Tag: Texas

Wendy Davis, the abortion crusader made famous by national media coverage, lost the Texas governor's race by a very wide margin in 2014.

Beltway Confidential

Wendy Davis might be the next president of Planned Parenthood

Emily Jashinsky · March 16, 2018 8:02 pm

Workers prepare election day kits in Texas.

National Security

Texas sees first known attempt of Russian meddling in 2018 US elections: Report

Anna Giaritelli · March 15, 2018 2:37 pm

Physical threats against porn actress Stormy Daniels were used by her lawyer on Friday to tease her upcoming 60 MInutes interview.

Stormy Daniels’ mother is a Trump fan: ‘I would vote for him every time’

Mandy Mayfield · March 14, 2018 11:44 pm

Ahmed Mohamed shows the clock he built in a school pencil box to reporters after a news conference in Dallas, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. The family of Ahmed Mohamed, who was arrested after bringing the homemade clock to school, and charged with having a hoax bomb, filed a federal lawsuit against Texas school officials and others, saying they violated the 14-year-old boy's civil rights.

‘Clockboy’ Ahmed Mohamed discrimination lawsuit dismissed

Mandy Mayfield · March 14, 2018 7:43 pm

President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he reviews border wall prototypes, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in San Diego.

Beltway Confidential

White House opposes trading 3-year DACA extension for 3 years of border wall money

Sarah Bedford · March 14, 2018 6:33 pm

4 big Supreme Court cases to watch over the next six weeks

Melissa Quinn · March 13, 2018 4:01 am

Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, has so far been outpacing Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, in fundraising by as much as three times. (AP)

Beltway Confidential

Ted Cruz’s challenger revels in ignorance, may not actually be a serious candidate

Becket Adams · March 13, 2018 12:06 am

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent uses a dog to search a bus before it crosses the the border into Mexico.

Border agents find $4M worth of liquid meth in car’s gas tank

Anna Giaritelli · March 12, 2018 9:38 pm

Authorities are investigating the scene in East Austin, Texas, after a teenager was killed and a woman was injured in the second Austin package explosion in the past two weeks Monday, March 12, 2018. Authorities say a package that exploded inside of an Austin home on Monday is believed to be linked to a deadly package sent to another home in Texas' capital city earlier this month.

1 killed after two explosive packages are detonated in two separate incidents in Austin

Katelyn Caralle · March 12, 2018 5:47 pm

According to immigration attorney Laura Figuera, her client Yonathan Eduard Morales Galivz was taken to the hospital in the early hours one recent morning and is undergoing ongoing treatment "just in case the bat was rabid." (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

Two immigrant detainees in Texas receive medical treatment for bat bites

Katie Leach · March 11, 2018 1:56 am

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., reportedly said that although the Stormy Daniels story is worth covering, the network should be focused on more pressing issues. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Bernie Sanders takes a dig at CNN coverage of Stormy Daniels at SXSW

Mandy Mayfield · March 9, 2018 10:56 pm

The primary race in Texas on Tuesday was seen in its run-up as a potential case study in what may happen in other parts of the country, given Texas' status as a deep-red state. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Media step back from Democrat ‘blue wave’ predictions

Eddie Scarry · March 9, 2018 5:01 am