Category: Politics

Judiciary

Texas Supreme Court may decide next plot twist in the Democratic walkout, and the fate of 2,100 state employees

Texas (July 21, 2021)---The state’s highest civil court has been asked to decide if Gov. Greg Abbott has the power to cut off funding for legislative staff, a move Abbott hoped would keep Democratic lawmakers from leaving the state and shutting down a special legislative session. The Texas legislature is…
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Texas Democrats DC’s Trip: Expensive, Political, COVID-19 Infections and Donor Contributions

CITY OF WASHINGTON (July 19, 2021)--- The tab for Texas Democrats to jet to Washington, DC, and remain in the nation’s capital until next month to forestall Republican-led election legislation is estimated to be about $1.5 million, one of the Lone Star State lawmakers said Monday. The group of about 60 legislators — five…
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Backlash: Texas Democrat Moody Stripped Of Leadership Position After Leaving State With Democrats

TEXAS (July 15, 2021)--- Joe Moody, one of House Speaker Dade Phelan's closest Democratic allies, is the first Democrat to suffer political backlash after the quorum break. The Texas Democrat leader flew to Washington aboard a private chartered alone with several of his colleagues on an  airplane.  He has attended …
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Kenneth Paschal first Black Republican to serve in #Alabama legislature in almost 145 years since the Reconstruction Period

SHELBY COUNTY, Ala. —more Black politicians have left the Democratic Party since 2017 rebuking President Joe Biden's claim that Jim Crow is alive and minorities aren't aloud to vote in Republican controlled States.  Tuesday history was made in the Alabama legislature as Republican Kenneth Paschal won the special general election…
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First Lady Jill Biden Travels To Maine And New Hampshire July 3rd

CITY OF WASHINGTON (June 30, 2021)---today the White House announced that  First Lady Jill Biden will travel to Portland, Maine and Portsmouth, New Hampshire, July 3, 2021 as part of the Administration’s nationwide “America’s Back Together” tour to celebrate our country’s progress against the COVID-19 virus. Additional details to follow.…
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S.C. Governor McMaster Suggest That VP Harris Visit Southern Border Not His State

SOUTH CAROLINA (June 11, 2021)---GREENVILLE — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Greenville on June 14 to promote the government’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign. The trip to Greenville comes as part of the “Month of Action” and a “nationwide tour to reach millions of Americans who still need protection against the virus,…
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