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Stockman offers to buy U-Haul gift cards for at-risk Democratic senators who...

One Texas congressman warns supporting gun legislation will be a costly move. But he’s willing to lend a sympathetic hand. Rep. Steve Stockman called out several centrist Senate Democrats not to...

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Cruz vows to continue fight despite bipartisan deal to expand background checks

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz says he won’t back down. Nearly nine in ten Americans favor expanding background checks for gun buyers. And two historically pro-gun senators reached a bipartisan agreement this...

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Cruz has ‘cordial’ phone conversation with daughter of slain Sandy Hook...

@sentedcruz because she was gunned down in Sandy Hook.I DESERVE TO BE HEARD! — Erica Lafferty (@E_Laffs2) April 9, 2013 Erica Lafferty will be heard. The 27-year-daughter of slain Sandy Hook Elementary...

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Cornyn, Cruz explain their votes to block debate on gun legislation

You’re not surprised, are you? Texas’ two senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, were on the losing side of a vote today to proceed with debate (and a final vote) on gun legislation. What might be a bit...

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Cornyn: Expanding gun use by prosecutors and judges will ensure their safety

John Cornyn voted today to prevent Senate consideration of gun legislation, but that hasn’t stopped the Texas senator from pushing for a separate bill to increase gun use, aiming to protect prosecutors...

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Updated: Texas RR Commission chair apologizes for re-tweeting image of a...

Updated, 3 p.m. CDT Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Barry Smitherman apologized on Friday for weighing in on the gun-control developments in Washington on Thursday by retweeting an image that showed...

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Obama calls gun vote ‘a pretty shameful day’ — Texas delegation couldn’t...

“All in all, this was a pretty shameful day for Washington.” – President Obama, late Wednesday afternoon The Texas delegation couldn’t disagree more. Texas’ two senators, who did all they could to sink...

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Gun rights backers outnumber protesters as Texans celebrate 1st, 2nd...

It was a battle of the activists outside Sen. Ted Cruz’s Dallas office this weekend: The Texas senator’s Tea Party backers vs. President Obama’s Organizing for Action supporters. Organizing For Action,...

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Report: ATF failed to inspect 58 percent of licensed gun dealers in past 5 years

The embattled ATF is failing to inspect a majority of licensed gun dealers every 3-to-5 years because of competing priorities and a lack of investigators, the Justice Department said today. Between...

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The Top Ten: Louie Gohmert thinks radical Muslims are training to ‘act like...

Every week Texas on the Potomac gives you a second glimpse of our top stories from the previous week. Here are the most viewed stories from April 14 to 20. 1. Texans pray for Boston’s blast victims;...

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