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WASHINGTON — In their assessment of the President Barack Obama's sixth State of the Union address, Texas lawmakers largely fell along party lines.
Republicans panned the president's annual address to Congress, calling it a partisan exercise wrought with tired, "tax and spend" principles.
Democrats praised Obama for his plans to expand the economy, encourage innovation, and strengthen the middle class.
Children the world over will enjoy a Merry Christmas thanks to David L. Walker students who recently freed Santa from jail.
So what was the jolly old elf himself doing in the hoosegow?
Teaching fifth-grade students about the American legal system through the "Santa Claus Goes to Jail" program.
"It's a wonderful program that gives students a knowledge and awareness of both sides of the legal system and how it works," said Walker Principal Betty Lewis. "It helps bridge the gap between education and the legal system."
For the 114th Congress, convening Tuesday, Kentucky is the home state of the Senate majority leader; the speaker of the House is from Ohio, and the Senate and House minority leaders hail from Nevada and California, respectively. Yet, a look at key positions of legislative control on Capitol Hill shows tremendous power residing in the Texas delegation. In fact, no other state will enjoy nearly the level of control over congressional committees as the Lone Star State.
WASHINGTON On the first day of the 114th Congress on Tuesday, Texans were players in the House of Representatives and the Senate as Republicans claimed control of both chambers, taking the Senate for the first time since 2007.
In the House, Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, was part of a failed bid by hard-right conservatives to replace House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. In the Senate, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, was sworn in after winning a third term and became the chamber's second most powerful leader, the Senate majority whip.
WASHINGTON — As Congress returns to a radically realigned Washington this week, most lawmakers' attention will be glued to energy, immigration and spending bills as the new Republican-led majority asserts itself. But behind the headlines, many victims of Allen Stanford's massive Ponzi scheme will be looking for help, too.
They want Congress to rewrite the rules for a large, government-created insurance fund that has yet to pay them a penny. About 20,000 investors worldwide lost $5.5 billion in capital when federal authorities halted Stanford's scheme in 2009.
Washington, D.C.--Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, released the following statement in regard to H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act of 2015, a bill that undermines the Affordable Care Act(ACA):
For the 114th Congress, which convened Tuesday, Kentucky is the home state of the Senate majority leader; the speaker of the House is from Ohio, and the Senate and House minority leaders hail from Nevada and California, respectively. Yet, a look at key positions of legislative control on Capitol Hill shows tremendous power residing in the Texas delegation. In fact, no other state will enjoy nearly the level of control over congressional committees as the Lone Star State.
WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress, staffers and other Capitol employees stood silently on the House steps Thursday and raised their hands in the air to protest the killing of unarmed black men by police.
In the wake of protests that erupted after police officers were not indicted in the cases of bothEric Garner in New York and the Michael Brown of Ferguson, congressional staff members staged a Capitol Hill walkout.