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Congressman Roger Williams hosts community roundtable discussing community input surrounding Fort Hood and last updated 2021-05-06 14:06:41-04 FORT HOOD, TX — Congressman Roger Williams, held a press conference after a community round table unpacking the challenges at Ft. Hood. Local elected officials, military veterans, and law enforcement officers were all invited to be part of the discussion. The group tackled everything from sexual assault and the #IAMVANESSAGUILLEN legislation, to ho...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Reverend Raphael Warnock, and U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn and Congresswoman Nikema Williams announced the reintroduction of the bicameral Voter Empowerment Act , legislation originally authored in the House by civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis, who passed away last year. This legislation would help protect the voting rights of people across the country by ensuring equal access to the ballot for every eligible...

Committee Reports House Education Committee The House Education Committee, chaired by Representative Matt Dubnik (R-Gainesville), met to consider the following legislation today: SB 59, authored by Senator John Albers (R-Alpharetta), amends Title 20 relating to funding for local charter schools and charter systems. The bill changes the percentages for calculating FTE funding under Code Section 20-2-165.1, and also requires certain federal fund allocation and facility usage or stipends for local...

More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. Williams hears concerns on casino State Rep. Al Williams A small crowd sat before State Representative Al Williams and business owner Clay Sikes as the two discussed the pros and cons of a proposed casino in Midway. The impromptu meeting happened Feb. 20 at Dorchester Academy where Williams assured the group...

(Seguin) -- The 87th Texas Legislative Session officially begins on Tuesday in Austin. A number of key legisla...

  “You have gathered today to continue forging a new era of peace and stability for Libya. You have the opportunity to end a tragic conflict and create a future of dignity and hope”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in a video message to participants of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum. “Now it is your turn to shape the future of your country. Your commitment to this process will help restore Libyan sovereignty and the democratic legitimacy of Libyan institutions. As you ...

Been told over and over again that the outcome would have been drastically different. chad, thank you so much and will check back with you. >> jon: a bit of good news. we are hearing that one of those who was shot was zach barth, a legislative aide to representative williams of texas. we are told that he is receiving medical care, he is doing well and is expected to make a full recovery. that according to a tweet from the representatives office. reportedly had been shot in the chest, so it sound...

The colorado politician and accountability act would allow the victims of crimes committed by illegal aliens to sue the political leaders of the sanctuary cities they live in in civil court. representative williams joins us from denver.y thank you for coming on. how exactly would this work? >> what it would do is to empower victims like kates family to sue or file civil suits against these lawless politicians so they cannot only win in the court of opinion but in the court of law. >> tucker: so ...

Wrong on this issue. they dont like it. in fact, there is going to be legislation thats going to be introduced to actually make colorado a sanctuary state. and i think its unfortunate. and i think we need to hold these guys accountable and you t. would particularly like people like kate stinels family from san francisco, it would allow people like those victims to hold these guys accountable, sue them, and even put them in jail. ainsley: representative williams, thanks for being with us. keep us...

Analyst for avo.com and author of "suspicion nation: the inside story of the trayvon martin injustice and why we continue to repeat it." >> thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> representative williams, what have you done in response to the dunn mistrial? >> well, i will tell you today we had a groundbreaking development in what we believe will hopefully change the moment here in the state of florida. today the vice-chairman of the task force that governor scott commissioned about a year and...