Debt ceiling bill clears first House hurdle, teeing up Wednesday vote
Rep. Thomas Massie broke with two other conservatives on the House Rules Committee to advance the legislation to the House floor.
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Rep. Thomas Massie broke with two other conservatives on the House Rules Committee to advance the legislation to the House floor.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter's dementia diagnosis was announced as former President Jimmy Carter continues to receive hospice care.
The coming impeachment trial for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has a twist.
The Texas Lieutenant Governor is spoke at an event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Since being impeached, Paxton has been suspended from his job as the state's top cop.
Supporters of the now impeached Texas Attorney General rallied in his home county in North Texas today and they're not happy with their own Republican representatives who voted to impeach.
The legislative session may be over, but lawmakers aren't finished yet. Governor Greg Abbott called a special session to focus on property tax relief and human trafficking.
When asked by political reporter Jack Fink if the board of managers had an opinion on whether TX Sen. Angela Paxton should recuse herself from the impeachment trial, TX Rep. Andrew Murr said he did not have a comment.
Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a bill prohibiting race-based hair discrimination in Texas workplaces, schools and housing policies.
The House passed the bill to raise the debt ceiling Wednesday. Now, the Senate will take it up.
Violators could face up to a year in jail, and businesses hosting performances deemed illegal could be fined $10,000 for each violation.
Before the Texas House voted overwhelmingly to impeach Ken Paxton, both former President Donald Trump and Texas Senator Ted Cruz issued statements supporting the attorney general.
Dr. Joshua Blank, the research director for UT Austin's Texas Politics Project, discusses whether Ken Paxton can survive the state Senate.
The Texas House voted to impeach Paxton Saturday, shocking many across the state—including his supporters back home in Collin County.
The debt ceiling deal has cleared both chambers of Congress and is headed to the president's desk.
