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Texas organizers have drawn thousands of people to pro-Palestine rallies, but convincing state officials to support the cause won’t be easy.

Gary O'Connor, Texas Democrat Who Called Tim Scott an 'Oreo,' Announces Resignation On 5/4/21 at 4:17 PM EDT Gary O'Connor, the Texas Democratic official who called Senator Tim Scott an "oreo," announced his resignation as Lamar County Democratic Party chair on Tuesday. "I am deeply and sincerely sorry for my inappropriate and hurtful use of racist term I used to describe Sen. Tim Scott on my personal Facebook page," he told the Washington Examiner in a statement. "It was insensitive, and I have embarrassed myself and my party by its use." He continued, "As a result, I feel compelled to offe...

Democrats Are Torn Over Working With G.O.P. After Capitol Riot Catie Edmondson and Luke Broadwater © Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times “I don’t want to permanently close that door,” Representative Veronica Escobar, Democrat of Texas, said of her relationship with Republican colleagues. “But I can’t walk through it right now.” WASHINGTON — When a Republican lawmaker approached Representative Veronica Escobar, a Democrat, on the House floor recently with a routine request that she sign on to a resolution he was introducing, she initially refused. Ms. Escobar pe...

Representative Fallon remembers everyone in the House Chambers being told to stay seated; that the Capitol had been breached.