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May 31, 2022

WASHINGTON — Gov. Greg Abbott's use of COVID-19 relief dollars to support his border security mission has come under scrutiny in Washington this week as questions grow about whether it's the proper use of the federal funds.


May 31, 2022

The House Judiciary Committee voted 24-12 to advance a bill that would remove immigration courts from the U.S. Department of Justice and make them independent of the executive branch.


May 31, 2022

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to shuffle $500 million from several state agencies to plug a yawning shortfall in his border operation has sparked assertions that federal COVID-19 relief money is being used to fill in the gap.


May 31, 2022

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to shuffle $500 million from several state agencies to plug a yawning shortfall in his border operation has sparked assertions that federal COVID-19 relief money is being used to fill in the gap.


May 31, 2022

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to shuffle $500 million from several state agencies to plug a yawning shortfall in his border operation has sparked assertions that federal COVID-19 relief money is being used to fill in the gap.


May 31, 2022

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced that the House Democratic Steering & Policy Committee has recommended that Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) serve on the Agriculture Committee and Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas) join Armed Services.


May 31, 2022

FORT HOOD, Texas —Rep. Sylvia Garcia announced Wednesday the passing of bill H.R. 224, a bill that will rename a Houston post office after the late Vanessa Guillen.

Issues:Veteranos

May 31, 2022

A bill to rename a southeast Houston post office after slain U.S. Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén passed in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.

Issues:Veteranos

May 31, 2022

The Biden administration is scrapping planned auctions of drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska's Cook Inlet -- a move that deepens uncertainty over the future of the US government's offshore oil leasing program.