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WASHINGTON — Looking to ride a populist wave and take advantage of President Donald Trump's "America first" governing philosophy, a group of American airline pilots took their dispute with a European rival to the White House on Tuesday.
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Eleven Texans co-sponsored legislation last year opposing the Norwegian Air International expansion, with members from the Dallas-Fort Worth area that ranged across the ideological spectrum backing the measure, including Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Marc Veasey and Roger William
WASHINGTON - Mike Panebianco is hoping for another Carrier deal, but he'll settle for President Donald Trump's signature instead of a made-for-TV spectacle.
A slew of labor unions representing some of America's largest airlines, including Dallas-based Southwest and American, plan to picket the White House in hopes that a..
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Congressman Beto O'Rourke, who was in Washington, D.C., for President Donald Trump's inauguration Friday, said he did not hear a clear message about uniting a much divided country in the inaugural speech.
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O'Rourke was one of several Texas Democrats in Congress who attended Friday's inauguration, including U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Gene Green of Houston and Marc Veasey of Fort Worth.
Congressman Beto O'Rourke, who was in Washington, D.C., for President Donald Trump's inauguration Friday, said he did not hear a clear message about uniting a much divided country in the inaugural speech.
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O'Rourke was one of several Texas Democrats in Congress who attended Friday's inauguration, including U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Gene Green of Houston and Marc Veasey of Fort Worth.
North Texas Republicans are celebrating the 45th President, Donald Trump.
At a watch party at the Las Colinas Country Club, about 30 members of the Greater Irving Republican Club cheered after Mr. Trump took the Oath of Office, then raised their glasses to offer him a toast.
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She said Democrats will continue to work with their members of Congress, Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas and Marc Veasey of Fort Worth.
Both U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela of Brownsville and Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen announced Thursday they were boycotting President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, taking the count of Texas congressmen who won't attend to five. Later that evening, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee of Houston, confirmed she too would not be attending, according to media reports. Ft Worth Star: North Texas congressional Democrats plan to attend Trump's inauguration.
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WASHINGTON — After saying he would attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, Brownsville Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela reversed course Thursday because he says dozens of migrant students from his district were harassed in Washington.
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Rep. Marc Veasey announced Thursday that he will attend the inauguration "to support the Democratic tradition of the peaceful transfer of power." But the Fort Worth Democrat said he will be wearing a pin in solidarity with Lewis and his colleagues who will not be there.
FORT WORTH – State Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, said she thinks the U.S. Department of Justice should investigate the Fort Worth police officer who got suspended for ten days after escalating a situation and arresting a black woman who originally called for help.
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FORT WORTH - U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey will attend the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
The Fort Worth Democrat announced Thursday morning that he will not join the dozens of Democrats staying away from the ceremony where Republican Donald Trump will take the oath of office to become the country's 45th president.