Lloyd Doggett News

It's difficult to put a price tag on the deeply seated beliefs and emotions surrounding federal abortion policy.

History was made Saturday, as U.S. House members narrowly passed their version of a health care bill, though a big hurdle still lies ahead in the U.S. Senate.

Congress passed legislation Thursday expanding an $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers, extending unemployment benefits and providing tax refunds to money-losing companies.

The unemployment insurance bill on the way to President Obama's desk won't just help the jobless and the homebuyer.

Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., have filed new legislation to crack down on offshore tax evasion, and unlike an earlier bill, their version won't include a so-called blacklist of countries that are considered tax havens.

State House primary races for the 2010 elections are slowly picking up momentum as more candidates file campaign finance paperwork with the Texas Ethics Commission .

A first-time home buyer's tax credit that was included in the $787 billion federal stimulus package and claimed by 124,000 Texans could be extended for another year for military personnel under proposals in the House and Senate, officials said Thursday.

Sen. John Cornyn urged the White House on Friday to nominate Sarah Saldana as the next U.S. attorney for the Dallas area, challenging Democrats to find a credible reason to oppose her.

Anti-reform protesters carry signs depicting Doggett with 'devil horns' and a sign featuring Nazi SS lettering.

Texas' iconic federal Judge William Wayne Justice died Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Austin.

A county court judge who is known for his compassion, his courtroom presence and his knowledge of the law may be the next federal judge in El Paso.

After a gold-shovel ground breaking in September, workers have transformed the site of the infamous Intel shell into a construction zone for a new U.S. courthouse.

Local 'tea party' protesters at the Arcuri/Hoyer town hall. [Source: WKTV] Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer , taking part in a town hall meeting in upstate New York hosted by House member Michael Arcuri , is browbeaten and verbally assaulted by conservative protesters who are against health care reform.

By MARIA RECIO WASHINGTON - Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, upstaged Texas' Republican senators - and the White House - Wednesday by announcing the selections for 10 candidates for federal judge, U.S. attorney and the U.S. Marshals Service, including four Hispanic nominees.The positions, which require Senate confirmation, are usually announced ...

Is it humorous that President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize less than 10 months into his presidency? Early today, U.S. Rep.

Texas Democrats announced the following candidates for federal judicial vacancies: A*District Judge Catherine Torres-Stahl for U.S. district judge in the Western District, San Antonio.

A press release from Cong. Lloyd Doggett today revealed the recommendations from the Texas Democratic Congressional delegation for the Obama administration's selection of the US Attorneys and US Marshals for the four Texas federal districts.

The following report was written by Washington bureau reporter Gary Martin. A list of candidates being eyed for federal judicial vacancies in Texas was released Wednesday by the state's Democratic congressional delegation, which is battling with Lone Star Republican senators over White House appointments to the open posts.

Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday that he would block anyone except Sarah Saldana as the next U.S. attorney for North Texas, setting in motion a showdown with Democrats who have other contenders in mind.

The chief federal prosecutor job in Dallas will remain vacant for now, as a feud simmers between Texas senators and U.S. House members.