The outcome is slightly uncertain because Republicans, who hold a 53-47 majority, face united Democratic opposition − and the defection of at least two of their own members.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Democrats are using Monday's "vote-a-rama" to highlight cuts they say President Trump's megabill will make to Medicaid, SNAP and rural hospitals -- and to hammer in the tax cuts they say this bill gives to the wealthiest Americans. So far, Republicans have defeated all Democratic efforts to modify or reconsider the bill.

The U.S. Senate has yet to pass the legislation and tee up a final vote in the House, but before the news breaks in Washington, D.C., Texans may want to understand the impacts coming close to home.