Dewhurst Mum On Future After U.S. Senate Loss
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is keeping his future political plans to himself after losing the U.S. Senate runoff to tea party darling Ted Cruz.
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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is keeping his future political plans to himself after losing the U.S. Senate runoff to tea party darling Ted Cruz.
A Senate panel voted Thursday to keep eight Texas Air National Guard cargo transport planes on the Gulf Coast for post-hurricane evacuations until at least 2014.
The Texas Comptroller's office is giving budget leaders a rundown of the state's financial picture, just months before what will likely be another lean legislative session.
A federal judge has blocked the state from enforcing five provisions of new voter registration laws that a national non-partisan group said make it harder to register people to vote.
A U.S. District Court ruling announced Thursday says the city of Farmers Branch is in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
A Senate committee was expected to approve a bill Thursday that would keep eight Texas Air National Guard cargo transport planes in the state.
Ted Cruz's victory in the Texas runoff election on Tuesday will provide an important boost for Tea Party backed, no compromise conservatives in Congress.
Tea Party darling Ted Cruz is making national headlines, one day after he defeated Lt. Governor David Dewhurst for the GOP Senate nomination.
A war is brewing in Dallas over the newly redistricted City Council map.
If you are avoiding paying a ticket in Dallas, then you are part of what the city sees as a multimillion dollar problem. Of the $43 million worth of fines and ticket charges handed out last year, only $13 million was collected.
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick predicts that he's "not going to spend another day" in prison as he faces a federal public corruption trial later this year.
Runoff elections across Texas on Tuesday resulted in at least one important upset. Political analyst John Weekley offers his insight on the major race results.
The chicken you choose could reveal your stance about gay marriage. Thousands of conservatives are expected to fill Chick-fil-A restaurants around the country on Wednesday.
Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson says he'll run for lieutenant governor in 2014. Patterson, a Republican, is a former state legislator who has led the Texas General Land Office since 2002.
Former Texas State Board of Education member Geraldine "Tincy" Miller has defeated Gail Spurlock for the Republican nomination for District 12.
