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Nehemiah Davis, longtime pastor of Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, a civic and national activist and leader of several local and national organizations, died Wednesday. He was 91.
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On Feb. 25, 2014, U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, read into the Congressional Record a speech honoring Mr. Davis on his 50th anniversary as Mount Pisgah’s pastor.
WASHINGTON — In possibly his most conventional political speech ever, President Donald Trump relayed a message of "unity and strength" as he laid out his vision for the country in speech before a joint session of Congress.
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U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, a Fort Worth Democrat, took issue with comments Trump made about leveraging allies to pony up for common defense spending.
WASHINGTON – “Bold.” “Vague.” “Visionary.” “A dark, dystopian nightmare.” That’s how members of Texas’ congressional delegation described President Donald Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress as they left the Capitol Tuesday night.
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DALLAS – President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night appears to have won over many uncertain Republicans in this state while Democrats said...
DALLAS – President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night appears to have won over many uncertain Republicans in this state while Democrats said...
Members of the North Texas delegation in Congress are preparing to attend President Donald Trump's address Tuesday night.
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U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, has invited a North Texas Syrian refugee to attend the speech with him.
Tamam Al Sharaa and Bothina Matar came to North Texas with their two children in 2015.
As was hinted might be the case late last month, the U.S. Department of Justice will no longer support the lawsuit filed by Dallas U.S. Representative Marc Veasey and several voting rights groups against the state of Texas’ voter ID law.
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In the 114th Congress (2015-16), the Texas delegation’s roll-call voting behavior once again demonstrated that Texas Republicans are, on average, notably more conservative than their fellow congressional Republicans.
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When President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress for the first time Tuesday night, he is expected to set out a wide-ranging agenda for his first term in office, including stronger immigration enforcement.
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Rep. Marc Veasey of Texas said Monday he is bringing a family of Syrian refugees to the nation’s capital for the speech.
On Tuesday evening, President Donald Trump will enter the Capitol Building in Washington, DC, and make his first-ever address to a joint session of Congress.
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