On “The View,” Ted Cruz refuses to acknowledge that President Joe Biden was legitimately elected
On the show, the Texas Republican repeatedly redirected attention to Democrats who had previously bemoaned their own electoral losses. Full Story
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Matthew Choi
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Matthew Choi is a Washington correspondent for The Texas Tribune. He previously covered energy and climate policy at Politico, where he wrote the Morning Energy newsletter and covered campaign events as a breaking news reporter during the 2020 presidential election and the Mueller investigation. Before joining Politico, Matthew was a two-time reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune based in Austin, reporting on education, health care, immigration, guns, agriculture and land management. He graduated from Northwestern University where he studied journalism and political science and was managing editor of The Daily Northwestern. Matthew is a native of Northern Virginia and speaks both French and English. In his free time, Matthew enjoys cooking French country food while listening to Simon and Garfunkel.
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Uvalde schools get $442,000 from John Cornyn’s federal gun safety law
The gun safety law allocates $100 million for a Department of Justice grant program for school districts to invest in safety programs and technology. Twenty-eight Texas school districts were awarded grants through the program, totaling almost $8 million. Full Story
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![A DPS police vehicle sits outside of Dalton Elementary School as students wait outside their classroom on the first day of school in Uvalde on Sept. 6, 2022.]()
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Beto O’Rourke championed bipartisanship in Congress. It wouldn’t be that easy as governor.
Democrats were in the minority the entire time O’Rourke was in Congress. He says that experience working across the aisle prepares him to be governor of a red state. Full Story
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Why Vicente Gonzalez may not be safe in his solidly Democratic district
The seasoned South Texas Democrat is running his most aggressive campaign operation since his first run for Congress. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, at a press conference with U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff of California about the money the Rio Grande Valley is receiving from President Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill at the Texas Southmost College auditorium in Brownsville on Sept. 8, 2022.]()
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Targeting three congressional seats, Republicans blitz South Texas with attack ads
In two of the three races, Democrats are hitting back as outside Republican groups try to turn the region red. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Los Indios, speaks on the CPAC panel, "Biden's Border Crisis" at the Conservative Political Action Coalition convention in Dallas on Aug. 5, 2022.]()
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Ted Cruz votes against bipartisan bill to prevent another Jan. 6
The Texan objected to certifying Arizona’s electoral votes as rioters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The bill, which Cruz voted against in committee on Tuesday, would make a similar move in the future meaningless. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks as FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the January 6th insurrection, in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 2, 2021.]()
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Liz Cheney says she will do whatever it takes to keep Donald Trump from the White House, even if it means leaving the GOP
The top Republican on the House Jan. 6 committee urged voters to prioritize preserving democracy over policy differences during this year’s midterms at The Texas Tribune Festival. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, speaks with Tribune CEO Evan Smith during the closing keynote at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 24, 2022.]()
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U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores’ campaign says she misspoke when she said she fired aide after sexual harassment allegations
Flores’ campaign previously said former district director Aron Peña had resigned after multiple allegations of sexual harassment. Peña has denied any wrongdoing and said the accusations were politically motivated. Full Story
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![US Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Los Indios, speaks with Jack Herrera, senior editor at Texas Monthly, at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin on Sept. 24, 2022.]()
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Parents of Uvalde shooting victim urge Ted Cruz to support gun control, to no avail
The senator declined and instead said “he supports increasing law enforcement presence on school campuses.” Full Story
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![UVALDE, TX-MAY 25: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to members of the media outside Robb Elementary School on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Uvalde, TX. Twenty one people were killed after a gunman after a high school student opened fire inside Robb Elementary School on Tuesday where two teachers and 19 students were killed.]()
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Gov. Greg Abbott demands Biden pull his student loan relief plan
The governor joined 21 other Republicans in denouncing the president’s plan as harming Americans who didn’t go to college. Full Story
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![Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a Site Selection’s Governor’s Cup award announcement at the Texas Governor's Mansion in Austin on March 1, 2022.]()
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