/tags/u-s-congress U.S. Congress en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:46:04 GMT /texas-news/2025-07-02/texas-trump-tax-big-beautiful-bill-congress-snap-medicaid The bill is moving quickly through Congress and could reshape life for millions of Texans. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 19:46:04 GMT /texas-news/2025-07-02/texas-trump-tax-big-beautiful-bill-congress-snap-medicaid Lucio Vasquez | The Texas Newsroom /government/2025-05-27/medicaid-snap-tax-cuts-texas-big-beautiful-bill-trump On Thursday, the U.S. House narrowly passed a sweeping bill that slashes about $3.8 trillion in taxes by scaling back social safety net programs including Medicaid and SNAP. Tue, 27 May 2025 09:55:00 GMT /government/2025-05-27/medicaid-snap-tax-cuts-texas-big-beautiful-bill-trump Bekah Morr /health-wellness/2025-04-01/medicaid-snap-cuts-texas-jobs-shrink-state-gdp A new study about potential cuts to Medicaid and SNAP found that Texas could see its gross domestic product shrink by $7 billion. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:09:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-04-01/medicaid-snap-cuts-texas-jobs-shrink-state-gdp Kailey Broussard /government/2025-03-13/u-s-rep-keith-self-cuts-short-committee-hearing-after-colleague-objects-to-him-misgendering-member On social media, Self later wrote “it is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female.” Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:44:36 GMT /government/2025-03-13/u-s-rep-keith-self-cuts-short-committee-hearing-after-colleague-objects-to-him-misgendering-member Kayla Guo | The Texas Tribune /health-wellness/2025-02-27/federal-rule-medical-debt-north-texas-status The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule in early January to take medical debt off consumer credit reports. Texas experts say the change is a small but helpful step for patients, but its fate is unclear. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:09:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-02-27/federal-rule-medical-debt-north-texas-status Kailey Broussard /news/2025-01-29/white-house-response-adds-to-confusion-on-federal-funding-freeze A new memo from the Office of Management and Budget appeared to say the freeze was reversed, but the White House said that only the original memo was rescinded, not the freeze itself. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 18:44:04 GMT /news/2025-01-29/white-house-response-adds-to-confusion-on-federal-funding-freeze Barbara Sprunt, Elena Moore, Deirdre Walsh, Asma Khalid, Tamara Keith /politics/2025-01-28/judge-pauses-trumps-federal-funding-freeze-as-confusion-and-frustration-spread A federal judge has paused a sweeping new plan from the Trump administration to halt categories of federal spending. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 18:39:48 GMT /politics/2025-01-28/judge-pauses-trumps-federal-funding-freeze-as-confusion-and-frustration-spread Franco Ordoñez, Asma Khalid, Deirdre Walsh, Barbara Sprunt, Ashley Lopez /politics/2024-12-22/kay-granger-health-challenges-dementia-fort-worth The Fort Worth Republican’s last vote in Congress was in July. She did not seek reelection this year. Sun, 22 Dec 2024 23:21:10 GMT /politics/2024-12-22/kay-granger-health-challenges-dementia-fort-worth Berenice Garcia | The Texas Tribune /elections-2024/2024-11-13/ted-cruz-announces-hes-backing-rick-scott-in-senate-leadership-vote-snubbing-john-cornyn Cruz made the announcement less than an hour before Republican senators were scheduled to vote for their next leader to replace longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell. Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:10:30 GMT /elections-2024/2024-11-13/ted-cruz-announces-hes-backing-rick-scott-in-senate-leadership-vote-snubbing-john-cornyn Matthew Choi | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2024-08-30/north-texas-congress-immigration Democrats Jasmine Crockett and Marc Veasey and Republicans Beth Van Duyne and Keith Self discussed housing, the economy, immigration and more at the Dallas Regional Chamber's Congressional Forum. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2024-08-30/north-texas-congress-immigration Penelope Rivera