Voter ID trial: Texas tweaks Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer for inaccurate claim...
comments ()State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, a San Antonio Democrats who leads the Latino caucus in the Texas House, has been one of the most outspoken critics of the push for a voter ID law. On...
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Martinez Fischer warns Straus, Simpson to ‘call off your surrogates’
comments ()Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, says surrogates for the two Republican candidates for House speaker are spreading misinformation. (Courtesy photo)visit site to read more]
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Heated debate on Voting Rights Act as Justice Scalia calls landmark law a...
People lined up for hours at the Supreme Court for oral arguments in the Shelby County, Ala., voting rights case. (AP/Evan Vucci)visit site to read more]
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House — both left and right — is grumpy over budget deal
Internet sensation Grumpy Cat The House has dispatched some key members to the Senate to convey the House’s displeasure over some late changes senators made to a second, emergency spending bill that...
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Obama assures civil rights groups he’ll fill Voting Rights void; Trey...
Rev. Al Sharpton, flanked by National Council of La Raza president Janet Murguia, National Urban League president Marc Morial, and other civil rights leaders after a meeting with President Obama and...
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Democrat urges Abbott to repudiate push to end immigrant tuition break
Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, after a May 29 hearing in a redistricting suit (AP Photo/Eric Gay) A leading Hispanic Democrat in the Legislature has called on … [visit site to read more]
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In UT regent probe, attorney-client privilege could be waived pending AG opinion
UT regent Wallace Hall is under inevestigation for massive open records requests he made of UT Austin. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File))visit site to read more]
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UT wants attorney general’s opinion: Can House committee punish for contempt?
University of Texas regent Wallace Hall is under investigation by House committee. The UT System has requested an opinion from the attorney general's office on whether the committee can hold witnesses...
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Texas Dems blast Perry for Obamacare impediments
A woman looks at the HealthCare.gov insurance exchange site showing a "Please wait" page. (AFP/Karen Bleier)visit site to read more]
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Representatives won’t take ‘no’ for an answer on admissions probe
AUSTIN–It ain’t over ‘til it’s over—or at least that’s the mantra of two San Antonio representatives. Reps. Trey Martinez Fischer and Lyle Larson are asking the University of Texas … [visit site to...
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House Democrats delay vote on open carry bill by raising technicality
Rep. Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, … [visit site to read more]
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House rejects effort to let Texans vote on raising minimum wage
An exterior of the Texas State Capitol in Austin Wednesday … [visit site to read more]
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House passes ‘campus carry,’ sending contentious measure to Abbott
Students make their way around campus at UNT in … [visit site to read more]
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Democrat lashes cuts to disabled kids' therapy
Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, middle, tries to block on a point of order HB 910, an open carry bill sponsored by Rep. Larry Phillips, left, in the House Chamber at the Capitol on Friday April 17, 2015....
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Hispanic Democrat posts 'bienvenido a San Antonio' video that castigates Trump
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