As Harris County officials push to prevent another Harvey-like catastrophe, members of the Houston congressional delegation introduced legislation to require more oversight of water-retention basins and dams.
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She was at some of the most pivotal battles ever fought by Americans. She escorted convoys across the ocean in 1941 and shelled the Axis-held beach at Normandy. She carried out bombardments at Okinawa, clearing the way for Army and Marine landings on the beaches. Her silhouette loomed ominous as she gave supportive fire at Iwo Jima, and her captain nearly grounded her to fire on German forces at Omaha beach. She was also tasked with carrying more than 4,000 troops safely home from the Pacific fo...
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Thanks to the help of one congressman, federal funding could be en route to save the USS Texas, a 103-year-old battleship docked in the Houston Ship Channel.
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House appropriators introduced a spending bill June 28 that would increase NASA’s budget by nearly $800 million about the administration’s request, with particular support for the agency’s exploration and education programs.
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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson said Thursday that the United States could face the same fate as ancient Egypt and Rome unless it finds a way to shrink the national debt.
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Taylor High School art student Ana Olvera has won the Congressional Art Competition hosted by District 7 U.S. Congressman John Culberson, R-West Houston, with her oil painting "Chasing the Storm."
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U.S. Representative John Culberson asked the Department of Justice to certify Travis County as a sanctuary jurisdiction and declare it ineligible for federal law enforcement grants. The move by the Texas congressmen follows a declaration by the Travis County sheriff that she will no longer, with certain limited exceptions, honor federal immigration detainers.
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The House chairman who oversees Justice Department spending is telling so-called "sanctuary cities" that funding for police, jails and housing will end under President Trump's new executive orders tightening immigration control.
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