State Sen. Florence Shapiro Won't Seek Reelection
State Sen. Florence Shapiro says she won't seek re-election next year.
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State Sen. Florence Shapiro says she won't seek re-election next year.
City employees will find some more money in their paychecks next year, as the City Council moves to eliminate one of the unpaid furlough days for city workers that were put in place as a cost-cutting measure during the recession.
A uniform of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and a dress of mistress Claretta Petacci sold for $5,500 during an auction Sunday in Dallas.
George W. Bush has already surpassed his goal of raising more than $300 million to support his presidential library.
So what's at the heart of the rift between Texas Gov. Rick Perry and his predecessor, George W. Bush? It seems that when Bush was governor, he refused to appoint Perry's brother-in-law to the Texas appeals court bench.
Gov. Rick Perry is keynote speaker at the annual gala for the Lone Survivor Foundation, created by a soldier honored for surviving one of the worst single-day losses of life in Navy SEAL history.
The federal trial challenging the legality of new voting maps for Texas is over, but a three-judge panel considering the case has indicated it will wait for the Justice Department to weigh in before issuing a ruling.
Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan of Texas now has her own postage stamp. It's the 34th in the post office's Black Heritage series.
Attorneys for the state are set to make their final arguments in defense of Texas' new redistricting plan.
The U.S. Supreme Court has halted the execution of a black man convicted of a double murder in Texas 16 years ago after his lawyers contended his sentence was unfair because of a question asked about race during his trial.
Vice President of the United States Joe Biden was in Dallas Thursday, raising at least $250,000 for President Barack Obama's reelection campaign and for the Democratic Party.
Minority groups made a final push Thursday to have new redistricting maps tossed out, arguing in court that the new election lines violate federal law by diminishing Hispanics' voting strength.
In a new interview, the leading Republican presidential candidate talks about his opinion of the current administration and a list of other issues.
In terms of presidential candidates, Governor Rick Perry is a man of modest means. His state salary peaked at $150,000 after two decades.
Closing arguments are underway in a federal trial that could throw out new Republican-drawn voting districts in Texas.
