Dewhurst Opposes Debt Agreement
Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who is running for the U.S. Senate, blasted the debt ceiling deal reached in Washington.
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Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who is running for the U.S. Senate, blasted the debt ceiling deal reached in Washington.
Health insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, with no co-pays, the Obama administration said Monday in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as well as social mores.
Gov. Rick Perry has raised nearly $103 million in campaign contributions from his first inauguration as governor in 2001 through 2010.
Texas officials are watching the showdown in Washington carefully and waiting for some hint of how it may affect the state if a deal isn't reached by Tuesday.
Gov. Rick Perry said Saturday he supports a federal limit on gay marriage and thinks a creator put life on Earth.
Burns has been chief for five years. His time at the top of the department has been somewhat controversial.
As the debt ceiling debate rages in the U.S. Congress, area businesses plan ways to cope with the possibility of long term interest rates rising.
While the U.S. Congress struggles over what to do with the pending debt ceiling deadline, local congressional representatives are getting an earful from constituents. A common theme they are hearing is "do something."
Some Houston-area Republicans are set to join Gov. Rick Perry for the ceremonial signing of a new law intended to limit frivolous lawsuits.
DeSoto ISD trustees don't want controversy, but that's the one thing guaranteed with Kathy Augustine's hire. But now, to go forward without her could generate even more controversy over paying her to leave.
Incoming Councilman Scott Griggs said his predecessor Dave Neumann left virtually nothing behind, except for a small amount of office supplies and a few documents.
Some North Texas residents have had it with a county commissioner, after two drunk driving arrests. A petition to remove Ricky LaPrade from office was filed Monday in Van Zandt County District Court.
Fort Worth is enforcing new rules for operators hunting down natural gas deposits in the city.
Unlike the fiery debate that erupted two years ago, an expected fight over teaching evolution in Texas public schools has likely fizzled.
Rick Perry fans in Washington are lobbying a group of political operatives to support his possible run for the Republican presidential nomination.
