Violence Against Women Act wins easy approval; Poe, Farenthold only Texas Republicans to vote ‘yes’

The Violence Against Women Act won final legislative approval today, but not because of the votes of Texas congressional delegation. While all 12 Texas Democratic House members favored the bill, which won by a comfortable margin of 286 to 138, only two Texas House Republicans joined the majority. They were Rep. Ted Poe of Humble  Read More