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In 2006, Kansas U.S. Senator Sam Brownback blocked a confirmation vote on a George W. Bush federal appeals court nominee from Michigan, judge Janet T. Neff, objecting to her joining the bench solely for her having attended a same-sex commitment ceremony in Massachusetts in 2002 which involved a next door neighbor who was a close childhood ...
Retired to run for U.S. senator. Jim Mattox : Democratic: January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 95th 96th 97th: Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Retired to run for Texas Attorney General. John Wiley Bryant : Democratic: January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th: Elected in 1982. Re-elected ...
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse: Dallas: 400 North Ervay Street: N.D. Tex. 1930–1971 Still in use as a post office. n/a Santa Fe Office Building† Dallas: 1114 Commerce Street: N.D. Tex. 1945–1971 Built in 1926; Now serves as annex to Earle Cabell Federal Building. n/a Earle Cabell Federal Bldg & Courthouse: Dallas: 1100 Commerce Street: N ...
In 1995, the building was evacuated following a bomb threat called in to the IRS office. [6] On June 30, 2015, an envelope containing white powder was discovered in an office on the 14th floor. The Dallas Fire-Rescue Department determined that the powder was chalk; no one was injured in the incident. [3]
Texas State Auditor's Office; Texas State Board of Dental Examiners; Texas State Board for Educator Certification; Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists; Texas State Board of Public Accountancy; Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; Texas State Cemetery; Texas State Law Library; Texas State Library and Archives Commission
However, the first Latina to lead a permanent cabinet office was Hilda Solis when President Barack Obama appointed her Secretary of Labor in 2009. Mel Martínez , who was born in Cuba , became the first foreign-born Hispanic and Latino American to serve in the presidential cabinet when President George W. Bush named him Secretary of Housing and ...
Martinez said he favored repealing restrictions so it’s easier for Americans to exercise their 2nd Amendment rights, as did Balekian, though he said he did not support any changes to federal gun ...
The district is home to Dallas City Hall, the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, and several other local, regional, state, and federal government buildings.The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, which exercises original jurisdiction over 100 counties in North and West Texas, convenes in the Earle Cabell Federal Building and Courthouse in the district.