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@TheEllenShow what time and what cross street?!? Walnut street is long!!!

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Rep. Pete Gallego was the sole Texas lawmaker in attendance Thursday when President Obama signed the VA reform bill http://t.co/ILW8vCrvKC

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San Antonio makes @Forbes' list of the nation's "coolest cities." Rep. Joaquin Castro: "Of course!" http://t.co/k0ANzBqR1v

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Ted Cruz has raised $4.8 million in the last year and a half as the GOP gears up for the 2016 presidential race http://t.co/8wV5Hh53jS

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Rep. Sheila @JacksonLeeTX18 said Dems never tried to impeach Bush, but she supported a resolution to do so in 2008 http://t.co/xifLJW2DmO

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The Senate's border bill has inched forward as the congressional recess looms http://t.co/vv25Ntqnbe by @DiazChron

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Kissing babies isn't the only way politicians curry favor. Saving them from choking works just as well http://t.co/OeBSBDmPiO

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.@TXRandy14: "This president is the face of the border crisis. That’s why he won’t show his face at the border" http://t.co/rJ76ckluxM

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Sen. Ted Cruz says the ban on flights to Israel is serving as an economic boycott of the country http://t.co/8QN2wytqgl

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DHS Sec. Jeh Johnson said enforcement resources will soon be exhausted unless Congress approves more funding http://t.co/xURGOvxseM

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Cruz Watch: Fox News, immigration and vampires http://t.co/75ZlQ6uBXT

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Watch live: @GovernorPerry announcing plans to send Texas National Guard to the border. http://t.co/txdTek6znZ

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Follow @brianmrosenthal for live tweets from @GovernorPerry presser on sending Nat'l Guard troops to border. #txlege @HoustonChron

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White House calls @GovernorPerry's plan to deploy National Guard troops "symbolic," not a permanent solution http://t.co/87pmKn5ZUM

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.@SenTedCruz: "The only way to stop the border crisis is to stop President Obama’s amnesty" http://t.co/JGNgpL1unc

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Sen. @JohnCornyn and @RepCuellar will soon introduce a bill responding to the wave of unaccompanied child migrants http://t.co/QQOAOBHCDI

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In a 71-to-26 vote, the Senate confirmed San Antonio Mayor @JulianCastro as HUD secretary http://t.co/boIl8hQ8AW

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.@RepFilemonVela and @ConawayTX11 are among the least-Googled congressmen http://t.co/kvsfuZyfwT

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The U.S. has ended its World Cup bid, but for one month, politics were set aside as lawmakers rooted for their team http://t.co/ORejdqDWkc

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Texas Republicans celebrate today's @USSupremeCourt ruling in the Hobby Lobby case: http://t.co/X1FrTh80Bo