Alex Chadwell, who worked for the congressman in Washington and Texas, said he was pushed out of Nehls’ office because of his sexual orientation.

The independent office that reviews allegations against House members has found probable cause that Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas converted campaign funds to personal use.

U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Richmond, is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, the bipartisan panel announced. It did not specify the focus of the investigation, but Nehls said it was related to his campaign’s finances.

Despite once condemning the violent attack, Nehls has since downplayed the insurrection and defended many of the rioters who have been prosecuted.

New House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing his first big test as he tries to win House Republican support for a short-term funding plan to avert a government shutdown.

The move would let the House act on legislation amid the Israel-Hamas war and other priorities, but several Texans recoiled at the idea, saying it would hand power to Democrats and break trust with supporters.

The two Texas holdouts, combined with a handful of other members who have vowed to vote against Rep. Steve Scalise, could delay the selection of the next House speaker.

Texas has by far the largest Republican delegation in the House, and gaining their support would be a major boost for any candidate as the conference meets to pick new leaders next week.

In January, some Republican Texans led the charge to challenge McCarthy’s leadership bid. But this time, all Texas Republicans who were present voted to save McCarthy and every U.S. House Democrat voted to remove him.

The funding bill was a long shot, but far-right U.S. representatives said it didn’t go far enough in promoting their priorities, including border security and defunding investigations into Donald Trump.

The Texas Republican’s campaign, which recouped most of the money, has reported the case to the FBI. The Federal Elections Commission is also looking into it.

Republicans in Congress are not only defending Donald Trump against the FBI search of his Mar-a-Lago home.

U.S. Capitol Police officers are facing increasingly heated and baseless claims from House Republicans that the department’s officers are operating as politically driven spies.

Not every change in the state’s political maps starts with party affiliation. Geography and population are giving Republican mapmakers new headaches.

Texas Congressman Troy Nehls confirmed Saturday that he tested positive for COVID-19 after having close contact with a family member who has also come down with the virus.

Republicans and Democrats have something in common when it comes to recruiting candidates they hope will deliver majorities in Congress after the 2022 election, and that's their pursuit of military veterans.

U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls of Texas says that he’s tested positive for COVID-19 and has moderate symptoms.

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has picked five Republicans to sit on the new select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

In the Houston area’s 22nd Congressional District, the issue is playing a more personal role. This isn’t the first time Nehls has faced attacks on his record in a competitive race. One of the key questions in the race is how the district responds to that pitch — and Nehls’ background. The suburban district was long considered solidly red but is viewed as a top pickup opportunity for Democrats in Texas. I believe the people of this district value law enforcement and reject the idea of defunding law enforcement.”Kulkarni does have name recognition in the district, however.

There are as many as nine congressional races in Texas that have the attention of at least one of the national parties. The DCCC, she added, is "very optimistic that we're going to make a lot of headway in Texas this year." "Texas Democrats nominated an unelectable slate of socialist extremists who are far out of step with voters," Bob Salera, a spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee, said in a statement for this story. As for the seven seats that national Democrats are working to flip, a general hierarchy has emerged around where they are most hopeful. "I have no interest in trying to align or differentiate myself from any national Democrats because ultimately it's about the people of this district."

Democrats boast an ever-expanding target list that includes a half-dozen Republican seats in Texas plus others outside Atlanta, Cincinnati, Los Angeles and Phoenix. The tale of two districts 1,600 miles apart spotlights that many pivotal House races hinge on suburban voters. We're still on offense, said Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., who leads House Democrats' campaign organization. Since January 2019, all 29 Democrats in House districts Trump carried in 2016 have banked more money than their GOP challengers, usually by multiples. The same is true for all but two of the 24 other Democrats in seats Republicans said they'd pursue aggressively this year.

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. REUTERS/Alexander DragoThe general election is shaping up in Texas congressional battlegrounds. In the Dallas-Fort Worth suburbs, Candace Valenzuela declared victory in her bid against Kim Olson for the Democratic nomination for the 24th Congressional District. She was first elected to the Carrollton-Farmers Branch school board in 2017 and resigned late last year to focus on the congressional race. "This is the result of years of work by an unstoppable coalition that reflects the incredible diversity of this district," Siegel wrote on Twitter. Two years ago, she unsuccessfully ran for the nomination in the Houston-based 2nd Congressional District and also made significant investments then too.

It is the second ad released by Wall in recent weeks questioning Nehls commitment to battling human trafficking. Both ads are partially based on a pair of Houston Chronicle articles in recent years highlighting Nehls' reluctance to label human trafficking as a widespread problem in Fort Bend County. For Wall, the runoff represents an opportunity to avenge her embarrassing 2018 loss in the GOP primary for the nearby 2nd Congressional District. Advisory Council on Human Trafficking. I dont have money to go on TV, Im running a frugal grassroots campaign, Nehls wrote Monday on Facebook.

MISSOURI CITY, Texas – A Texas deputy mistakenly shot and killed another responding officer early Friday while searching a home after a neighbor reported a suspicious person in the area, authorities said. The shooting happened in the Sienna Plantation subdivision in Missouri City, about 15 miles (25 kilometers) southwest of Houston. County sheriff’s deputies and Deputy Constable Caleb Rule responded, he said. You’ve got to pray for everybody — just a tragic, tragic scene here,” the sheriff said early Friday. Before joining the constable's office, Rule worked at the Missouri City Police Department, authorities said.