Texas' Perry Says States Should Handle Energy Subsidies
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is telling Iowa Republicans he'd prefer that states, rather than the federal government, handle energy subsidies.
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Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is telling Iowa Republicans he'd prefer that states, rather than the federal government, handle energy subsidies.
Taxpayers will pick up the tab for some of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price's defense in his public corruption trial. But he will still have to pay as well.
Texas leads a coalition of states suing to stop President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration. They allege the government misled a judge about not implementing part of the plan before the judge temporarily halted it.
As former Texas Gov. Rick Perry readies a second presidential campaign, his supporters have created a super PAC devoted to his 2016 ambitions.
Cruz said that in a time of "extraordinary challenges" he wants to tell his story and share his message of free markets and constitutional liberties.
The Texas Senate approved the first bill of the legislative session on Wednesday, with speedy passage of a plan to shift billions of dollars generated by vehicle sales taxes to building and maintaining roads strained by the state's booming population.
Hillary Rodham Clinton says women have made a difference at all levels of government but the nation has reached a turning point.
A coalition of states suing to stop President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration, led by Texas, asked a federal judge Tuesday not to lift a temporary hold on the directives.
A tea party-backed Texas state lawmaker has filed a bill to fully legalize marijuana, seeking to strike any prohibition of it from state statute.
Top conservatives clamoring for 'school choice' voucher plans in the Texas Legislature are offering other priorities that are less hot-button but still may spark bitter floor fights.
All 20 Texas Senate Republicans sent a letter Monday to President Barack Obama demanding more flexibility for their state to administer Medicaid
An ex-top adviser to former Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for stealing $2.5-plus million in campaign funds from the then-powerful Republican.
Former Gov. Rick Perry said Friday morning that the Islamic State group seizing territory in the Middle East represents the worst threat to freedom since communism.
Jeb Bush readily points to his conservative credentials, yet convincing the activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference that he's one of them might be a tougher sell.
A Texas Congressman has introduced a bill that would authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Navy Seal Chris Kyle.
