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Texas was admitted to the United States on December 29, 1845, and elects its U.S. senators to class 1 and class 2. The state's current senators are Republicans John Cornyn (serving since 2002) and Ted Cruz (serving since 2013). A total of 27 Democrats, 7 Republicans, and 1 Liberal Republican have served or are serving as U.S. senators from Texas.
Robert Lee Hall III, known as Bob Hall (born March 5, 1942), is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Texas State Senate. Aligned with the Tea Party movement , he succeeded fellow Republican Bob Deuell , whom he unseated by three hundred votes in the Republican runoff election held on May 27, 2014.
State Senator Sam McCann (R) pled guilty to wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion for using more than $200,000 from his campaign fund for his own personal use. (2024) [48] [49] State Representative Luis Arroyo (D) convicted of fraud. (2022) [50] State Senator Tom Cullerton (D) convicted of embezzlement. (2022) [51]
The House Ethics Committee has decided not to open an investigation into outgoing House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul (R-Texas), who was detained in November for public ...
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During the 2022–2023 session, Johnson was vice-chair of the House Committee on General Investigating, which directed two high-profile investigations that session, first against state representative Bryan Slaton, who resigned and was later expelled from the House on May 9, 2023 for providing alcohol to and having sexual relations with a 19 ...
A new Ohio bill would require state-approved training for anyone who serves alcohol if it becomes law. The bill would require all liquor permit holders and their employees to complete a training ...
In 1998, Cornyn was elected Attorney General of Texas, serving one term before winning a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2002. He was reelected in 2008 , 2014 , and 2020 . Cornyn chaired the National Republican Senatorial Committee from 2009 to 2013, and served as the Senate majority whip for the 114th and 115th Congresses.