Effort to make Ocmulgee Mounds Georgia’s First National Park and Preserve reintroduced in Congress
Federal lawmakers from Georgia reintroduced efforts to have the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park be the state’s first ...
Former Austin Mayor Carole Keeton dies at 85: 'One tough grandma'
An irrepressible campaigner, Keeton was the first woman to lead Austin and the first to become Texas' chief financial officer ...
Amid debate on birthright citizenship, Texans in Congress discuss how they became citizens
News reached out to members of the Texas delegation to ask how they acquired citizenship and their position on limiting ...
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Former Austin Mayor Carole Keeton dies at 85: 'One tough grandma'
Trailblazing former Austin Mayor and Texas Comptroller Carole ... Keeton made an unsuccessful bid in 1986 to unseat longtime U.S. Rep. J.J. "Jake" Pickle, running as a Republican in the heavily ...
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Georgia and Macon Chambers of Commerce support federal legislation to establish Ocmulgee Mounds as Georgia’s first national park & preserve
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce have announced their support for the bipartisan ...
Texas lawmakers struggle to keep straight faces over 'District of Austin' bill
On Wednesday, state rep. Briscoe Cain's bill to make the city of Austin into the "District of Austin" was struck down by ...
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NPR, PBS heads answer lawmakers' allegations of bias
The CEOs of the largest U.S. public broadcasting networks are appearing before a House subcommittee chaired by Republican Rep ...
US could run short of money to pay its bills by August without a debt limit deal, CBO says
The United States is on track to hit its statutory debt ceiling — the so-called X-date when the country runs short of money ...
Texas House panel unanimously rejects bill to put Austin under Legislature's thumb
A Texas House committee took the unusual step of unanimously voting down the bill to make Austin a district of the state and ...
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WATCH LIVE: NPR, PBS heads answer lawmakers' allegations of bias
The CEOs of the largest U.S. public broadcasting networks are appearing before a House subcommittee chaired by Republican Rep ...