House votes to censure Texas Democrat Al Green for protest during Trump address
Texas Rep. Al Green, a Democrat, was officially censured Thursday in a vote in the House following his protest on Tuesday during President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress.
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House votes to censure Rep. Al Green for disrupting Trump speech
Green, a Democrat from Houston, was protesting any planned cuts in Medicaid. He said it was worth a punishment to stand up ...
Rep. Dan Newhouse calls for ‘decency’ after House approves his resolution rebuking Rep. Al Green for protesting Trump speech
Rep. Dan Newhouse, a Republican from Central Washington, introduced the resolution to rebuke a Texas congressman who was was ...
Three Central Texans among those in Austin, Texas lobbying for Special Olympics athletes
WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Special Olympics athletes from across Texas spent Wednesday at the state capital in Austin lobbying for ...
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Texas House majority signs on to new bill restricting the use of bathrooms in public buildings by transgender people
House Bill 239, which echoes a bathroom bill that failed in 2017, includes new provisions for shelters and prisons.
Here's how the Texas House public education funding package could invest $8B in schools
Lawmakers debated the kinds of funding that is most useful for public schools in a marathon House Committee on Public ...
An emboldened Trump doubles down on partisanship in speech to Congress
It was a stark contrast to the president’s first joint address to Congress in 2017, in which he signaled unity.
Al Green kicked out of Trump’s speech as Democrats bring signs, heckle
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) shouts at Trump, shaking his cane and saying that the president has “no mandate” to cut Medicaid ...