FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 11 - The Untold Story

Everything is on the line Tuesday for these incumbents - Roll Call

House incumbents who face primary challenges or are vying for Senate nominations have everything on the line on Super Tuesday.

Roll Call · Feb 29, 2024

Trump, Biden to visit Texas in competing border trips Thursday

President Joe Biden will meet with law enforcement in Brownsville on Thursday while former President Donald Trump travels to Eagle Pass.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 26, 2024

Far-right Republicans are coming for centrist U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales’ seat in the GOP primary

Gonzales is running for the first time since the Texas GOP censured him for breaking with the party over his positions on gun control and border security.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 22, 2024

Watch as Speaker Johnson leads Republicans on visit to US-Mexico border

Watch as Republicans travel to Eagle Pass, Texas, where migrants are arriving at the US-Mexico border to seek asylum.

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2024

US-Mexico border talks yield ‘important agreements’ on rail and bridge crossings

Two countries agree to enhance efforts to tackle human smuggling, poverty and violence and promote legal ‘pathways’

The Guardian - US · Dec 28, 2023

Cruz, Cornyn join Senate Republicans in demanding border overhaul for Ukraine aid

Texas Republicans refuse to back continued aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan without a major hardening of border security policy.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 6, 2023

Unpacking Elon Musk’s convoluted U.S.-Mexico border visit

In late September, Elon Musk, the tech billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX, set the internet ablaze with his visit to the Texas-Mexico border to provide what he called an “unfiltered” perspective on the border crisis as thousands of migrants, mostly from Venezuela, crossed the Rio Grande River.

The Conversation · Nov 5, 2023

Jim Jordan is out. Here are the three Texas Republicans who helped keep him from the speaker’s gavel.

Reps. Kay Granger, Tony Gonzales and Jake Ellzey were firm in their opposition to Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 20, 2023

Texas’ three GOP holdouts vote against Jim Jordan for third time

U.S. Reps. Kay Granger of Fort Worth, Tony Gonzales of San Antonio and Jake Ellzey of Midlothian were among 22 other Republicans and all Democrats voting against Jordan in a third attempt at electing a new speaker this week.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 20, 2023

Texas Republicans oppose a temporary speaker as U.S. House struggles to find leadership

The move would let the House act on legislation amid the Israel-Hamas war and other priorities, but several Texans recoiled at the idea, saying it would hand power to Democrats and break trust with supporters.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 19, 2023