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Houston Public Media Jul 1, 2025

Following a 26-hour marathon voting session and lengthy, late-night negotiations, the U.S. Senate passed its version of Republicans’ landmark tax and spending bill with both Texas senators voting for the legislation.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/07/01/525455/senate-passes-gops-tax-and-spending-bill-with-cornyn-cruz-priorities-included/

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Senate passes GOP’s tax and spending bill with Cornyn, Cruz priorities included

The package includes $13.5 billion to reimburse states for border spending. It is expected to meet resistance in the House from some Texas Republicans.

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Houston Public Media Apr 10, 2025

U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz from Texas introduced a bill this week to bring the Space Shuttle Discovery back home to Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/nasa/2025/04/10/518521/texas-senators-introduce-legislation-to-return-space-shuttle-discovery-to-houston/

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Senators from Texas introduce legislation to return Space Shuttle Discovery to Houston

The shuttle is currently located at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia. The proposed legislation would authorize the transfer of the shuttle to a “non-profit’ near the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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Houston Public Media Oct 29, 2023

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2650: RRS Discovery

Episode: 2650 RRS Discovery: 1901 research vessel whose legacy lives today. Today, the RRS Discovery.

Engines of Our Ingenuity 2650: RRS Discovery

Episode: 2650 RRS Discovery: 1901 research vessel whose legacy lives today. Today, the RRS Discovery.

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