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'So proud': Brady salutes Biles after gymnast's bronze medal finish
U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-The Woodlands) took to Twitter to congratulate Simone Biles after she came back to Olympic competition this week.
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Two foreign nationals killed after drone strikes commercial ship in 'UVA-style attack'
The Liberian-flagged merchant tanker Mercer Street was struck by a drone earlier this month, claiming the lives of two people.
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McCaul: Philippines decision to keep VFA 'great news'
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte decided against terminating the Philippines-U.S. Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) on July 29, which was set to end at the end of this year.
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'I will never stop fighting for voting rights': Jackson Lee arrested for civil disobedience
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Houston) had a dramatic evening on July 29 as she was arrested in response to protesting for voting rights.
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Wu: Abbott's executive order against mask mandate 'the type of thing you'd expect from Trump'
State Rep. Gene Wu (D-Houston) is putting Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) on blast, calling his decision to sign an executive order to ban the enforcement of mask mandates in the state.
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McCaul: 'Americans shouldn’t have to mask up and question why they got the vaccine'
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Houston) criticized the updated Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines in a tweet July 27.
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'America will always support our great ally': Babin expresses support for Taiwan in midst of new bill
U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-Woodville) recently met Taiwan’s ambassador Bi-khim Hsiao.
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Jackson Lee: 'The VOCA Fix Act will bring more money to programs benefiting victims' of crime
President Joe Biden recently signed House Resolution 1652, the Victims of Crime (VOCA) Act, into law in order to sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021.
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Babin: States should take 'necessary steps to end government handouts'
U.S. Rep. Brian Babin (R-Woodville) said instead of looking for a hand from the federal government, states should find ways to put the unemployed back to work.
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Hernandez 'proud' to join Democrats who fled to D.C. seeking lack of quorum for election bill vote
State Rep. Ana Hernandez (D-Houston) has joined the Democrats in Washington, D.C., who fled Texas to achieve a lack of a quorum for an upcoming vote on election bills.
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'Get to work': Phelan charters plane, demands Democratic lawmakers head back to Texas from Washington, D.C.
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) said a plane is ready for lawmakers in Washington, D.C. to head back to Texas after they were trying to throw a vote in Republican voting restriction bills.
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'Heartbroken': Brady remembers Conroe police chief John Lindon
U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-The Woodlands) is remembering police chief John Lindon who died on July 6.
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Jackson Lee 'excited' for opening of Houston's new Southmore Bridge
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Houston) celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 14 that's been three years in the making for the new Southmore Bridge in Houston.
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Anderson: Texas is 'latest pawn' of Democrats' goal of fabricating an election integrity crisis that 'doesn't exist'
Did Texas Democrats have a long-range plan when they fled Austin to stop votes on a pair of election bills?
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'This is Biden's America': Babin blames crime increase on Biden administration
U.S. Rep Brian Babin (R-Woodville) said that a recent surge in crime in the United States is because of a lack of support for law enforcement from the Democrats and President Joe Biden's administration.
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'Big cats aren't pets': Fletcher urges Congress to pass Big Cat Public Safety Act
U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher has issued her support of the Big Cat Public Safety Act after a tiger was recently on the loose in the suburbs of Houston.
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'We are ready to assist': Fletcher ready to help Haiti after president assassinated
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher said she's ready to help Haiti after the assassination of its president and an attack on its first lady.
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'Let's get to work': Bill to give retired teachers in Texas cost of living adjustment check fails to make it to the House
A bill that had the support of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle would have given retired educators in Texas an added check to help with the inflated cost of living.
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Hernandez 'honored' to help secure $1 million in funding for Houston’s Selena Quintanilla Perez Park
Rep. Ana Hernandez recently announced that she had obtained $1 million in state funding for renovations and enhancements to Houston’s Selena Quintanilla Perez Park.
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'Thank you for your service': McCaul mourns the death of Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld, who served two U.S. presidents as their secretary of defense, died at the age of 88 on June 29.