Bush Considered Pulling Cheney From '04 Ticket
In his new memoir, former president George W. Bush says that he considered running for re-election without Dick Cheney.
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In his new memoir, former president George W. Bush says that he considered running for re-election without Dick Cheney.
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins outlasted Republican challenger Danny Clancy in an extremely tight race that lasted into the early hours Wednesday.
He's been a musician, a writer, a businessman and famously ran for governor in 2006 with the campaign slogan "Why the Hell Not?" Politician Kinky Friedman spent his 2010 election night 2010 at the CBS11/TXA21 studios.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Attorney General Greg Abbott each won third terms in a GOP sweep of statewide offices.
In the midst of many Republican gains, the Associated Press announced that Democrat Eddie Bernice Johnson had defeated her challenger for District 30 U.S. Representative despite a nationally publicized scholarship scandal.
Texas Democrats were bracing for a bloodbath in the Texas House, where Republicans could pick up 20 or more seats.
Republican Gov. Rick Perry has defeated Democrat Bill White to win a third four-year term as Texas governor.
Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway is making his way around Southern Dallas Tuesday, campaigning against Proposition One on Dallas County ballots, which would allow alcohol to be sold throughout the entire city.
The 30th Congressional District race between Democrat incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson and Republican challenger Stephen Broden has faced political theatrics that caught national attention.
While Dallas, Tarrant and Denton County polling locations appear to be sailing smoothly this Election Day, some Collin County stations encountered computer hiccups early.
Republican incumbents are seeking to keep their party's grip on statewide offices as Texas voters head to the polls.
Rick Perry never has lost an election. Neither has Bill White. That distinction ends Tuesday for one of them.
Democrats in the Texas House are trying to hang on to gains they made in recent years against an oncoming Republican wave.
Texas' governor has been caught off guard by excerpts released early from his new book that is highly critical of the federal government. Rick Perry says America has become the type of nation that the colonists fought against 200 years ago.
Tom DeLay took part in a scheme to illegally channel corporate money into Texas legislative races in order to strengthen his power and influence, prosecutors said Monday.
