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Corpus Christi Caller-Times
April 25, 2018
At the beer joint just outside of Houston, Texas' junior U.S. senator now in a high-stakes battle for a second term, was charming a nighttime audience of about 800 with ready-made applause lines defending gun rights and castigating Obamacare when he pointed out that Texas still has its share of heroes inÃâà...
TexasGOPVote
April 23, 2018
Recently, I joined Governor Greg Abbott, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), Southside Place Mayor Pat Patterson, and West University Mayor Susan Samples in welcoming United States Secretary of ... We also discussed the $5 billion recently allocated to Texas for Hurricane Harvey and disaster recovery.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
April 23, 2018
Ted Cruz, who is still only in his first term, is arguably the best-known political figure in Texas today. During his first year in the U.S. Senate, Cruz was the force behind shutting down the federal government over his opposition to the Affordable Care Act, and during his third year in the Senate, he launched hisÃâà...
Human Rights Campaign (blog)
April 11, 2018
HRC announced its endorsement of Beto O'Rourke for U.S. Senate. O'Rourke is running against Ted Cruz, the incumbent, junior U.S. Senator from Texas. “The choice for Texas voters this November could not be starker. While Ted Cruz has spent his career undermining the rights of LGBTQ people for hisÃâà...
ABC News
April 7, 2018
An influential U.S. senator pressed for fair elections and the release of a jailed American during his private meeting with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the ... Pete Sessions, R-Texas, who met with Maduro earlier in the week in a privately-funded trip that wasn't organized by the State Department.
LubbockOnline.com
April 6, 2018
John Cornyn, R-Texas, is the senior U.S. senator from Texas and the Senate Majority Whip for the 115th Congress. Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, serves the 19th District of Texas. He serves as chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity and on the Agriculture and Budget committees.
Splinter (blog)
April 5, 2018
Until Tuesday, Bernie Sanders was the only U.S. senator to comment publicly on the issue. The U.S. authorizes billions of dollars in military aid to Israel each year, and because every senator votes on this aid, we figured they might have a comment on the situation. The most significant response we got wasÃâà...
Texas Tribune
April 3, 2018
Analysis: Texas hasn't seen a Senate underdog like Beto O'Rourke since 2012, when Ted Cruz ran ... Ted Cruz is an incumbent U.S. senator seeking re-election. ... In a February University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, 73 percent of Democrats said they had unfavorable opinions of Cruz, but 72 percent ofÃâà...
Daily Signal
April 3, 2018
Harvey has since been recognized and memorialized in the National Peace Officers Memorial and the Customs and Border Patrol Valor Memorial, and this coming May he'll be honored in the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial. We salute the bravery, the heroism, and the sacrifice of heroes like Javier Vega.
Texas Tribune
April 3, 2018
Later in the day, during an onstage interview in Waco hosted by The Texas Tribune, O'Rourke said about 70 percent of his first-quarter haul was raised within Texas and that the average donation was "a little over $40." O'Rourke unveiled the $6.7 million figure on the second day of a three-day, 12-city tripÃâà...
KTRK-TV
April 2, 2018
In the general election, Cruz faces a fight from Democrat and west Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke, who raised more funds than Cruz in 2017. O'Rourke has been running for the state's junior senate seat since March 31, 2017 and has multiple stops in the Houston area on Wednesday and Thursday thisÃâà...
FOX 7 Austin
April 2, 2018
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) praised the work of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) during his visit to the First baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas at the end ... The Senior Texas Republican in the U.S. Senate traveled to Sutherland Springs to talk about the Fix NICS Act which he drafted.
WFAA.com
March 26, 2018
They discussed Texas comptroller Glenn Hegar's warning to legislators that the state's credit rating could be in jeopardy, candidate for HD6 Lillian Salerno lashing out at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for supporting her opponent Colin Allred, and whether U.S. Senator Ted Cruz'sÃâà...
Online Athens
March 24, 2018
As a U.S. senator, he enraged fellow Democrats with a primetime convention speech endorsing the re-election of President George W. Bush. Time and again, Miller ... Bush sent condolences from Texas, calling Miller “an example of service before self, country before party, principle before poll.” Miller drewÃâà...
