The two Texas Republicans are drumming up attention to the decade-old case as Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang this week.
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Texans help elect Kevin McCarthy speaker after dramatic late-night votes
Texas Republicans were key players in the intraparty fight over how its leaders would run the U.S. House of Representatives, with right-wing members ultimately securing major wins in the fight.
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Chip Roy and other Texas holdouts flip votes and now support Kevin McCarthy, who remains short in speaker bid
Roy, R-Austin, as well as U.S. Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Victoria, and Rep.-elect Keith Self, R-McKinney, switched their votes for McCarthy after voting against him 11 times.
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Bipartisan group of Texans in the U.S. House support ending president’s authority to use military force in Iraq
All Texas Democratic members backed the bill, along with five Republicans: U.S. Reps. Michael Burgess of Lewisville, Michael Cloud of Victoria, Lance Gooden of Terrell, Louie Gohmert of Tyler and Chip Roy of Austin.
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Three Texas Republicans vote against awarding Congressional Gold Medals to police who protected Capitol during insurrection
U.S. Reps. Michael Cloud of Victoria, Louie Gohmert of Tyler and Lance Gooden of Terrell voted against the resolution. Gohmert reportedly took issue with the characterization of the attack in the resolution as an “insurrection.”
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After AG Bill Barr says no evidence of widespread fraud in 2020 election, 9 Texas Republicans decry “shocking lack of action” on allegations
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, also called for the Supreme Court to hear one of Donald Trump’s election lawsuits.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas Republicans raise alarms about coronavirus threat at the southern border
The lawmakers concede there is no major present-day outbreak of the deadly strain in Mexico, South America or Central America but note that “it can be presumed that we will see the virus spread further.”
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Texas Republicans suggest Michael Cohen lacks credibility in congressional hearing
Republican U.S. Reps. Michael Cloud and Chip Roy questioned Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former attorney, amid a charged day on Capitol Hill.