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GOP Senator Says Gov. Greg Abbott Should Lose Line-Item Veto After Cutting Legislature’s Funding, Jeopardizing Staffers’ Jobs
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The bill is largely symbolic, as the Legislature is currently at a standstill, unable to move any legislation because House Democrats broke quorum two weeks ago when they fled to Washington, D.C. to block the GOP voting bill.
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Gov. Greg Abbott Orders Texas National Guard To Help With Migrant Arrests At The Border
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In a letter to the major general of the Texas National Guard, Abbott said “more manpower is needed” at the border.
Read moreSpeaker Dade Phelan Signs Civil Arrest Warrant For Texas House Democrat Who Returned To Washington
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The warrant to apprehend state Rep. Philip Cortez is the first one signed by the speaker since more than 50 House Democrats left the state to block Republicans from having the quorum needed to pass legislation during the special legislative session.
Read moreBeto O’Rourke Group Gives $600,000 To Texas House Democrats’ Stay In Washington, D.C.
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Members left Texas about 10 days ago and have said they plan to stay out of state until after the special session ends Aug. 6.
Read moreTexas House Democrats Trying To Block The GOP Voting Bill Are Pinning Their Hopes On Congress. So far Congress Is Unmoved.
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Over the past few days, the Texas delegation has met with nearly all of the most powerful Democrats in Washington, save for President Joe Biden. But there is not yet clear movement to revive the congressional Democrats’ federal voting legislation.
Read moreNASA Sets Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Star Liner Launch
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch, launch, and docking activities
Read moreTexas Judge Orders Federal Government To Stop Granting New DACA Applications
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Judge Andrew Hanen’s ruling doesn’t affect the status of more than 600,000 current DACA recipients.
Read moreSen. Joe Manchin, Key Democratic Holdout On Federal Voting Protections ,Coming To Texas For Fundraiser Hosted By Several GOP Donors
:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/628b87eec0044adbbf5ff5fda1b5ed3b/Joe%20Manchin%20REUTERS%20TT%2001.jpg "Sen. Joe Manchin, Key Democratic Holdout On Federal Voting Protections ,Coming To Texas For Fundraiser Hosted By Several GOP Donors")
The fundraiser comes just a day after Manchin met with Texas House Democrats on Capitol Hill who are desperate for his support of the congressional efforts which could preempt the statewide GOP’s push to pass bills that would restrict voting access for Texans.
Read moreNASA Announces Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Concept Awards
NASA is leading an effort, working with the Department of Energy (DOE), to advance space nuclear technologies.
Read moreNASA TV To Air Launch Of Space Station Module, Departure Of Another
The Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module undergoes final processing at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in preparation for its launch to the International Space Station on a Proton rocket.
Read moreTexas Democrats Land In Washington, D.C., And Promise To Stay Out Of Texas Until After Special Legislative Session Ends Aug. 6
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Texas Democrats said they are urging Congress again to pass federal voting laws, acknowledging that Gov. Greg Abbott would continue to call special sessions until the GOP elections bill was passed.
Read moreNASA Awards Contract For Test Evaluation, Support
NASA has awarded a five-year contract to Sierra Lobo Inc. of Fremont, Ohio, for test and operations support at the agency’s White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Read moreFederal Judge Finds U.S. Government Inaction Mostly To Blame For Sutherland Springs Mass Shooting
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Federal Judge Xavier Rodriguez said the U.S. Air Force’s failure to report the shooter’s domestic violence conviction to the FBI allowed him to purchase the gun used in Texas’ deadliest mass shooting.
Read moreU.S. House Calls For Russia To Free Texan Who’s Been Imprisoned Since 2019
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Trevor Reed, a 29-year-old resident of Granbury, was arrested in August 2019 on specious grounds, according to news reports and American diplomats, and his supporters say he’s being held on trumped-up charges because he’s a retired Marine.
Read moreTexas Sens. John Cornyn And Ted Cruz Join Fellow Republicans To Block Democrats’ Federal Elections Overhaul
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While a majority of the Democratic-controlled Senate backed the bill, enough Republicans banded together to use the filibuster to block the bill from receiving an up-or-down vote.
Read moreBipartisan Group Of Texans In The U.S. House Support Ending President’s Authority To Use Military Force In Iraq
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All Texas Democratic members backed the bill, along with five Republicans: U.S. House Reps. Michael Burgess of Lewisville, Michael Cloud of Victoria, Lance Gooden of Terrell, Louie Gohmert of Tyler and Chip Roy of Austin.
Read moreA Year After Vanessa Guillén’s Death, Lawmakers And Advocates Call For Congress To Pass Military Sexual Assault Reform Bill
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A federal bill was recently reintroduced, proposing sweeping changes to the way the military investigates sexual assault and harassment allegations. Texas lawmakers are urging Congress to make it law.
Read moreVice President Kamala Harris Says Texas Is Key Example Of Why A New Federal Elections Law Is Needed
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After their walkout to derail a priority GOP voting bill, Harris met with Texas Democrats at the White House as lawmakers call on Congress to pass legislation to restore federal oversight of elections.
Read more15 States Are Moving to Curb Public Health Agency Powers Following Lockdown Carnage
More than a dozen states have passed or advanced legislation to place new checks on the powers of public health agencies in the wake of the pandemic.
Read moreKamala Harris To Host White House Meeting With Texas Democrats Who Blocked Voting Bill
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The meeting will take place Wednesday, according to Harris’ office.
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