Dallas News
March 23, 2018
Kay Bailey Hutchison is the U.S. ambassador to NATO and a former U.S. senator from Texas. Hans-Dieter Lucas is the German ambassador to NATO. Claudio Bisogniero is the Italian ambassador to NATO. Mehmet Fatih Ceylan is the Turkish ambassador to NATO. They wrote this column for The DallasÃâà...
University Press
March 22, 2018
Dianne Feinstein, current U.S. Senator; 9. Janet Reno, former U.S. Attorney General; 10. Eleanor Roosevelt, 32nd U.S. First Lady; 11. Ann Richards, former Governor of Texas; 12. Elizabeth Warren, current U.S. Senator; 13. Frances Perkins, former U.S. Secretary of Labor; 14. Elaine Chao, current U.S.Ãâà...
Houston Chronicle
March 21, 2018
Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, joined from by, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters following a weekly, closed-door strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan.
The American Prospect
March 21, 2018
Before Cambridge Analytica was plying its “psychographic” wizardry on Trump's behalf, it did so for Ted Cruz, the U.S. senator from Texas and would-be U.S. president, and Ken Cuccinelli, the would-be governor of Virginia. Before Trump spoke of “my African American there” at a rally or tweeted out falseÃâà...
Texas Tribune
March 20, 2018
By Robin Jerstad for The Texas Tribune ... Ted Cruz's presidential campaign was assured the much-touted data firm it used during the 2016 race, Cambridge Analytica, was operating above the board, a spokeswoman for the U.S. senator said Tuesday, weighing in as the company faced growing scrutinyÃâà...
Texas Monthly
March 19, 2018
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) walks on stage to speak at Liberty University to announce his presidential candidacy March 23, 2015 in Lynchburg, Virginia. ... Flanked by his wife and daughters, U.S. senator Ted Cruz of Texas three years ago stepped onto the stage of Liberty University and launched what wasÃâà...
Longview News-Journal
March 17, 2018
Shock and sadness resonated across the country when 38 people were found last July trapped in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer in the parking lot of a San Antonio Walmart. The lack of ventilation, food and water forced victims to breathe through a hole in the trailer wall, leading to 10 deaths. All wereÃâà...
Texas Monthly
March 17, 2018
Texas Democrats have yet to take a position on Trump's tariffs, but Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, who is being challenged by O'Rourke, has said they would be bad for the state's economy. A protectionist approach served Lamb well in the union country of Pennsylvania. The 18th Congressional DistrictÃâà...
The News Tribune
March 13, 2018
It is unfortunate that the U.S. Senate has to pass legislation requiring government agencies, not to mention the U.S. military, to do something they should already be doing, but so be it. The senior U.S. senator from Texas, Republican John Cornyn, recently announced that he has the votes to pass what isÃâà...
Sacramento Bee
March 13, 2018
Amarillo Globe-News. March 12, 2018. It is unfortunate that the U.S. Senate has to pass legislation requiring government agencies, not to mention the U.S. military, to do something they should already be doing, but so be it. The senior U.S. senator from Texas, Republican John Cornyn, recently announcedÃâà...
East Texas Review
March 13, 2018
Today on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) pressed for the passage of his Fix NICS Act, a consensus bill with bipartisan support that will strengthen the criminal background check system. Excerpts of Sen. Cornyn's remarks are below. “I want to emphasize another point and talk about aÃâà...
Fort Worth Star Telegram
March 13, 2018
It is unfortunate that the U.S. Senate has to pass legislation requiring government agencies, not to mention the U.S. military, to do something they should already be doing, but so be it. The senior U.S. senator from Texas, Republican John Cornyn, recently announced that he has the votes to pass what isÃâà...
Chron.com
March 12, 2018
And U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is currently leading the effort in Washington to defend the interests of Texans from this broken system. Senator Cruz has called for a "win-win" solution that will simultaneously bring RINs prices down and protect Texas refinery jobs, while enabling Texas farmers to growÃâà...
Stephenville Empire-Tribune
March 12, 2018
The bill has bipartisan support, though Texas' other U.S. senator, Republican Ted Cruz, is not among the co-sponsors. Earlier this week on the Senate floor, Cornyn implored his colleagues to pass the bill. “We should start with what's achievable and what will actually save lives, and that describes the FixÃâà...
