Houston Public MediaSep 23, 2025

Sixteen candidates are in November's special election for the 18th Congressional District in Houston. The winner could then have to face longtime U.S. Rep. Al Green in the Democratic primary in March.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2025/09/23/531613/potential-primary-challenge-by-u-s-rep-al-green-looms-over-special-election-in-houstons-tx-18/

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Potential primary challenge next year by U.S. Rep. Al Green looms over November’s special election in TX-18

Texas Republican state lawmakers redrew Green’s solidly Democratic 9th Congressional District as a GOP opportunity district, moving Green’s home into the 18th Congressional District. While he is staying out of the November special election in the 18th, he hasn’t ruled out entering next March’s Democratic primary.

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Houston Public MediaAug 22, 2025

Houston-area state Rep. Briscoe Cain has signaled his intention to run for Texas’ 9th Congressional District — which he and fellow Republican state lawmakers are redrawing to benefit their party.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/08/22/529266/houston-area-gop-state-rep-briscoe-cain-signals-intent-to-run-for-seat-in-redrawn-9th-congressional-district/

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Houston-area GOP state Rep. Briscoe Cain signals intent to run for seat in redrawn 9th Congressional District

District 9 has long been represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Al Green, who would face an uphill battle for re-election in a newly redrawn district that would favor Republicans.

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Houston Public MediaAug 19, 2025

The congressional redistricting map now advancing through the Texas House would add Liberty County to TX-9, unlike the map under consideration in the Senate. The district has long been represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Al Green.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/08/19/529009/house-pursues-redistricting-map-that-would-make-houstons-tx-9-more-solidly-republican/

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Houston’s 9th Congressional District would be solidly Republican under Texas House’s redistricting map

The redistricting map now advancing through the House would add Liberty County to TX-9, unlike the map under consideration in the Senate. The district has long been represented by Democratic U.S. Rep. Al Green.

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Houston Public MediaJul 11, 2025

U.S. Rep. Al Green of Houston slammed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to redraw some of the state's congressional districts mid-decade during the upcoming special legislative session, under pressure from President Donald Trump.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/07/11/526262/houston-congressman-al-green-threatens-lawsuit-impeachment-over-texas-redistricting-plan/

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Houston Congressman Al Green threatens lawsuit, impeachment over Texas redistricting plan

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, has cited mid-decade redistricting as part of his agenda for the state's upcoming special legislative session. Four congressional districts long held by Democrats, including three in Houston, are being targeted.

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Houston Public MediaJun 25, 2025

The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly to set aside Houston Congressman Al Green's effort to impeach President Donald Trump on a sole charge of abuse of power after he launched military strikes on Iran without first seeking authorization from Congress.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/national/2025/06/25/524893/house-shelves-houston-congressman-al-greens-effort-to-impeach-trump-over-iran-strikes/

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House shelves Houston Congressman Al Green’s effort to impeach Trump over Iran strikes

Green, who had filed earlier articles of impeachment against the president this year, has been a consistent voice speaking out against Trump's actions, which he warns are causing the U.S. to slide toward authoritarianism.

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Houston Public MediaMay 7, 2025

Three Houston-area members of Congress are asking why the National Weather Service’s office in the region has nearly a dozen vacancies ahead of hurricane season. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2025/05/07/520792/houston-lawmakers-demand-answers-regarding-vacancies-at-nws-ahead-of-hurricane-season/

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Houston lawmakers demand answers about National Weather Service vacancies ahead of hurricane season

In a letter signed by Democratic U.S. Reps. Lizzie Fletcher, Sylvia Garcia and Al Green, they called the vacancies a “staffing crisis” and said the station meteorologist in charge, the warning coordination meteorologist and the science and operations officer are expected to leave due to “significant staffing reductions directed by President Trump and Elon Musk.”

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Houston Public MediaApr 23, 2025

U.S. Rep. Al Green, a Black Democrat from Houston, called out a fellow member of Congress for recent remarks about him that he described as racist.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/04/22/519488/houston-congressman-al-green-says-tennessee-rep-used-a-racial-slur-by-calling-him-boy/

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Houston Congressman Al Green says Tennessee rep used a racial slur by calling him ‘boy’

U.S. Rep. Diana Harshbarger, a 65-year-old Republican from Tennessee, used the term "boy" when referring to the 77-year-old Green, a Black Democrat, during an appearance last week on a faith-based podcast.

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Houston Public MediaMar 17, 2025

A vocal group of more than 50 demonstrators gathered at the entrance to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Monday to demand an end to the widespread firings and layoffs that have hit the space agency and other government agencies.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/nasa/2025/03/17/516193/labor-unions-protest-federal-workforce-cuts-at-nasas-johnson-space-center-in-houston/

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Labor unions protest federal workforce cuts at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston

U.S. Rep. Al Green was among those to participate in Monday's protest against the Department of Governmental Efficiency and its director, technology mogul Elon Musk.

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OUR COMMON GROUNDMar 7, 2025

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A list of the phone numbers for the 10 Vichy Democrats who voted to censor Rep Al Green. Let your smartphone do the #Resistance Dance
Betrayal cannot be tolerated.

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Houston Public MediaFeb 6, 2025

Houston Congressman Al Green on Wednesday announced he would file articles of impeachment against Donald Trump after the president suggested the United States would move to take over the Gaza Strip.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/02/06/513110/houston-congressman-al-green-to-file-articles-of-impeachment-against-president-donald-trump/

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Houston congressman Al Green to file articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump

Trump floated the idea during a White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, proposing the U.S. assume ownership of the territory and redevelop the land.

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