep. Sylvia Garcia answers listener questions, we learn why former Houston Astros star Ken Caminiti admitted he'd used steroids long before anyone else did, and we discuss a piece of artwork at the MFAH that's been at the center of some controversy.

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Politics

Biden pledges $800 million to Ukraine after Zelenskyy’s plea for more U.S. aid

Elena Moore, NPR

Posted on March 16, 2022 · Ukrainian President Zelenskyy delivered an impassioned plea for additional help and for President Biden to spearhead the world's defense of Ukraine. Later, Biden pledged to send more security support.

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