The latest U.S. House of Representatives news from The Texas Tribune.
Vela, a Brownsville Democrat, was firing back after U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Midland, accused Democrats of attempting to "score political points on the back of rural America." Full Story
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The state's biggest city has competitive races for Congress, and the Texas House and Democrats see it as vital to turning Texas blue. Full Story
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On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Alexa and Patrick about how Texans are polling on the presidential and U.S. Senate fields, the inside look at Texas Democrats’ 2020 strategy and the Legislature’s impending redistricting process. Full Story
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With the focus of Washington on the border, five Texas members of Congress have served as guides for their colleagues and advocates for their constituents. Full Story
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GOP leaders admit U.S. Rep. Will Hurd's retirement announcement was a blow to the party. But they're optimistic that the increasing number of open seats will be a good thing. Democrats eager to take those districts call that spin. Full Story
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Last year, Marchant won reelection by only a 3 percent margin. Full Story
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President Donald Trump tweeted the news Friday afternoon. Full Story
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Conaway has represented a heavily Republican West Texas district since 2005. Full Story
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The Republican from Sugar Land was first elected in 2008. His seat is being targeted by national Democrats. Full Story
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Roy, a Republican from Austin who previously served as Cruz's chief of staff, has employed a kind of procedural troublemaking to frustrate Democrats — and some Republicans — in Congress. Full Story
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The former state senator is running for office for the first time since her unsuccessful campaign for Texas governor. Full Story
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An invitation obtained by The Texas Tribune says the event is "in support of her campaign for Texas CD 21." Full Story
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The Houston Democrat has repeatedly bucked party leadership by pushing impeachment. But the lone-wolf move failed once again Wednesday. Full Story
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GOP U.S. Reps. Pete Olson of Sugar Land and Kenny Marchant of Coppell raised less money in the second quarter than their Democratic opponents, according to campaign finance reports. Full Story
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All Democrats voted in favor of the resolution, which passed in a near party-line vote. Only one Texas Republican, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, joined Democrats in the vote. Full Story
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she'll call for a vote condemning the president's words. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin, told a migrant whose daughter died shortly after being in federal custody that "there are no words" for what happened to her child. But he also said Democrats' claims that kids are kept in cages is an attempt to "score political points." Full Story
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Democratic leadership in the House signed onto the GOP-led Senate's proposal Thursday after a fight over what should be included in the bill. Full Story
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The Texan is hoping to leverage a life of elite baseball experience to propel his squad past its vaunted Democratic rivals. Full Story
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We also asked the 38 members of the Texas delegation how Congress should respond to the Mueller report. Full Story
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