Plano Rep. Van Taylor on Trump impeachment, Capitol riot, Marjorie Taylor Greene, ‘cancel culture’
The Republican said he believes the former president’s constitutional right to due process was ‘abridged.’
Rep. Van Taylor, R-Plano, is sworn in for his second term in the U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 3, 2021.(Franmarie Metzler / Franmarie Metzler)
The Plano Republican voted against impeaching Trump, who is accused of inciting the insurrection that led to the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Trump’s attorneys will likely argue that the proceedings for a person no longer in office are unconstitutional,
Lone Star Politics host Julie Fine said.
Rep. Ron Wright of Texas dies after Covid-19 battle at age 67
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
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U.S. Rep Ron Wright of Arlington, Texas, died Sunday night after a battle with Covid-19. He was 67.
His family and spokesperson confirmed Wright’s death Monday morning. The congressman, who was reelected in November, had been battling cancer.
“Congressman Wright will be remembered as a constitutional conservative. He was a statesman, not an ideologue,” according to a statement released by Wright’s office. “Ron and Susan dedicated their lives to fighting for individual freedom, Texas values, and above all, the lives of the unborn. As friends, family, and many of his constituents will know, Ron maintained his quick wit and optimism until the very end. Despite years of painful, sometimes debilitating treatment for cancer, Ron never lacked the desire to get up and go to work, to motivate those around him, or to offer fatherl
National Democrats target Republican Beth Van Duyne in television, digital ad campaign
Van Duyne, a freshman lawmaker from Irving, voted against certifying Joe Biden’s election.
Republican Beth Van Duyne speaks to supporters attending the Tarrant County GOP election results watch party at the Hurst Conference Center in Hurst, Texas, Tuesday, November 3, 2020. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)
National Democrats have unleashed an early attack ad against Republican Rep. Beth Van Duyne, blasting the newly minted congresswoman for what they describe as “being too weak to stand up to Donald Trump” and the marauders who last month stormed the Capitol.
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