
James Osborne
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Washington Correspondent for @HoustonChron. Formerly Dallas Morning News, Philadelphia Inquirer. Retweets≠endorsements... just clicked on something.
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Joined June 2010
Trump moves to end 'climate change religion' in win for Texas oil via @houstonchron.
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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said the agency would release a proposal eliminating a finding that climate change posed a public health threat, which underpins greenhouse gas regulation.
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FEMA under fire for 24-hour delay in sending search and rescue teams to deadly Texas floods via @houstonchron.
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The scrutiny on the agency comes as President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the necessity of FEMA and called for states to take a greater role in disaster response.
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These are the Texas Democrats expected be targeted in the GOP's redistricting push, according to DC and Austin insiders. via @houstonchron.
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Districts in Houston, Austin, Dallas and South Texas could be part of the push to create up to five new Republican seats in Congress.
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FEMA's quick Texas response was 'the exception' as backlog grows under Trump via @houstonchron.
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As natural disasters like flooding, tornadoes and landslides piled up this spring, FEMA accumulated a backlog of disaster requests going into the Gulf of Mexico's hurricane season.
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Chip Roy casts decisive vote as Trump's megabill clears final hurdle via @houstonchron.
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After railing against the legislation, Roy and U.S. Rep. Keith Self of Texas voted with fellow Republicans to pass Trump's "big, beautiful bill."
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Chip Roy is in the hotseat again on Trump's tax cut bill via @houstonchron.
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Roy and his allies in the House Freedom Caucus again must decide between Trump and resisting the type of deficit increase they have long railed against.
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Here's who stands to win big in Texas from Trump's tax cut bill via @houstonchron.
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Wealthy Texans would benefit heavily from President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” getting new tax breaks of little use to the middle class.
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Ted Cruz's ban on state AI regulations stripped from Trump tax bill via @houstonchron.
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The Texas Republican has sought to block states from regulating artificial intelligence technology.
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Trump's call for more oil amid Iran conflict falls flat in Texas via @houstonchron.
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Texas oil companies say while grateful for Trump's efforts to boost the industry ultimately crude prices would determine whether they increased drilling.
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Ted Cruz spars with Tucker Carlson over Israel, Iran conflict via @houstonchron.
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Sen. Ted Cruz got into a fiery exchange with talk host Tucker Carlson in an interview, a short clip of which was posted online Wednesday and quickly went viral.
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Dan Crenshaw pushes 'counter-insurgency' strategy against Mexican cartels via @houstonchron.
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Seven years after Mexico declared a cease fire in their war against the drug cartels, Congress is weighing spending billions of dollars to help renew the fight.
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How Trump’s plans to boost catch limits could hurt Gulf fishermen via @houstonchron.
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President Donald Trump is pushing to raise catch limits while cutting fisheries staff at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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In Texas oil country, Trump enthusiasm wanes via @houstonchron.
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West Texas oil executives, who were some of Donald Trump's biggest supporters last election, say the president's trade and energy policies are causing "chaos" for the industry.
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Texas tried to deregulate gun silencers. Now Congress will decide. via @houstonchron.
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Three years after Congress passed the most significant gun control bill in decades, Republicans are pushing to do away with a federal registration requirement on gun silencers.
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Rural areas of Texas that rely on Medicaid, SNAP pose risk for Republicans via @houstonchron.
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Rural areas of Texas struggling with low-income and high unemployment are expected to be among the hardest hit if Republicans' Medicaid and SNAP cuts pass the Senate.
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Exxon's clean hydrogen project hit by Trump budget cuts via @houstonchron.
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The Trump administration is cutting $3.7 billion in federal funding for clean energy and recycling projects, including Exxon Mobil's clean hydrogen project at its Baytown facility.
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The oil rustlers of West Texas: Surge of thefts in Permian Basin draws political attention via @houstonchron.
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Oil theft has been part of doing business in West Texas for as long as people have been drilling, but over the past two years there's been a surge in activity, law enforcement said.
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Chip Roy adds key vote for Trump's new tax bill, backing off opposition via @houstonchron.
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For weeks Roy had expressed concern about the legislation, which independent budget analysts say will add trillions of dollars to the U.S. debt load.
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Texas Rep. Chip Roy, Freedom Caucus hold up budget vote via @houstonchron.
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Rep. Chip Roy and other members of the House Freedom Caucus pushed back against Republican leaders' plans to pass a budget and tax package out of the House this week.
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Chip Roy pushes more spending cuts for Trump tax bill ahead of budget vote via @houstonchron.
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The Texas Republican let President Donald Trump's bill clear a key committee vote Sunday...
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