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Tag: U.S. House

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The House Passes Bill Meant To Counter Texas-Style Abortion Bans

BARBARA SPRUNT, NPR

Posted on September 24, 2021 · The vote is an attempt by Democrats to protect abortion rights as states set increasingly restrictive laws. But the bill faces dim prospects in the Senate.

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Politics

Top Texas GOP Donor Resigns From Company After Admitting To Prohibited Contributions

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on November 8, 2019 · James Dannenbaum, president and CEO of the high-powered Dannenbaum Engineering, was charged with a scheme to get employees to donate to three congressional candidates in 2017.

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Houston Matters

Political Roundup: Government Shutdown Continues, And Previewing The Year In Politics

Abner Fletcher

Posted on January 2, 2019 · We break down the week’s biggest political stories with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.

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House Votes To Require Medical Checks For Hot Air Balloon Pilots After Texas Crash

Associated Press

Posted on April 30, 2018 · The Senate has yet to consider its own version of the legislation

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National

In U.S. House, Texas Republicans Grill Zuckerberg More On Whether Facebook Is Censoring Conservatives

HALEY SAMSEL, The Texas Tribune

Posted on April 11, 2018 · "Why is Facebook censoring conservative bloggers such as Diamond and Silk?" U.S. Rep. Joe Barton asked the Facebook CEO Wednesday, continuing a line of questioning that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz began a day earlier

Tags facebook Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Texas Republicans U.S. House Zuckerberg

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Here’s How Much Texas Candidates Raised In The State’s Hottest U.S. House Primaries

Ryan Murphy, Texas Tribune / Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune

Posted on February 1, 2018 · Dozens of candidates are running in competitive primaries for U.S. House seats. The latest fundraising reports give hints to which ones are drawing significant support and which remain long shots

Tags Primaries senate texas Texas candidates Texas congressional U.S. House U.S. House primaries

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Confusion Reigns As GOP Scrambles To Avert A Government Shutdown

Kelsey Snell, NPR / SCOTT DETROW, NPR / Susan Davis, NPR

Posted on January 18, 2018 · The president indicated in a morning tweet that he opposed House Republicans' bill to extend long-term funding for a popular children's health care program as part of a short-term spending agreement

Tags congress government shutdown President Trump U.S. House U.S. Senate

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Texas Delegation Splits On Warrantless NSA Spying

Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune

Posted on January 11, 2018 · While the 36 Texans in the U.S. House largely voted along party lines to reauthorize a key NSA surveillance program, some Republican voted against it and two Democrats voted for it

Tags Democrats nsa NSA Spying Republicans texas Texas deliegation U.S. House

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Here’s A Look At The Local Races For Texas House

Ben Philpott, KUT

Posted on January 9, 2018 · This year, journalists, pundits and activists across the country are focusing on the possibility of a “blue wave” that could flip the U.S. House and even the Senate

Tags 2018 elections blue wave elections senate texas U.S. House

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Congress Is On Track To Send A Massive Tax Cut Package To Trump. Here’s How Texans Voted

Abby Livingston, The Texas Tribune / CHRIS ESSIGl, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 20, 2017 · The Senate ultimately approved the measure in the early hours of Wednesday with minor changes. The House is expected to give the bill final approval Wednesday

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News

Some Worry U.S. House Tax Plan Could Affect Texas Wind Energy

KRYSTINA MARTINEZ, KERA

Posted on November 16, 2017 · The American Wind Energy Association fears it could threaten nearly $11 billion worth of wind energy projects in Texas alone

Tags American Wind Energy Association energy energy projects tax reform texas U.S. House

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