Texas Democrats Seeking Relevance
Texas Democrats are holding their state convention in Houston, where they will elect a new leader and strategize on how to win more elections in the Republican-dominated state.
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Texas Democrats are holding their state convention in Houston, where they will elect a new leader and strategize on how to win more elections in the Republican-dominated state.
A federal appeals court will review a new Texas rule that prohibits Planned Parenthood groups from participating in a taxpayer-funded program providing health care and family planning services to low-income women.
A former Dallas City Council member had some harsh words for Mayor Mike Rawlings on Wednesday, related to the FBI investigation into Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price.
At a U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing Wednesday, Congressional Republicans heaped criticism on Al Armendariz, who resigned this spring as head of the Environmental Protection Agency's south-central regional office after controversial comments surfaced about his regulation philosophy.
The Texas Comptroller reports that the state collected more than $2 billion in May, marking 26 months of sales tax growth.
State agencies were told to shave costs by another 10 percent, despite growing tax revenues that have raised hopes of restoring freshly slashed services and jobs across Texas.
The Texas Ethics Commission too often focuses on minor infractions and unduly stigmatizes politicians for unintentional mistakes, a legislative advisory board said in a report Tuesday.
The attorney for Dapheny Fain, embattled County Commissioner John Wiley Price's associate, said he believes she'll soon be indicted on federal charges.
The Republican who would be President is campaigning in North Texas.
The White House is partnering with dozens of colleges, including many in Texas, to provide new students with easier-to-understand information on costs and financial aid.
The House Ways and Means Committee is meeting Tuesday to hear testimony on the margins tax. The complicated law is unpopular and does not generate the incomes that lawmakers expected.
The National Archives is marking what would have been the 100th birthdays of two former first ladies -- Pat Nixon and Lady Bird Johnson -- with displays of rare photos and other objects.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is making a stop in North Texas on Tuesday, holding campaign events at Southwest Office Systems in Fort Worth before heading over to Dallas.
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has expressed concern to Michigan prison officials about performing 16 hours of community service a month as a condition of his parole.
As Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Prices' legal troubles seem to be growing, his attorney says he's preparing for a legal fight.
