West Texas Congressman’s ‘Big Beautiful’ Cuts Could Harm Rural Hospitals in His District Jodey Arrington was the House architect of Trump’s massive tax-and-spend bill that includes steep healthcare cuts. Texas Observer · Aug 27, 2025
Inside the negotiations on Trump’s GOP megabill, from the Lubbock lawmaker whose name is on the legislation The House budget chair and lead sponsor of the GOP tax and spending bill recounts the months of negotiations needed to unite the fractious caucus. The Texas Tribune · Jul 10, 2025
Trumpers want Texas to boost GOP maps The plan would shift voters from safely red districts into blue ones. Members of the GOP delegation aren't sold Salon · Jun 12, 2025
Trump aides want Texas to redraw its congressional maps to boost the GOP. What would that mean? The plan would shift voters from safely red districts into blue ones. Members of the state’s Republican delegation aren’t sold on the idea. The Texas Tribune · Jun 11, 2025
Republicans use LA protests to push holdouts to pass Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ House Speaker Mike Johnson says ‘it's those men and women, the federal law enforcement officers who deserve our support right now’ The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2025
Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Overcomes Major Hurdle, Moves to House Rules Committee The GOP's "big, beautiful bill" was approved by the House Budget Committee late Sunday despite continued concerns overs Medicaid cuts. Latin Times · May 19, 2025
John Cornyn says tax and spending bill must reimburse Texas $11 billion for border security Texas Republicans are pushing the federal government to pay the state’s costs of Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg’s Abbott’s border security initiative. The Texas Tribune · May 9, 2025
House Speaker Optimistic About Spending Negotiations Progress House Speaker Mike Johnson expresses optimism and determination in ongoing spending negotiations, emphasizing collaboration and positive discussions. Top News · Feb 11, 2025
Texas Republicans in Congress propose bills to codify Trump executive orders Ending birthright citizenship, increasing oil drilling, and leaving WHO are just a few bills the state’s Republicans pushed in Congress this month. The Texas Tribune · Jan 27, 2025
House GOP Leaders Discuss Budget Reconciliation Process With Conservatives House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington meet with House conservatives to discuss advancing Trump's agenda through budget reconcil... Top News · Jan 8, 2025
Food stamps, environmental safeguards and denying Ozempic: The ways Republicans could pay for Trump’s tax cuts Incoming administration is expected to cut federal spending to federal programs they don’t prioritize like environmental regulations The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2025
A Bipartisan Tax Hike Won't Fix This Deficit The government needs to cut back on spending—and on the promises to special interests that fuel the spending. Reason · Mar 7, 2024
Congress Is Trying To Avoid Taking Responsibility for the Debt Crisis It Created A fiscal commission might be a good idea, but it's also the ultimate expression of Congress' irresponsibility. Reason · Nov 29, 2023
Texas Republicans unite to elect Mike Johnson as U.S. House Speaker All Texas Republicans in the U.S. House voted for Louisiana’s Mike Johnson to be speaker, ending a stalemate that has left the chamber leaderless for three weeks. Johnson is a deeply religious conservative who won the support of the party’s disparate factions. The Texas Tribune · Oct 25, 2023
The Texas Tribune · Oct 22, 2023 U.S. Reps. Jodey Arrington, Roger Williams decline House speaker bid Only one Texan, Rep. Pete Sessions, remains in the race for House Speaker. Republicans will hear from the candidates Monday night as they try to fill the job following U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan’s failure to win a majority.
The Texas Tribune · Oct 20, 2023 Texas Reps. Jodey Arrington, Pete Sessions and Roger Williams are making moves to become U.S. House speaker Arrington and Williams expressed their interest after the House Republican Conference voted in a closed door meeting to drop Jim Jordan as their nominee for speaker. Sessions announced his run shortly after.
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2023 Texas Republicans invoke Noah’s Ark to defend Greg Abbott’s floating Rio Grande border wall in DoJ lawsuit Texas is being sued in state and federal court over floating border wall plan
The Texas Tribune · Jul 27, 2023 U.S. House Republicans from Texas target federal funding unless Homeland Security chief is removed Escalating their fight over Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ handling of immigration at the southern border, far-right representatives say they will oppose any appropriations for his agency.
Axios · Apr 8, 2023 House GOP dysfunction fuels Democrats' hardball budget tactics Democrats stick to strategy of not negotiating until GOP has a budget plan.
Axios · Apr 8, 2023 McCarthy faces GOP blowback after N.Y. Times leak “The members I've spoken with are just stunned," one Republican told Axios.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023 Doyle McManus: Biden's budget was an opening bid. Where's the Republican plan? President Joe Biden unveiled his $6.8 trillion budget proposal last week, and it drew the customary jaded responses: a work of fiction. A party platform with price tags. And, of course, dead on arrival.
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023 Biden's upcoming budget part of 2024 political messaging President Joe Biden has decided to get out of the White House to unveil his proposed budget this week in Pennsylvania, a must-win state in 2024
The Texas Tribune · Feb 6, 2023 Texas defense hawks urge Congress away from military funding cuts to raise the debt ceiling Texas Republicans in the U.S. House are working with their divided party to eke out a path forward on raising the debt limit.
The Texas Tribune · Jan 10, 2023 Texas Republicans tapped to chair four committees in new GOP-led U.S. House The Texans are poised to chair some of the most important committees, including the appropriations and budget panels.
The Texas Tribune · Oct 26, 2022 After suspending political donations post-insurrection, AT&T and Valero fund election-deniers in the midterms AT&T and Valero were among a handful of political action committees that donated to candidates this cycle who have denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election results.