Texans expected to receive full SNAP benefits in days

If you receive SNAP benefits, you could see them in your account this weekend. The government is moving quickly to get food aid to people who have been suffering through the shutdown.

Ex-Clinton Cabinet secretary exchanged emails regularly with Epstein after conviction, new docs reveal

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers had regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein. The email exchanges include talks about an unknown woman and discussions about politics and President Donald Trump, according to new documents.

How every Texas House member voted on reopening the government

Twenty-four of the 25 House Republicans from Texas voted to pass a bill ending the nation's longest government shutdown (43 days).

Longest government shutdown in history is now over
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Congress has cleared the way for federal workers to return and agencies to resume normal operations. FOX 4's Payton May is in Colleyville with more on the impacts.

Congress votes to reopen federal government
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted to end the 43-day government shutdown, sending the funding bill to President Trump. His signature on Wednesday night will restore federal employee pay and services like SNAP benefits.

When will SNAP payments resume now that the government shutdown has ended?

The bill for the Agriculture Department means people who rely on key food assistance programs will see those benefits funded without threat of interruption through the rest of the budget year.

Government expected to re-open after Trump signs funding bill

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to end the 43-day government shutdown, sending the funding bill to President Trump. His signature on Wednesday night will restore federal employee pay and services like SNAP benefits.

Epstein files: discharge petition gains signatures needed to force US House vote

A discharge petition regarding the release of the Epstein files gained its 218th signature on Wednesday, the threshold needed to force a U.S. House vote on the matter.

Trump signs stopgap bill, ending government shutdown

The House voted Wednesday to end the government shutdown after the Senate agreed on a bill earlier this week to reopen the government.

U.S. House expected to vote on government shutdown
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Members of the United States House are gathered in Washington D.C. and could soon vote to end the federal government shutdown. FOX 4's Steven Dial has the latest from Capitol Hill.

Government Shutdown: Rep. Johnson says American people are 'biggest losers' in shutdown deal
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U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson (D-Dallas) says the American people are the big losers as the government shutdown comes to an end. Johnson talks to FOX 4's Steven Dial about the importance of healthcare subsidies and what she calls the 'corruption' behind the final deal.

Government Shutdown: Rep. Gill on Dems 'absurd demands'
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U.S. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Denton) talks to FOX 4's Steven Dial about the deal to possibly reopen the federal government after a record-long shutdown.

Dallas moves mayor, council elections to November
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Voters in Dallas will soon notice a change in the election cycle. The Dallas City Council is moving the election for mayor and its members from May to November.

Former Congressman Chris Bell enters Texas governor’s race, pledging ethics reform

Former U.S. Rep. Chris Bell, a Houston Democrat, announced his second bid for Texas governor on a platform centered on ethics reform and public education, directly challenging incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

Dallas moves mayoral, city council elections to November

Dallas residents will now elect new leaders in November instead of May. The goal is to increase voter turnout and reduce the expenses for holding multiple elections.

Dr. Oz jumps in after man collapses during Oval Office press conference

A drug executive collapsed in the Oval Office while President Donald Trump was announcing a deal with drugmakers to reduce prices. Here's what we know.

Planned Parenthood Medicaid funding cuts hearing today

The legal fight continues Wednesday over the Medicaid funding cuts to Planned Parenthood, which was targeted in President Trump’s tax and spending cut bill this summer.