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By: Claire Kreuz ABILENE, Texas (KTAB) - Middle school students took their week off of school to learn more about the United States.  Wylie Junior High students got back from their trip to Washington D.C. early Wednesday morning and shared some of their memories from the trip. While most students are taking a week off from school, some middle school students took this week to… Read more »

On Thursday's edition of The Chad Hasty Show District 19 Representative Jodey Arrington joined the show to discuss several issues in the news. Arrington and Hasty talked about broadband internet access for rural areas, the possibility of food stamp proposals affecting the new farm bill, and yesterday's protests and school walk-outs over school security and the Second… Read more »

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Middle school students from Abilene are in Washington D.C. this spring break and guess who they ran into on the Capital steps? Abilene mayor Anthony Williams. He was there as Congressman Jody Arrington spoke to students from Craig Middle School in Abilene. The Abilene students have been in Washington DC all week and have had a busy schedule trying to fit in… Read more »

Monday on KFYO Mornings Congressman Jodey Arrington joined Dave King and Matt Martin to talk about Trump's recent remarks on gun control, veterans, and more. Arrington supports Trump but disagrees with his remarks to raise the age to own a firearm, as well as taking away people's guns without due process, saying, "I don't think raising the age limit is, number one, addressing the problem… Read more »

SWEETWATER, Texas — The 60th Annual World's Largest Rattlesnake Roundup is taking place this weekend in Sweetwater and it has brought in people from all over the globe, including U.S. Congressman Jodey Arrington. At the event, families have been enjoying days full of food, fun and of course, rattlesnakes. The Sweetwater Jaycees will use the money that they raise from this… Read more »

By Matt Dotray / A-J Media Cotton producers applauded another political move this week as the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it’s revamping its ginning assistance program. This comes less than a month after a move by Congress to make cotton-seed eligible for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage in the 2018 crop year. The National Cotton Council has described… Read more »

Rep. Jodey C. Arrington, 45, a Texas Republican, talks about having his family in D.C., listening to Eminem and walking on to the Texas Tech football team. Q: What has surprised you most about Congress so far? A: Just how many places you have to be at one time. There’s a time in my day, today, where I have a roundtable that I’m leading as chair of the [Veterans’… Read more »

Rep. Jodey Arrington said Monday that he supports a proposal for DACA recipients that allows a three-year legal status and does allow a path to permanent status. “It would allow them to go back and do a touchback and get in whatever respective line for whatever respective long-term status they’d like. But only by standing in line behind everybody else who is pursuing legal… Read more »

Thursday on The Chad Hasty Show District 19 Representative Jodey Arrington joined the program to talk about the latest hot topics in the news, including President Trump's "round-table" meeting yesterday where he made extremely controversial comments about possible solutions to gun violence, that referred to side-stepping due process of the… Read more »

AUSTIN (KXAN) - In the wake of school shootings across the country, including the most recent tragedy in Parkland, Florida, districts across the nation are working to increase safety and security measures on school campuses -- and the idea of arming school employees is gaining a lot of attention from the White House. In expressing his support for arming teachers, during a meeting with… Read more »