U.S. Congress

House Passes Spending Bill
The U.S. House Wednesday afternoon approved a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill for the remainder of the 2014 fiscal year.  The vote was 359-67 with 64 Republicans voting against the bill, including Congressman Randy Neugebauer. Congressman Neugebauer said concerning his vote, “At $1...
Budget Vote
Budget Vote
Budget Vote
West Texas' three Congressional Republicans split their votes Thursday afternoon when the vote was taken on the Bipartisan Budget Act. The bill passed 332-94-7 Congressmen Mac Thornberry (R- Clarendon) and Mike Conaway (R- Midland) both sided with the Ryan-led Republicans and voted for the bill...
Cornyn gets GOP primary challenger
Cornyn gets GOP primary challenger
Cornyn gets GOP primary challenger
U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman announced Monday he'll challenge incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the 2014 Texas Republican primary for the U.S. Senate. In a campaign press release, Stockman said “I am  extremely disappointed in the way treated his fellow congressmen and broke the 11th commandment and undermined Ted Cruz’s fight to stop Obamacare...