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State Representative election results in Texas on Nov. 5, 2024
Read full article: State Representative election results in Texas on Nov. 5, 2024Among the most competitive races on the Bexar County ballot for Texas House include District 118, which features Republican incumbent John Lujan and Democrat Kristian Carranza. The other Texas House race that’s expected to be competitive is District 121 between Marc LaHood and Laurel Jordan Swift.
Candidate for House District 117 faces DWI, unlawful carry of a weapon charges after overnight crash
Read full article: Candidate for House District 117 faces DWI, unlawful carry of a weapon charges after overnight crashThe Republican candidate for Texas House District 117 was charged with driving while intoxicated and unlawful carry of a weapon overnight following a crash along a San Antonio highway, booking records obtained by KSAT Investigates Wednesday show.
Bills filed to bring red light cameras to a full stop in Texas
Read full article: Bills filed to bring red light cameras to a full stop in TexasRep. Philip Cortez (D-San Antonio) and Sen. Jose Menendez (D-San Antonio) have filed identical bills in the Texas House and Senate to void any remaining contracts that violate the 2019 ban on red light cameras. Balcones Heights and Leon Valley are two of only three remaining cities that have them in Texas.
Texas House election results for San Antonio-area races, Nov. 8, 2022 midterms
Read full article: Texas House election results for San Antonio-area races, Nov. 8, 2022 midtermsFind election results from San Antonio-area state House races, including Districts 31, 44, 53, 73, 74, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125
Citing overwhelming demand, Texas Rent Relief Program will stop taking new applications after Friday
Read full article: Citing overwhelming demand, Texas Rent Relief Program will stop taking new applications after FridayHousing advocates worry some Texans won’t get the help they need as the state enters the cold winter months.
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With time running out, Texas Legislature still at impasse on GOP elections bill
Read full article: With time running out, Texas Legislature still at impasse on GOP elections billRepublicans believe they have already compromised enough on the legislation, while Democrats are distrustful of both the policy driving the bill and their GOP colleagues after seeing how they have managed the process around the proposal so far.
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Speaker Dade Phelan signs civil arrest warrant for Texas House Democrat who returned to Washington
Read full article: Speaker Dade Phelan signs civil arrest warrant for Texas House Democrat who returned to WashingtonThe warrant to apprehend state Rep. Philip Cortez is the first one signed by the speaker since more than 50 House Democrats left the state to block Republicans from having the quorum needed to pass legislation during the special legislative session.
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San Antonio lawmaker returns to DC once again, breaking quorum in Texas House
Read full article: San Antonio lawmaker returns to DC once again, breaking quorum in Texas HouseTexas State Rep. Philip Cortez, from San Antonio, has returned to Washington D.C. again after leaving the state capitol and breaking quorum once more, the Texas House Democratic Caucus confirms.
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San Antonio lawmaker returns to Texas as Democrats trickle back from Washington, DC
Read full article: San Antonio lawmaker returns to Texas as Democrats trickle back from Washington, DCRep. Philip Cortez, D-San Antonio, is back in Texas to negotiate with Republicans on proposed election legislation. Cortez was previously in Washington DC with fellow Democrats to take part in a quorum-busting walkout.
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Texas House Democrats making the rounds in D.C.
Read full article: Texas House Democrats making the rounds in D.C.For the second time in less than a month, Vice President Kamala Harris met Tuesday with many of the Texas House Democrats who had already broken quorum once before over proposed voting restrictions.
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On plane to DC, San Antonio lawmaker says Democrat’s quorum break is about preserving Texan voting rights
Read full article: On plane to DC, San Antonio lawmaker says Democrat’s quorum break is about preserving Texan voting rightsAs he sat in a plane that was minutes away from departing to Washington D.C., state Rep. Philip Cortez, D-San Antonio, spoke to KSAT 12 on Monday about why Texas House Democrats decided to leave the state and break quorum (again).
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‘It was just a mess’: Texas Rental Relief Program has distributed about 3% of its billion-dollar allotment
Read full article: ‘It was just a mess’: Texas Rental Relief Program has distributed about 3% of its billion-dollar allotment“Unfortunately, those delays caused a lot of pain, headaches and heartaches in terms of people just trying to keep a roof over their heads for themselves and their families,” said state Rep. Philip Cortez.