Trump returns to Texas to see Hurricane Harvey recovery in Houston
President Donald Trump returned to Texas on Saturday to check in on the Hurricane Harvey recovery effort and meet with victims of the storm that ravaged southeast Texas. Full Story
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![President Donald Trump speaks at First Church of Pearland, south of Houston, on Aug. 2, 2017. With him on the riser, left to right: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, First Lady of Texas Cecilia Abbott, Gov. Greg Abbott, First Lady Melania Trump and U.S. Sen Ted Cruz.]()
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Officials are starting to grapple with the costs of Harvey. Here's what you should know today.
Floodwaters have ebbed, but many parts of the state still face environmental hazards and other risks in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Full Story
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![With video of southeast Texas flooding rolling in the background, state emergency workers tackle Hurricane Harvey-related crises at the Texas DPS Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Sept. 1, 2017.]()
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Texans in Congress face daunting needs in Harvey aftermath
In the coming days, weeks, months — and even years — it will be up to the state’s 38-member congressional delegation to imagine and legislate what Southeast Texas' "new normal" will look like after Hurricane Harvey. Full Story
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![A destroyed motel in Rockport on Aug. 28, 2017. The motel was heavily damaged as Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph in Rockport on Aug. 25, 2017.]()
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Trump visits Texas to see Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts
President Donald Trump was in Texas Tuesday to see the recovery efforts underway in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Full Story
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![President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive in Corpus Christi on Air Force One to survey damage from Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 29, 2017.]()
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This is already Houston’s "worst flood." It’s only going to get worse.
As swamped officials struggled to respond to a deadly crisis Sunday, southeast Texans were bracing for their troubles to multiply over the coming week. Harvey is on track to produce even more devastating floods. Full Story
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![The Theater District in downtown Houston on Sunday, Aug 27, 2017, is flooded by water from Buffalo Bayou.]()
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Trump to fundraise in Dallas in September
Hosts of the Sept. 27 fundraiser in Dallas include senior RNC officials as well as some Texas donors and bundlers who supported Trump in his 2016 campaign. Full Story
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![Then a candidate for president, Donald Trump rallied a crowd of veterans at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 28, 2016 — just ahead of that state's presidential caucuses.]()
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In town halls, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd juggles district priorities in Trump era
U.S. Rep. Will Hurd logged hundreds of miles Sunday and Monday to hold town halls during Congress' summer recess, and his interactions with constituents illustrated the fine line he must walk in his massive swing district. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, holds a town hall on Aug. 7, 2017, at a Dairy Queen in Fort Stockton. Hurd was making a six-day, 20-stop swing through his 23rd District.]()
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U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, steering Russia investigation, eyes intelligence chairmanship
U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, who currently leads the House Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russia election-meddling, told the Tribune he is interested in chairing that powerful committee in the future. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Midland, speaks with farmers in San Angelo, Texas, on July 31, 2017.]()
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What it means for Texas colleges if Trump targets affirmative action
There's not much room in federal law for the U.S. Department of Justice to target Texas schools for the use of affirmative action, but a lawsuit pending in state court could spell trouble for race-conscious admissions at the University of Texas at Austin. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway staking legacy on passing politically tricky farm bill
As he escorted fellow congressmen across West Texas this week, U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway was laying the groundwork for passing a massive piece of legislation next year that thousands of farmers in his district are counting on. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Midland, speaks with U.S. Reps. David Rouzer and Roger Marshall and farmers at a cotton farm outside San Angelo, Texas, on July 31, 2017.]()
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Rick Perry: "I totally support" Trump's ban on transgender troops
"The idea that the American people need to be paying for these types of operations to change your sex is not very wise from a standpoint of economics," U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said during a stop in Waller, Texas, on Friday. Full Story
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![U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry speaks to the press after touring the Daikin Texas Technology Park in Waller, Texas, on July 28, 2017.]()
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Senate speeds through the special session
The Texas Senate is just about done passing bills on Gov. Greg Abbott’s special session agenda, including the controversial "bathroom bill." Full Story
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Where Texans in Congress stand on Trump's ban on transgender troops
President Trump set off even more confusion than usual at the U.S. Capitol this week by announcing he would ban transgender people from the military. Take a look at where Texans in Congress stand on the issue. Full Story
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Miller on transgender ban: Military no place for "social experimentation"
A tweet by President Donald Trump asserting that transgender people would no longer be able to serve in the U.S. military garnered the support of at least one Texas official: Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. Full Story
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![Sid Miller, who was elected agriculture commissioner in November 2014, is shown at Day 3 of the Texas Republican Convention in Fort Worth on June 7, 2014.]()
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Every Texan in the U.S. House just voted for sanctions against Russia
Texans in the U.S. House on Tuesday uniformly backed sanctions against Russia and limited President Donald Trump's power to ease them. Full Story
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Workers' rights group seeks to highlight the other side of NAFTA
On Tuesday, a Central Texas-based advocacy group will celebrate the first day of the special session by highlighting the workers and migrants that have paid a heavy price since the trade agreement was signed in the 1990s. Full Story
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Texas Republican congressman calls on Trump to keep his kids out of White House
U.S. Rep. Bill Flores called on President Donald Trump's children to leave their positions at the White House. Full Story
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As Democrats line up to run for Congress, gaps persist in statewide ticket
Texas Democrats may not have a full statewide slate yet, but they are seeing early and intense interest in several congressional races. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, speaks to a packed crowd at Scholz Garten in Austin on April 1, 2017, one day after launching his 2018 campaign against incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.]()
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Texans in Congress sidestep questions about Trump and Russia
Texans in Congress largely sidestepped questions Tuesday regarding the firestorm unleashed hours over emails that show Donald Trump Jr. eagerly accepting overtures from the Russian government. Full Story
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Trump to nominate former comptroller Combs for Interior Department job
President Donald Trump announced Monday he will nominate former Texas Comptroller Susan Combs to serve in the U.S. Department of the Interior. Full Story
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![Former Texas Comptroller Susan Combs on November 16, 2016. Combs has started a project to help women called HERdacity and written a book, Texas Tenacity: A Call for Women to Direct Their Destiny. The project is an online community aimed at empowering women and the book will be released in early 2017.]()
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