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Texas Congressman.

San Antonio, Texas
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Joined December 2010
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  1. Retweeted
    9 hours ago

    I remember being in the room June 1, 2018 after the mass shooting at Santa Fe HS. promised us more gun safety. He lied.

    Texas.
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  2. Retweeted
    10 hours ago

    HURRICANE NICHOLAS: The storm has strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane with landfall anticipated soon. Here's the latest from our reporters along the Texas coast:

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  3. 12 hours ago

    I asked about positions remaining vacant because a single senator — Ted Cruz — had thrown a tantrum and blocked nominations. I was glad that after my questioning, several important nominations were approved by the Senate.

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  4. 15 hours ago

    Texans and all those along the Gulf Coast continue to experience the dangerous effects of the ongoing climate crisis. Please stay safe, be prepared, and remain alert as Tropical Storm Nicholas approaches.

    Tropical Storm Nicholas has strengthened and could blow ashore in Texas as a hurricane. The storm could bring up to 20 inches of rain to parts of the Gulf Coast, including the same area hit by Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and storm-battered Louisiana.
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  5. Retweeted
    16 hours ago

    After raised the issue today of nominations being held up, it appears there is some movement. First confirmed A/S for SCA since 2017. And right ahead of next weeks Quad meeting.

    Confirmed by voice vote: Executive Calendar #335 Donald Lu, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister Counselor, to be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs.
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    16 hours ago

    Are there any other governors less willing to engage with reporters, especially during a weather emergency?

    “Texas is ready to respond,” says at briefing on Tropical Storm Nicholas. Abbott takes no questions from media.
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  7. Retweeted
    17 hours ago

    Rep. Castro uses his time during the Blinken hearing to highlight the impact of Sen. Ted Cruz throwing "a tantrum" to block the State Department from filling positions

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  8. Retweeted
    17 hours ago

    Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) raises the issue of how many senior State Dept posts do not have their Senate confirmed people, mostly because of a block by Sen. Ted Cruz.

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  9. Retweeted
    18 hours ago

    To no surprise, Governor Abbott's "Operation Lone Star," where he flooded the border with state troopers, is turning into a racial profiling nightmare for the overwhelmingly Latino residents of the Rio Grande Valley, who are being pulled over constantly.

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  10. 19 hours ago

    I will question today as Congress conducts its constitutional oversight responsibilities. is holding the first hearing evaluating the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and our policies over the past twenty years of war.

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  11. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    . took this on a week ago:

    In addition to trampling on women’s rights and making it easier for people to get COVID, we’re losing job opportunities because of .
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    23 hours ago

    Capitol Police says it arrested a man with a bayonet and a machete in his truck near the DNC headquarters. Says truck had swastikas on it and an American flag in lieu of a license plate. “Craighead said he was ‘on patrol’ and began talking about white supremacist ideology.”

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  13. 23 hours ago

    In addition to trampling on women’s rights and making it easier for people to get COVID, we’re losing job opportunities because of .

    Texas wanted to be the tech haven of the U.S. Its new abortion bill and other measures are causing workers to rethink their move.
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  14. Retweeted
    Sep 11

    The scientific research is conclusive: Widespread masking in schools significantly limits COVID transmission among students.

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  15. Retweeted
    Sep 13

    In case you missed it. Other nations are actively engaged in convincing Americans to not get vaccinated. The anti-vaxx meme that's being shared was likely generated by Russian operatives.

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  16. Retweeted
    Sep 12

    Amid a surge in Covid cases across the country, medical disinformation in Spanish persists on AM radio, social media and closed messaging apps, where people claim that masks do not work and that the vaccines are dangerous and part of the “global reset.”

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  17. Retweeted
    Sep 11

    Dr. Dora Menchaca, a San Antonio native, took an early flight to return to her family on 9/11. She boarded Flight 77 and never made it home, but left a legacy and a message for her husband and kids.

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  18. Sep 11

    Strange post from a strange man.

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    81 replies 97 retweets 982 likes
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    Sep 11

    Forget money: It is redistricting that allows 35% of voters to control the Texas political process. Gives lie to majority rule. The primary rules even though the Constitution only recognizes the election in November via

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    Sep 11

    George W. Bush today "We have seen growing evidence that the dangers to our country can come not only across borders but from violence that gathers within..."

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