Immigration takes center stage on Capitol Hill, and Texans are deep in the mix
Congressional Hispanic Caucus members, including Texans, forcefully pushed back Thursday on immigration actions President Donald Trump has taken during his first days in office. Members of the Democratic group demanded a seat at the table for further policy changes and said Trump’s early moves are threatening farmworkers,
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‘It saddens me’: Protesters take to the Texas Capitol after ICE operations in Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Protestors gathered at the Texas Capitol Sunday afternoon after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations were conducted in Austin. The U.S. Drug Enforcement ...
Congressional Dem staffers drop short-lived request for 32-hour work week after bipartisan mockery: ‘Terrible idea’
The Congressional Progressive Staff Association (CPSA) had asked congressional leaders just a day earlier to adopt a rotating schedule that would allow staffers to work fewer hours when lawmakers
Texas congressman introduces bill to end birthright citizenship as federal judge blocks Trump's executive order
Representative Babin of Texas' 36th Congressional District introduced a bill called the Birthright Citizenship Act aiming to codify the president's executive order.
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Capitol Hill Cop Attacked on Jan. 6 Reacts to Trump Pardons: ‘Outrageous, but Not Surprising’ | Video
Michael Fanone, one of the officers who was beaten while defending the Capitol on Jan. 6 ... which he announced in Waco, Texas, the scene of a violent confrontation between members of the American ...
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Protest at Texas Capitol after ICE operations in Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Protestors gathered at the Texas Capitol Sunday afternoon after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations were conducted in Austin. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration confirmed to KXAN that it assisted in those operations.
North Texas founder of the Oath Keepers goes to Capitol Hill after his release
After his release from prison following a Trump pardon, Stewart Rhodes met with Republican lawmakers.
Trump immigration adviser Stephen Miller urges House Republicans to cut funding for sanctuary cities, states like NY to beef-up border security
Congress could withhold hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funds from sanctuary jurisdictions like New York City that limit information about non-citizens from being shared with federal
WATCH: Lawmakers refuse to say how many genders there are when confronted on Capitol Hill
Members of Congress would not say how many genders there are just days after President Donald Trump proclaimed that there are only two: male and female.
Supreme Court could revive lawsuit against Texas officer who shot motorist stopped for unpaid tolls
The Supreme Court seems inclined to revive a civil rights lawsuit against the Texas police officer who shot a man to death during a traffic stop in Houston over unpaid tolls.
'Nothing is off limits': Public school communities brace for ICE raids
Latino and immigrant lawmakers are sounding the alarm as their school districts brace for deportations in the second Trump administration.
Crockett to Mace on anti-trans push: ‘Maybe start serving your constituents’
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) during a Wednesday evening appearance on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” denounced Rep. Nancy Mace’s (R-S.C.) frequent targeting of transgender Americans after the two