Texas Tribune
March 9, 2018
John Cornyn, R-Texas, has enough support to pass his “Fix NICS” gun control bill without the possibility of a filibuster, his office said Friday morning. It's not yet clear when the bill might get a vote, but a staff member said there are now 62 sponsors of the bill — a significant milestone. The bill would holdÃâà...
KTRE
March 8, 2018
“It does not matter whether you are Republican or Democrat, Independent or even really or not if you can vote,” said O'Rourke, the Democratic candidate for U.S. senator. The fact you are here, that you care about our country and you want something better. That you're willing to contribute to our country'sÃâà...
Amarillo.com
March 8, 2018
The other is that a large number of voters who oppose Trump will lump all Republicans with the president, and therefore all Republicans will pay a price at the ballot box. Either way, those who predicted the downfall of Cruz, the junior U.S. senator from Texas, for the “Trump Effect” need a new crystal ball.
Houston Chronicle
March 8, 2018
And U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is currently leading the effort in Washington to defend the interests of Texans from this broken system. Senator Cruz has called for a "win-win" solution that will simultaneously bring RINs prices down and protect Texas refinery jobs, while enabling Texas farmers to growÃâà...
Advocate.com
March 8, 2018
Texas's congressional delegation currently includes five Hispanic men, and Cruz was the state's first Latino U.S. senator. But Texas has never elected a woman of Latino heritage to Congress. “It's really hard for women to run, when you have children. Even in the most modern of marriages or partnerships,Ãâà...
KTAL
March 7, 2018
Democrat and Republican voters decided on candidates for Governor, Lt. Governor, U.S. Senator and U.S. House Representative. Voters in Texas House District 9 also decided between incumbent Chris Paddie and his challenger Garrett Boersma. Paddie is seeking his fourth term in the house.
KLTV
March 7, 2018
In federal races, the Texas Tribune notes that as of 8:18 p.m., Beto O'Rourke has 62% of the vote against two other relatively unknown candidates, Edward Kimbrough and Sema Hernandez in the race for Democratic US Senator. Texas Tribune calls the Republican Primary for Governor Greg Abbott. He hasÃâà...
CBS DFW
March 7, 2018
Cheerleaders Potentially Exposed To Mumps At National Competition In DallasThe Texas Department of State Health Services calls this an isolated case and does not consider this to be ... Cruz, O'Rourke Waste No Time Preparing For NovemberThe race for U.S. Senator from Texas will become the marquee race this fall.
The Prospector
March 7, 2018
Beto O'Rourke, candidate for U.S. Senator representing Texas, speaks at his primary night watch party at Brass Monkey on Tuesday, March 6. ... throughout Texas paid off for Democrat Beto O'Rourke as he was on track to easily win the party's nomination on Tuesday night in part of the Texas primaries.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
March 7, 2018
In the Republican race for Texas land commissioner, first-term incumbent George P. Bush was leading the man who had held the office for 12 years ending ... in a family that has won political success first in New England where his great-grandfather was a U.S. senator, and later in both Texas and Florida.
CNBC
March 6, 2018
Texas Democrats, however, have not won a statewide race for posts such as governor or U.S. senator for more than two decades, and analysts expect Republican turnout to top that of Democrats on Election Day in a state where Republicans outnumbered Democrats in 2014 primary votes by a more thanÃâà...
Fort Worth Star Telegram
February 27, 2018
The two strongest Republicans seeking to unseat Cruz in Texas's GOP primary are running shoestring campaigns. One is .... U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, the keynote speaker at the Tarrant County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner, the party's largest fundraising event of the year, highlights accomplishments of 2017.
North Texas Daily
December 31, 1999
Hundreds of people attended a town hall with Beto O'Rourke, Texas' Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator. The townhall took place from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Gateway Center at UNT. If he wins, O'Rourke, who is running against incumbent Ted Cruz, will be the first Texas Democrat elected toÃâà...
Science Magazine
December 31, 1999
Informal polling showed that Westin, a clinical oncologist at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, was running second to attorney Lizzie ... got his first taste of politics as a college intern for then U.S. Senator Bob Graham (D–FL) before opting for medical school and a career in cancer research.
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