/tags/congress Congress en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:01:00 GMT /politics/2025-03-25/austin-tx-congress-spending-bill-community-project-funding The money would have gone to help finish the Waterloo Greenway and to projects that help domestic violence survivors and people transitioning out of homelessness. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 10:01:00 GMT /politics/2025-03-25/austin-tx-congress-spending-bill-community-project-funding Andrew Weber /politics/2025-03-04/trump-says-he-is-just-getting-started-as-he-faces-vocal-protests-from-democrats Trump addressed a sharply divided Congress, as he claimed an electoral mandate and vowed his administration was "just getting started." Throughout the speech, he faced repeated jeers from Democrats. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:00:50 GMT /politics/2025-03-04/trump-says-he-is-just-getting-started-as-he-faces-vocal-protests-from-democrats Deepa Shivaram /politics/2022-07-22/3-common-myths-about-the-abortion-debate-that-many-people-get-wrong Common misperceptions are that only abortion-seekers are affected, that Democratics could have codified protections before, and that Congress can easily get rid of federal laws restricting abortion. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 12:59:39 GMT /politics/2022-07-22/3-common-myths-about-the-abortion-debate-that-many-people-get-wrong Julie Rovner /politics/2022-06-08/the-house-passes-a-gun-control-bill-in-response-to-the-buffalo-and-uvalde-shootings It has almost no chance of becoming law as the Senate pursues negotiations focused on improving mental health programs, bolstering school security and enhancing background checks. Thu, 09 Jun 2022 01:37:22 GMT /politics/2022-06-08/the-house-passes-a-gun-control-bill-in-response-to-the-buffalo-and-uvalde-shootings The Associated Press /science/2022-05-17/the-militarys-ufo-database-now-has-info-from-about-400-reported-incidents That's up from 143 incidents in a report issued in 2021. Officials partly credited reducing stigma around the issue for the new reports, many of which are older and went unmentioned at the time. Tue, 17 May 2022 15:20:29 GMT /science/2022-05-17/the-militarys-ufo-database-now-has-info-from-about-400-reported-incidents Giles Snyder, Christopher Dean Hopkins /2022-03-15/the-senate-approves-a-bill-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent For those wishing for an end to annual clock shifting, this push in Congress is perhaps better late than never. It would still require House approval and President Biden's signature to become law. Tue, 15 Mar 2022 22:32:24 GMT /2022-03-15/the-senate-approves-a-bill-to-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent Joe Hernandez /politics/2021-10-18/first-lawsuit-filed-challenging-new-texas-political-maps-as-intentionally-discriminatory Before they’re even signed into law, the state’s new maps for congressional and statehouse districts have been challenged in federal court by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 21:42:14 GMT /politics/2021-10-18/first-lawsuit-filed-challenging-new-texas-political-maps-as-intentionally-discriminatory Alexa Ura | The Texas Tribune /politics/2021-10-18/longtime-u-s-rep-lloyd-doggett-will-run-in-the-austin-areas-new-congressional-district The Austin Democrat, who has served in Congress since 1995, currently represents the 35th District, which stretches down to San Antonio. He will run in the newly created 37th District located in AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County. Mon, 18 Oct 2021 21:23:06 GMT /politics/2021-10-18/longtime-u-s-rep-lloyd-doggett-will-run-in-the-austin-areas-new-congressional-district Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune /2021-09-27/congress-faces-a-week-of-critical-deadlines Democrats must untangle a potential government shutdown Thursday, a potential federal default, a vote on a $1 trillion infrastructure bill and a related vote on as much as $3.5 trillion in spending. Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:11:18 GMT /2021-09-27/congress-faces-a-week-of-critical-deadlines Kelsey Snell, Deirdre Walsh /texas/2020-08-03/texas-democrats-outraise-republicans-in-house-races-it-doesnt-guarantee-theyll-win From Texas Standard:Democrats running for Congress in Texas are raking in some of the biggest fundraising hauls in years compared to their Republicanâ€� Mon, 03 Aug 2020 19:52:04 GMT /texas/2020-08-03/texas-democrats-outraise-republicans-in-house-races-it-doesnt-guarantee-theyll-win Jill Ament