The Democratic runoff between Lorie Burch and her runoff opponent, Sam Johnson, has turned heads, but not because Democrats have high hopes that they can represent Texas’ 3rd Congressional District.
Haley Samsel
Haley Samsel was a 2018 D.C. reporting fellow for the Texas Tribune. At American University in Washington, she studied international relations and journalism. Before coming to the Tribune, Haley interned for NPR's education desk and USA TODAY's college platform. She also served as the news editor for her university's student newspaper, The Eagle. As a native Texan, Haley misses Tex-Mex desperately when in D.C. and enjoys rooting for her hometown Dallas Mavericks from afar.
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Ex-congressman Blake Farenthold takes lobbying job for Port of Port Lavaca
Weeks after resigning from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, former U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold will be the port’s full-time legislative liaison, the Corpus Christi Caller-Times reported Monday.
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Texas Congressman Will Hurd helps lead push to force a House vote on immigration bills
“No matter what your ideological views on this topic are, everybody should have a debate,” Hurd said.
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In U.S. House, Texas Republicans grill Zuckerberg more on whether Facebook is censoring conservatives
“Why is Facebook censoring conservative bloggers such as Diamond and Silk?” U.S. Rep. Joe Barton asked the Facebook CEO Wednesday, continuing a line of questioning that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz began a day earlier.
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Beto O’Rourke says Ted Cruz and Donald Trump “want you to be afraid of Mexicans”
O’Rourke also said he doesn’t want to repeal the Second Amendment, and that taxes are too low for corporations.
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Texas Republicans warn Trump against firing Mueller
Leaders in the U.S. Senate, including one of the two senators from Texas, have spent the past two days issuing a warning to President Donald Trump: Do not fire special counsel Robert Mueller.
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Ted Cruz says Cambridge Analytica told his presidential campaign its data use was legal
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign relied on Cambridge Analytica for over $5.8 million in services, according to federal records. The data firm is now under fire for allegedly improperly harvesting information from Facebook.
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At gun control meeting with Trump, Cornyn pushes for action on background checks
“The public demands that we act,” U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said at a bipartisan meeting Wednesday at the White House on gun violence.
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New York Democrat Chuck Schumer endorses Tahir Javed in Houston race to replace U.S. Rep. Gene Green
Schumer’s support for Tahir Javed, a healthcare executive, is at odds with the local and federal Democratic establishments, who have largely supported state Sen. Sylvia Garcia’s bid for the Houston-based congressional seat.
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Texans in U.S. House send letter to Senate urging vote on Harvey relief
A dozen U.S. House members from Texas sent a letter to leaders in the U.S. Senate Thursday urging quick action on a bill that would provide billions more in Hurricane Harvey relief, calling the bill “critical to the lives and livelihoods of our constituents and the nation at large.”