/tags/lloyd-doggett Lloyd Doggett 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/2024-10-03/register-to-vote-in-austin-texas-travis-county-registration-drive-post-offices Each election cycle, thousands of people who mail in their applications miss the deadline due to late postmarks. AG真人百家乐 County wanted to minimize that with in-person registration drives at several post offices. The Postal Service had agreed, but then changed its mind. Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:01:00 GMT /politics/2024-10-03/register-to-vote-in-austin-texas-travis-county-registration-drive-post-offices Luz Moreno-Lozano /politics/2024-07-25/u-s-rep-lloyd-doggett-took-a-political-risk-by-calling-on-biden-to-step-aside-it-worked In a Q&A, Doggett, 77, discusses his role in the recent chain of historic events and his feelings about where the party goes from here. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:35:02 GMT /politics/2024-07-25/u-s-rep-lloyd-doggett-took-a-political-risk-by-calling-on-biden-to-step-aside-it-worked Isaac Yu /politics/2024-07-02/democrat-lloyd-doggett-joe-biden-presidential-race-drop-out The longtime Austin representative pointed to Biden's debate performance last week, along with the incumbent's showing in the polls. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:23:14 GMT /politics/2024-07-02/democrat-lloyd-doggett-joe-biden-presidential-race-drop-out Andrew Weber /health/2023-01-17/austin-receives-2-million-in-federal-funding-for-drug-overdose-prevention-efforts AG真人百家乐 County saw a spike in the number of overdose deaths last year. The money will be used to help raise awareness about overdoses. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 21:15:46 GMT /health/2023-01-17/austin-receives-2-million-in-federal-funding-for-drug-overdose-prevention-efforts Haya Panjwani /transportation/2022-05-18/austins-airport-now-wants-people-to-arrive-three-or-more-hours-before-departure With a crush of passengers expected over Memorial Day weekend, Congressman Lloyd Doggett blasts TSA as "thoroughly unprepared." Wed, 18 May 2022 23:33:52 GMT /transportation/2022-05-18/austins-airport-now-wants-people-to-arrive-three-or-more-hours-before-departure Nathan Bernier /politics/2022-03-01/lloyd-doggett-wins-democratic-nomination-for-austins-new-congressional-seat Doggett had more than 80% of the vote in the Democratic primary Tuesday evening. He said he is looking forward to being 鈥渕ore accessible鈥� in Austin if he wins in November. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 04:48:41 GMT /politics/2022-03-01/lloyd-doggett-wins-democratic-nomination-for-austins-new-congressional-seat Ashley Lopez /covid-19/2022-01-28/new-covid-19-testing-site-to-open-at-metz-elementary-school The site at the defunct Metz Elementary School in East Austin will provide free PCR testing for Central Texans. The site will operate daily from Feb. 1-21. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 23:20:26 GMT /covid-19/2022-01-28/new-covid-19-testing-site-to-open-at-metz-elementary-school Sangita Menon /politics/2022-01-06/our-democracy-remains-hanging-by-a-thread-austin-congressman-says-a-year-after-the-jan-6-insurrection Congressman Lloyd Doggett says laws passed since 2020 that make it harder to vote pose the greatest threat to free and fair elections in the U.S. Thu, 06 Jan 2022 20:36:01 GMT /politics/2022-01-06/our-democracy-remains-hanging-by-a-thread-austin-congressman-says-a-year-after-the-jan-6-insurrection Ashley Lopez /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 AG真人百家乐 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