Tag: Texas

Beto O'Rourke.

Beto O’Rourke underpaid taxes in 2013, 2014

Caitlin Yilek · April 16, 2019 12:10 pm

In this Aug. 11, 2017, photo U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents pick up immigrants suspected of crossing into the United States illegally along the Rio Grande near Granjeno, Texas.

Beltway Confidential

Mini-caravan of migrants illegally crosses into Texas

Eddie Scarry · April 15, 2019 6:54 pm

A vehicle drives through a flooded section of Muskingum Avenue on Saturday, April,13, 2019, in Odessa, Texas.

Twister hits Texas community; about a dozen hurt

Associated Press · April 13, 2019 10:38 pm

Amtrak said there were 52 passengers on the train at the time of the incident, and no one was injured. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Beltway Confidential

Amtrak isn’t working. Could private rail do better?

Nick Zaiac · April 11, 2019 7:54 pm

House Committee on Financial Services Chair Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, speaks during a committee hearing, Wednesday, July 18, 2018, with Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Former Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling joins megabank UBS

Colin Wilhelm · April 11, 2019 5:35 pm

President Trump speaks at the International Union of Operating Engineers International Training and Education Center.

Trump vows he will ‘always’ be labor’s friend

Sean Higgins · April 11, 2019 3:09 am

GOP Texas lawmaker introduces bill that could make abortion punishable by death

Daniel Jativa · April 10, 2019 10:41 pm

Pat Thompson displayed a sign supporting Roe v. Wade at a rally, held by Planned Parenthood, commemorating the 45th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision at the Capitol Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. The 1973 landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court affirmed a woman's right to have an abortion.

Beltway Confidential

What NARAL Pro-Choice America got right about the pro-life movement

Madeline Fry Schultz · April 10, 2019 6:07 pm

"Despite the story the Obama administration is telling, illegal border crossings remain abnormally high," Caucus leader Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas said in a press conference after the tour. (AP File Photo/Eric Gay)

National Security

Bait and smuggle: Mexican cartels divert border cops with migrant surges and ferry drugs where the coast is clear

Anna Giaritelli · April 10, 2019 4:06 am

Jake Dagel, Iowa Field Coordinator for Turning Point USA, wears "Big Government Sucks" stickers around his neck during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.

Texas State University student government votes to ban Turning Point USA from campus

Zach Halaschak · April 9, 2019 9:24 pm

A Texas Democrats sign hangs on a podium at a Democratic watch party following the Texas primary election, Tuesday, March 6, 2018, in Austin, Texas.

House Democratic campaign arm to open Texas office

Caitlin Yilek · April 9, 2019 11:33 am

Texas Tech guard Kyler Edwards celebrates during the second half against Michigan State in the semifinals of the Final Four NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, April 6, 2019, in Minneapolis.

Red Alert Politics

Virginia vs. Texas Tech: Previewing the national title game

Noah Niederhoffer · April 8, 2019 7:14 pm