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Supreme Court taking up Texas politics case
In a Texas case challenging the traditional view of “one person, one vote,” the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today on the way states and localities draw district lines.
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The prospect of lines drawn that would discount large Latino populations has upended Democratic lawmakers.
Feds investigating ex-school district of student in clock incident
The Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into charges of harassment and possible religious discrimination in the school district where 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was handcuffed after bringing a clock to school in September.
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NBC Dallas FW: U.S. Justice Dept. Investigates Irving PD for Clock Teen Arrest
“In mid-November, 29 members of Congress, including Fort Worth’s Marc Veasey, asked Lynch to investigate Ahmed’s treatment when he was detained by the Irving ISD and police.”
‘Thoughts and prayers are not enough,’ says lawmaker amid shower of post-shooting tweets
Here are the rest of the congressional thoughts and prayers: “Rep. Marc Veasey ✔ @RepVeasey
"My thoughts & prayers are with the #SanBernandino community as the tragic events in southern CA unfold.”
High Court Won't Hear Fee Dispute In Texas Redistricting Case
“The order upholds a Fifth Circuit panel decision from March, finding that Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, former Texas state senator Wendy Davis and others who challenged state redistricting legislation passed in 2011 are not entitled to attorneys’ fees because they only secured what amounted to a preliminary injunction and did not prevail in the case.”
Rep. Marc Veasey recently honored two veterans who served in Asian wars. At his Fort Worth office, Veasey presented Delton Dale Parker of Fort Worth with medals he earned with the Navy from 1952 to 1955 during the Korean War. Parker received the Navy Good Conduct Medal, China Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal with two bronze stars, the United Nations Medal and the Korean Defense Service Medal.
Not long after Abbott's announcement, other Texas politicians voiced their support.
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, said it's important to remember that the people fleeing Syria "are forced to abandon their homes due to the extreme violence perpetrated by ISIS, the very same group responsible for the attacks in Paris."
The city rebounded in the next BRAC round in 1993 when Rep. Pete Geren of Fort Worth and other civic leaders secured the creation of Naval Air Station Fort Worth, replacing Carswell with a joint reserve base that now has 40 tenant commands from multiple services. Navy Capt. Michael J. Steffen took over on Aug. 14 as the installation's 11th commander.
David Babbs, veteran and social work graduate student, was recognized at the reception for receiving a Congressional Veteran Commendation from Congressman Marc Veasey.
The program was designed to recognize wartime sacrifices and peacetime community involvement of the veterans of the 33rd Congressional District of Texas, Hines said.