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WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Trump told the family of murdered Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen on Thursday that he would help them get her remains and also offered to help with funeral costs.
Vanessa's family met with President Trump after marching from the U.S. Capitol to the White House on Thursday to show support for the #IAmVanessaGuillen bill. The family is also demanding a congressional investigation into Fort Hood, which they criticized for its handling of Guillen's death.
"You have our support and we're working on it already, as you know," said President Trump. The president confirmed the FBI and the Department of Justice are involved with the investigation.
For weeks, Emma Chalott Barron had been riddled with anxiety, wondering how the U.S. Supreme Court would rule on the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.
The 23-year-old came to the U.S. from Durango, Mexico when she was 7. Today, she works with the North Texas Dream Team, an immigration advocacy group in Dallas, and plans to attend law school in the fall.
On Thursday, she and other DACA recipients across the country celebrated. In a 5-4 vote, the nation's highest court ruled against President Trump's plan to end the Obama-era program.
Prospective U.S. citizens are in a "race against time" to become fully naturalized before they can vote in this year's presidential election.
Ten House Democrats in the Texas Congressional delegation have signed a letter requesting that the state government prevent property tax increases due to the economic pressures caused by the coronavirus.
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For many years, Araceli Almeida's husband has hung high in the sky, sand blasting and painting water tanks for good earnings, from which he's paid thousands in taxes.
Nonetheless, Almeida has been deemed ineligible for the assistance checks sent to other Americans to help them weather the coronavirus crisis.
WASHINGTON — House Democrats want to "go big" with the next coronavirus relief bill they hope to pass as soon as Friday, a $3 trillion package with billions to help local governments facing massive budget holes, such as Houston and San Antonio, as well as another round of stimulus payments, food and housing assistance, and more.
The day before Texas began its first wave of business reopenings during the coronavirus pandemic, the latest figures from the state health department brought some grim news.
Another 50 Texans had died from the virus — the most in a day yet — and an additional 1,033 had tested positive — the third most in a day yet.
The Texas Tribune's Washington bureau chief, Abby Livingston, sat down with U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, for a discussion about the federal government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, the economic impacts facing Texans and Garcia's thoughts about recent news that could shape the 2020 election cycle.
As wary Texans deal with a struggling economy, U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia is predicting the next Great Depression.