The Texas congressional delegation has secured about $675 million to pay for community projects across the state in federal spending bills for the next fiscal year. But the funds are all in jeopardy amid the threat of a government shutdown.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/09/29/532100/about-675-million-earmarked-for-texas-projects-is-in-limbo-as-congress-careens-toward-shutdown/

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Most Texas Republicans in Congress refrained from holding public town halls back in their districts during their annual August recess, skirting the protests and heckling that have overshadowed events held by their peers.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/05/530148/texas-republicans-in-congress-scaled-back-town-halls-during-summer-recess-amid-criticism-over-trump-megabill/

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Hundreds of Houston-area residents gathered in two different locations Monday night to call for Republican members of Congress to host town hall meetings in their districts.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/04/15/518813/houston-area-residents-call-for-republican-congress-members-to-host-town-halls/

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke reflected on the future of the Democratic party in front of thousands of people gathered Thursday night at the Fort Bend County Fairgrounds in Rosenberg.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/03/28/517098/minnesota-gov-tim-walz-and-former-congressman-beto-orourke-reflect-on-partys-future/

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Republican Troy Nehls, a Houston-area Congressman, is the subject of a House Ethics Committee investigation. The focus of the investigation remains unclear, but Nehls suggested it relates to campaign finance matters.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/03/28/481990/congressman-troy-nehls-under-investigation-by-house-ethics-committee/

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