The latest Donald Trump news from The Texas Tribune.
Green pushed impeachment three times against the wishes of Democratic leadership, but Republicans are using his words to cast doubt on his party's intentions. Full Story
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Jackson is at least the 13th Republican to jump into the race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Clarendon. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" and advanced a debunked theory that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election, despite information from State Department officials calling it a "fictional narrative." Full Story
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Political plans aren't necessarily clever or novel, as a recently leaked memo from the Texas GOP illustrates. But they do provide some insight into what worries the plotters. Full Story
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The witness later apologized after First Lady Melania Trump condemned the comment. Full Story
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Commissioner of Education Mike Morath wrote that Georgia Clark did not waive her First Amendment rights when she signed her contract with Fort Worth ISD. Full Story
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Texas has been solidly Republican for a long time, but candidates and political people on both sides are sure acting like the state is competitive. Full Story
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Some Democrats hoped U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, a moderate Republican, would defect from his colleagues in the House Intelligence Committee. He came close but made clear he's not ready to impeach. Full Story
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Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded the new rules, saying they would make Texans safer. The Obama-era regulation was meant to improve chemical safety practices and prevent tragedies like the deadly 2013 fertilizer plant explosion in the tiny Central Texas town of West. Full Story
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Gordon Sondland testified Wednesday that Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, pushed a quid pro quo between the American and Ukrainian leadership. The ambassador confirmed he worked closely with Perry, the outgoing energy secretary, on Ukrainian policy. Full Story
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Trump toured a newly expanded Apple manufacturing plant in Austin and incorrectly tweeted afterward that he’d opened the plant. The plant has been open since before Trump's term began. Full Story
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A U.S. district judge ruled the administration’s third-country rule doesn’t apply to people who sought asylum before July 16. Full Story
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Trump will tour a new Apple manufacturing plant in Austin on Wednesday with Apple CEO Tim Cook. Full Story
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See what the Texans in Congress are asking the witnesses in today's public impeachment inquiry hearing. Full Story
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In closed-door testimony, Republican Texans in Congress pushed back against witnesses and criticized fellow lawmakers while Democrats remained largely quiet. Transcripts from those hearings may portend what happens during the inquiry's public phase. Full Story
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The Associated Press reports that the oil and gas exploration contract was awarded after Perry recommended one of his backers as an energy adviser to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Full Story
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On this week’s special pollster edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to Josh Blank, Jim Henson and Daron Shaw from the University of Texas about the findings of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Vote counting continued through the night. When results were released early Wednesday morning, the incumbent was short of the total he needed to avoid a runoff. Full Story
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President Donald Trump would win head-to-head races with the top Democratic candidates right now, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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The president plans to nominate Stephen Hahn, the chief medical officer of Houston's MD Anderson Cancer Center, as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Full Story
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