POLITICOadded this to PoliticsEliot Engel The House committee quietly racking up oversight wins against TrumpPOLITICO - By ANDREW DESIDERIOThe House Foreign Affairs Committee's bipartisan, low-profile oversight of the Trump administration has secured a handful of victories. House Democrats are largely pursuing flashy, partisan, made-for-TV
Refinery29added this to Difference Makers & Boundary BreakersTexas Senate Anti-Abortion Pastor Arrested After Sexually Abusing Teenage Relative For YearsRefinery29 - Tiffany Diane TsoA former Southern Baptist pastor in Houston was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage relative over the course of five years. Stephen Bratton, 44, also previously advocated for the passage
NPRadded this to HealthTexas Legislature A Year After Spinal Surgery, A $94,000 Bill Feels Like A BackbreakerNPR - Jon HamiltonSpinal surgery made it possible for Liv Cannon to plant her first vegetable garden. "It's a lot of bending over and lifting the wheelbarrow and putting stakes in the ground," the 26-year-old says as she
ThinkProgressSenate Judiciary Committee Six GOP senators with 82 years combined congressional experience to host hearing on term limitsThinkProgress - Josh Israel There special guest will be former Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), who quit just as he started his 15th year in congress. Under the direction of Sen. Ted Cruz …
Will Hurd GOP Rep. Will Hurd Is Disinvited From a Tech Conference Because He's Pro-Life, and Dan Crenshaw Isn't Having Itredstate.com - Sister Toldjah Apparently the Democratic war on pro-lifers now extends to events and conferences that have nothing whatsoever to do with the abortion …
NBC Newsadded this to PoliticsTexas Texas churchgoers describe 2020 Democratic debate expectationsMSNBC - Stephanie Ruhle
Austin American-Statesmanadded this to Austin Local & Breaking NewsTexas Legislature Texas pastor who wanted abortion criminalized charged with child sex abusestatesman.com - GateHouse Media staff A former Texas pastor who encouraged state legislators to criminalize abortion has been charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child. Stephen …
Will Hurd Black Hat Computer Security Group Drops Will Hurd as Speaker Over Concerns About His Voting Recordsacurrent.com - Sanford Nowlin Apparently, the folks at the Black Hat computer security conference aren't convinced South Texas Congressman Will Hurd wears a white hat. The …
Texas Texans approve of Trump’s job performance but have questions about his character, UT/TT Poll saystexastribune.org - Ross Ramsey More than half of the state's voters think President Donald Trump is doing a good job, but they're not as pleased with some of his character traits, …
Chron.com from Houston Chronicleadded this to Latest from ChronTexas Legislature Abbott signs hurricane relief, $250 million budget and groping penalty bills before veto deadlinechron.com - Peter Dawson, Chron.com / Houston Chronicle The deadline for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to sign or veto bills from the latest session of the Texas Legislature has come and gone. The state's two …
Eateradded this to All StoriesTexas Legislature Texas Beer-to-Go Bill Finally PassesEater - Nadia ChaudhuryFinally, Texas breweries will be able to legally sell beer-to-go in the state, now that the bill officially passed. Texas governor Greg Abbott signed the bill at North Burnet brewery Austin Beerworks Saturday,
Lubbock, TX Controlled car explosion after Dallas shootingfox34.com - www.fox34.com Texas Tech University System officials recognized all who played a part in helping secure funding from the Texas Legislature that will help establish …
U.S. Central Command Trump Weighs Military Options Against Iranforeignpolicy.com - Elias Groll What’s on tap today: The United States weighs all options, including military force, after attacks on tankers near the Persian Gulf, the United States …
Austin American-Statesmanadded this to Austin Local & Breaking NewsTexas Legislature UT/TT poll: Texans split down the middle on another term for President Trumpstatesman.com - Jonathan Tilove Texans are split right down the middle on re-electing President Donald Trump in 2020, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll …
Liberal View For Way to Win’s Tory Gavito, quality candidates, multiculturalism are key to Democratic victoriesdailykos.com - Carolyn Copeland Tory Gavito isn’t afraid to play the long game. As co-founder and president of Way to Win, a California-based network of progressive donors and …
