Former Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee defeated Houston City Councilmember Amanda Edwards to fill this seat that’s been vacant for nearly 11 months since the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner.

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Democrat explains why she's refusing to sit for a DOJ interview over the ‘illegal orders’ video Rep. Maggie Goodlander joins The Lead.

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President Trump's harsh immigration tactics are taking a political hit as new polls show a majority of Americans feel federal agents have "gone too far" in enforcing immigration laws. It's not just ...

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are running out of time to reach an agreement over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Anti-abortion conservatives have long sought to force Planned Parenthood’s clinics to close their doors and to make it harder, if not impossible, to get abortion pills as part of a ...

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