Sen. John Cornyn "Raising Taxes Should Be Off The Table"
With just four weeks remaining to raise the debt limit before the government goes into default, both sides continue to hold their ground.
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With just four weeks remaining to raise the debt limit before the government goes into default, both sides continue to hold their ground.
A Harvard study of voters suggests those who attended July 4 events as children are more likely than others to side with the Republican party later in life.
Protective orders that prevent an abuser from hurting, threatening or harassing a person will soon be extended to their pets thanks to a new Texas law.
A reproductive rights group wants a federal judge in Texas to block a new state law requiring doctors to conduct a sonogram before an abortion.
Governor Rick Perry is scheduled to undergo minor surgery, a procedure that was scheduled months ago. A spokesman for the governor said Friday's surgery will hopefully correct a recurring back ailment.
Fort Worth leaders hope to increase foot and bike traffic by adding bike lanes downtown. It's part of the Bike Fort Worth plan, and officials hope it will bring more retailers and more jobs to an area of downtown that isn't as vibrant.
Tucked inside the state school finance bill is a provision requiring Texans to prove their citizenship, or legal status, before receiving their first or renewing an old driver's license.
When the immigration enforcement bill died again this week without a vote in the Texas House, Democrats smirked while Governor Rick Perry and GOP lawmakers angrily blamed each other for its demise.
Governor Rick Perry told a Boy Scouts ceremony on Wednesday that the federal government is rudderless, kicking off a trip to California that has stoked speculation that he will enter the Republican contest for president.
One of the more prestigious medical research centers in Texas is feeling the pinch of state budget cuts. U-T Southwestern Medical Center is laying off 105 employees and eliminating hundreds of positions.
County Commissioner John Wiley Price's attorney acknowledged reports that FBI agents removed $100,000 in cash from his client's home Monday, although he said he hasn't viewed an official search warrant.
The Texas Legislature ordered an investigation on Tuesday of the largest charter school network in the state after news organizations reported potential ties to a Muslim organization and misuse of public funds.
The first special session of the 82nd Legislature has ended. Lawmakers met to consider two remaining bills and sent a minor judicial finance bill to the governor. But they failed to pass a bill that would have outlawed enhanced pat-downs by federal airport screeners
Governor Rick Perry will swing through California this week for private meetings with Republican leaders, potential fundraisers and legislators that will stoke speculation that he plans to enter the 2012 Republican presidential contest.
Faleshia Rhodes takes pride in her South Dallas home. she lives across from Paul Quinn College and about two miles from the city-run landfill known as McCommas Bluff. It's no wonder she's displeased with a proposal to haul even more trash into her Highland Hills neighborhood.
