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“His grandchildren (my grandfather and his brothers) all served our country in World War I and World War II.

“Before you dismiss me as just another ‘Mexican,’ let me point out that my great-great grandfather came to this country in 1857, well before your own grandfather,” he wrote. Trump, you’re a racist and you can take your border wall and shove it up your ass,” the Brownsville Democrat wrote in a lengthy missive to the real estate magnate. has certainly figured out one very direct way to respond to Donald Trump’s constant nationalist-racist attacks against Mexican Americans and Latinos.* From the Texas Tribune: Well! South Texas congressman Filemon Vela Jr. Students at University of Wisconsin call for expulsion of student in racist. Texas shooting suspect found under pile of laundry, sheriff says īiden seeks to flip the script on ‘freedom’ in 2024įirst Republic Bank collapse spurs fears for banking system, broader economyĭeSantis signs bill targeting ‘discriminatory ESG’ in Florida The Memo: CNN’s Trump town hall reignites debate over media coverageįederal judge rules Pennsylvania school district must allow After School Satan. Texas bill allows secretary of state to overturn elections NPR says Elon Musk is threatening to reassign its Twitter account Ĭhristie on Trump possibly skipping debates: ‘Obviously he’s afraid’ Tucker Carlson text about ‘how white men fight’ alarmed Fox leaders before. Watch live: Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell holds press conference after. Roberts struggles to keep Supreme Court out of ethics fight Jim Jordan launches probe into lack of arrests in protests outside Supreme. Trump grabbed reporter’s phone, tried to have him removed from plane: reportīartiromo responds to ex-producer’s claims This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Letlow will fill the vacancy left behind by her late husband, who died of COVID-19 in late December. Republicans will gain a seat next month when the House returns from its spring recess and Rep.-elect Julia Letlow (R-La.) is sworn into office after winning a special election over the weekend. Texas has gained more than 4.2 million residents since 2010, which could result in as many as three additional House seats.ĭemocrats currently hold 219 House seats over Republicans’ 211, with five vacancies. Vela’s district is among House Republicans’ top targets for the 2022 cycle, when the GOP hopes to flip enough seats to win the House majority.Ĭongressional districts in Texas are expected to be redrawn ahead of the 2022 elections due to the state’s population growth reflected in the 2020 census. Vela has been outspoken about border security issues during his time in Congress and drew attention in 2016 for telling former President Trump to “take your border wall and shove it up your ass.” President Biden won Vela’s district by 4 points in November, compared to when the district went for Hillary Clinton by 21.5 points over former President Trump in 2016. Vela also serves as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. Vela, who has served in the House since 2013, won reelection handily in November by nearly 14 points over his Republican challenger.

Filemon Vela (D-Texas), who represents a district along the southern border, will not run for reelection next year.Ī spokesperson for Vela confirmed to The Hill on Monday that he will be retiring from Congress at the end of the session.