Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27]

Ad fact check: Windstorm insurance

2008-09-27T00:00:00Z

Juan Garcia, Abel Herrero and Solomon Ortiz Jr. all voted for HB 2960 -- legislation that would have led to big rate increases for coastal residents and ...

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Strategic Partnership Between Azerbaijan and United States to be ...

2008-09-26T00:00:00Z

... the Azerbaijani Friendship Group Solomon Ortiz and representatives of the Azerbaijani, Turkish and Jew communities will participate in the conference. ...

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House panel adds $950M for readiness needs

2008-09-24T00:00:00Z

...and a $24 billion construction budget that will become part of the 2009 defense authorization bill. Subcommittee chairman Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Texas, said he expects even more money to be added for training, maintenance and supply stockpiles next week

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Bush: Bill to improve vet care is premature

2008-09-22T00:00:00Z

...a one-year moratorium on contracting out any more jobs at military medical facilities. It was added at the urging of Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Texas, chairman of the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee, because among the problems discovered at the W

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Border fence funding in limbo

2008-09-21T00:00:00Z

Five congressmen along the southwest border, including US Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, signed on. "We find it irresponsible that the Bush ...

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Wind Coalition Announces Wind Champions

2008-09-11T00:00:00Z

Kip Averitt, Kel Seliger, Leticia Van de Putte, Judith Zaffirini, Kirk Watson and Rep. Warren Chisum. Outstanding supporters: Sens. ...

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A&M-CC degree plan gets support, but not from A&M-K

2008-09-06T00:00:00Z

Various community leaders from port industries as well as local business leaders have pushed for the program, said state Rep. Solomon Ortiz Jr., a major ...

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Recordings show calm as congressmenâ€™s jet makes emergency landing

2008-09-06T00:00:00Z

Ron Paul, Rep. John Carter, Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, Rep. Solomon Ortiz and Rep. Henry Cuellar Traffic controller: Continental 458 descend and maintain one, ...

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Police Meet With State Rep. Ortiz Jr. to Discuss Graffiti Crackdown

2008-09-05T00:00:00Z

Friday afternoon, police met with State Representative Solomon Ortiz Jr. and talked about ways to toughen the penalties for taggers. ...

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Washington to Host Discussions over Development of Azerbaijan-USA ...

2008-09-03T00:00:00Z

Participating in the conference will be: Azerbaijani Ambassador to the United States Yashar Aliyev; the head of Azerbaijani Representative Office at the UN ...

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Valley veterans welcome clinic expansion, remain intent on getting ...

2008-08-29T00:00:00Z

... but expansions to existing clinics will help meet veterans' needs in the meantime, US Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi, told local veterans Friday. ...

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Congressman Ortiz Not Attending Demo Convention

2008-08-25T00:00:00Z

Representative Solomon Ortiz, a prominent Democrat and Super Delegate for Hillary Clinton chose not to go to the Democratic National Convention in Denver. ...

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Justice widens probe to all 13 state schools in Texas

2008-08-22T00:00:00Z

But Rep. Solomon Ortiz Jr., part of an informal group of House members who began investigating state schools after a teenage girl committed suicide at the ...

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Corpus Christi RTA gets $2 million grant

2008-08-21T00:00:00Z

"This has been a main priority project for the RTA," said US Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Corpus Christi. "They provide a tremendous service and reliable public ...

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Still no contract for Cameron County border fence

2008-08-12T00:00:00Z

Danny Guerra, press secretary for US Rep. Solomon Ortiz's office, whose constituency includes Cameron County, said the congressman has been given few ...

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Political Pulse: 08.10.08

2008-08-10T00:00:00Z

During Tuesday's meeting of the Ingleside City Council, former Mayor C.H. Lewis got a shock. Lewis, the first person to speak during public comment, was holding the microphone with one hand when he suddenly jumped back. A person close to him asked if

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CORPUS CHRISTI â€” Ex-mayor's defibrillator shocked by microphone

2008-08-09T00:00:00Z

Herrero, Solomon Ortiz Jr., D-Corpus Christi, Ryan Guillen, D-Rio Grande City, and Yvonne Gonzalez-Toureilles, D-Alice, got a pittance by comparison ...

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Honeywell spent nearly $1.1M on lobbying in 2Q

2008-08-07T00:00:00Z

... formerly a staffer for the House Armed Services Committee; and Fernando Gomez, a one-time aide to Rep. Solomon Ortiz, D-Tex. and former Rep. ...

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Honeywell spent nearly $1.1M on lobbying in 2Q

2008-08-07T00:00:00Z

The Morristown, N.J.-based company, which makes aerospace products among its lines of business, lobbied the Pentagon and Congress on defense spending issues, and NASA on the funding of space programs. It also dealt with the Federal Aviation

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Work on new Reserve facility about to get underway

2008-07-31T00:00:00Z

... US Army Reserve controlled humidity preservation warehouse that will be located in what US Rep. Solomon Ortiz said used to be "the hub of South Texas. ...

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