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While in the house he served as the vice chairman of the Liquor Regulation Committee and as the chairperson of the Rules committee. [1] Reyes served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979. [2] In 1977 he attended both Texas Southern University and the University of Houston. [1] In 1979 he was elected to the Houston City Council.
The United States Constitution (Article 1, Section 5) [1] gives the House of Representatives the power to expel any member by a two-thirds vote. Expulsion of a Representative is rare: only six members of the House have been expelled in its history. Three of those six were expelled in 1861 for joining the Confederate States of America. [2]
Threats have been made through YouTube videos [27] and Twitter (which hosted direct threats of violence against Members of Congress such as Representative Bob Goodlatte, and Senators Roy Blunt and John Hoeven). Concern has been voiced in the press over Twitter's failure in some cases to promptly remove threats made against Members of Congress.
The Republican Party of Texas voted 57-5 with one abstention, underlining how the two-term congressman's willingness to break with conservatives on key issues during his short time in office has ...
The votes for acquittal on the charge of abuse of power in the Senate were 48 against (45 Democratic senators, 2 Independent senators, one Republican senator), and 52 in favor (All Republicans). Of the two articles of impeachment, Article I alleges abuse of power. He was impeached a second time on January 13, 2021, one week before his term expired.
Of Texas’ 15 appellate courts, each has a chief justice and between 3 and 13 justices that rule on cases; 83 justices serve statewide overall. Republicans swept races in five courts
The lawsuit alleges that after “Hialeah’s 911 call center crisis” was exposed, Calvo sent an email to City Clerk Marbelys Fatjo, asking her to add an item to the agenda for the council ...
The city council lineup was based on a U.S. Justice Department mandate which took effect in 1979. Under the current city charter, when the population in the Houston city limits passed 2.2 million residents, the nine-member city council districts expanded to include two more city council districts. [2]