Axiosadded this to PoliticsDemocrats Some House Democrats are willing to risk 2020 to impeach TrumpAxios - Alayna Treene, Some House Democrats who lean toward impeaching President Trump are increasingly willing to jeopardize what happens to their party in 2020, and see …
Texas Tech Like Texas Tech University on Facebookttu.edu - George Watson Startup funds were appropriated and legislative authority was provided in the biennial state budget signed into law by Gov. Abbott on Saturday. Texas …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoProstitution Open Navigationkxan.com - Phil Prazan AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed House Bill 1771 by Rep. Shawn Thierry, D-Houston, a measure that would have banned prosecuting people …
Voxadded this to Policy & PoliticsPolitics House Democrats’ internal feud over prescription drug prices, explainedVox - Li ZhouThe United States has some of the highest prescription drug prices in the world, and this summer, Democratic House leadership will unveil a plan to fix that — though questions remain about just how effective
The Dallas Morning Newsadded this to The Dallas Morning NewsTexas Senate Will Dallas' Royce West challenge MJ Hegar for the chance to unseat Senate incumbent John Cornyn?...dallasnews.com - Gromer Jeffers Jr. There are several reasons this may be the year West takes the plunge. It's kind of now or never. At age 66, his window for a Washington career is …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPolitics Trump’s Support Is Just 50-50 In Texaspoliticalwire.com - Taegan Goddard “Half of the registered voters in Texas would vote to reelect President Trump, but half of them would not,” according to the latest University of …
Chron.com from Houston Chronicleadded this to Latest from ChronHouston, TX New law ‘major step forward’ in effort to create memorial for historic remains found in Fort Bend Countychron.com - Brooke A. Lewis SUGAR LAND — Fort Bend ISD leaders, elected officials and community members gathered Monday to celebrate a new law that will enable Fort Bend County …
Will Hurd The Cybersecurity 202: With Rep. Hurd controversy, partisan politics edge into security communitymysanantonio.com - Joseph Marks, The Washington Post WASHINGTON - A major cybersecurity conference's decision to cancel a keynote address by Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, over his antiabortion voting record …
Alex Bregman Astros' Alex Bregman leads AL third baseman in All-Star votingchron.com - Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle CINCINNATI — While Alex Bregman maintained his lead among American League third baseman in preliminary All-Star voting, two other Astros bettered …
Fox Newsadded this to PoliticsTexas Department of Public Safety Texas governor approves budget with gun storage safety effort opposed by NRAFox News - Samuel ChamberlainTexas Gov. Greg Abbott enacted a two-year spending bill this weekend that included a $1 million public safety campaign for firearm storage opposed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) and gun rights
Joe Biden COMMENTARY: Joe Biden is Donald Trumpmysanantonio.com - By Molly Roberts, Washington Post Joe Biden is not Jeb Bush. He’s not Mitt Romney, and he is absolutely not Hillary Clinton. Today, Joe Biden is Donald Trump. The former vice …
CNNadded this to Top StoriesJ. J. Watt J.J. Watt is calling on fans to buy back Whataburger. The Texas governor is on boardCNN - By Nicole Chavez, CNN(CNN) — Whataburger fans are not happy over the sale of the fast food chain. Neither is Houston Texans star J.J. Watt. The family-owned Texas chain announced Friday it was selling its majority ownership
CNNadded this to HealthPolitics Over 246,000 pounds of breakfast wraps recalled because they may have small rocksCNN - By Faith Karimi, CNN(CNN) — A Texas company is recalling more than 246,000 pounds of frozen breakfast wraps sold nationwide over fears the bacon may be contaminated with extraneous materials, especially small rocks. The Monterey
Waffles Let’s talk chicken-fried steak: Here’s a new one in a South Cooper Street cafestar-telegram.com - Bud Kennedy Chicken-fried steak with a light batter and real gravy at CJ’s Henhouse in Arlington. New cafes from Colleyville to south Arlington are finding the …
thinkerdogadded this to Liberal TexanGreg Abbott 'Kumbaya session' continues: Gov. Greg Abbott signs Texas budget without changing a thing...dallasnews.com - Robert T. Garrett AUSTIN -- Gov. Greg Abbott, in a break from past practice, signed lawmakers' budget late Friday without changing a thing. Though the Texas …
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