Perry & Romney Defend Records At Florida Debate
Rick Perry and Mitt Romney struggled with a simple reality in the latest GOP debate. Republicans nominate only proven conservatives.
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Rick Perry and Mitt Romney struggled with a simple reality in the latest GOP debate. Republicans nominate only proven conservatives.
Texas has asked an appeals court to halt implementation of new federal air pollution rules. It's the second court motion filed this week by Texas.
77-year-old J.W. White remembers how things used to be. "I remember when you had to pay a dollar and a half for poll tax," he said.
Inaccurate growth projections will cost the Forney school district millions of dollars. The district now has to pay the state back more than $13 million because the funding formula Texas uses has been overestimating how many students were enrolled in Forney ISD.
Allen homeowners already pay higher school district taxes than people in several neighboring cities. But the district says without it, more layoffs are possible.
Texas prison officials say they're stopping special last meals for condemned inmates facing execution after an elaborate request from a convicted killer in a notorious dragging death prompted complaints.
A longtime advisor to Gov. Rick Perry says he was joking when he pulled out a pocketknife while being told he was fired as deputy chancellor of the Texas A&M University System.
According to a Baylor University survey, one in five Americans surveyed believe God is actively involved in our economy and that his principles favor conservative economics and a free market.
About 20 fire fighters took to City Hall Wednesday, crying foul over a proposal to change fire dispatcher shifts to save the city money.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Wednesday questioned how Rick Perry would fix Social Security as the focus of the GOP presidential race turns to senior citizen-rich Florida this week.
Parker County Judge Trey Loftin says residents are skipping out on Jury Duty, putting the county's justice system in jeopardy.
An often-overlooked item on the Dallas County Commissioners Court agenda caused a flap at Tuesday's meeting.
In a speech on Tuesday, Perry pledged support for Israel and criticized President Obama for demanding concessions from the Jewish state.
When President Barack Obama visits Dallas next month, there's no word on whether he'll campaign publicly for his jobs bill.
Fire fighter labor groups are warning city leaders that emergency calls currently answered in seconds will take much longer if dispatcher positions are cut and their shifts changed, as next year's budget currently mandates.
