Lt. Gov. Patrick: National Guard Not Leaving Texas Border
The Lieutenant Governor says state leaders no longer want the Texas National Guard off the border with Mexico next month as originally planned.
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The Lieutenant Governor says state leaders no longer want the Texas National Guard off the border with Mexico next month as originally planned.
Mitt Romney opposed the government's rescue of U.S. automakers. So did Jeb Bush. Both worked in finance and backed the Wall Street bailout. Both are advocates of tax cuts that Democrats contend only benefit the wealthy and big business.
A Texas judge has denied requests by former Governor Rick Perry's attorneys to get a list of witnesses who testified before the closed-door grand jury in their client's abuse-of-power case.
FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg is resigning in March after six years in the position. The agency's chief scientist, Stephen Ostroff, will serve as acting commissioner.
George P. Bush's new job has nothing to do with abortion or money for private schools. But after barely 30 days in office, he's already headlined high-profile rallies on both issues.
In an online video Wednesday, a gun rights activist pushing for legislation allowing Texans to openly carry handguns tells state legislators that 'treason is punishable by death.'
If passed by the Legislature and approved by voters, Nichols' plan wouldn't touch the first $2.5 billion generated annually, but would divert the rest for transportation infrastructure beginning in the 2018-2019 state budgetary cycle.
Texas water officials will start to evaluate applications seeking $5.5 billion for projects as part of the state's water plan.
Sitting behind pictures of loved ones killed in crashes, 15 Texas families tearfully pleaded with lawmakers to support a statewide texting-while-driving ban.
Disparaging remarks during a congressional committee meeting are drawing the ire of many Texans tonight.
Attorneys for former Texas Governor Rick Perry want a judge to order prosecutors to produce a list of witnesses who testified before the closed-door grand jury that indicted their client on abuse-of-power charges.
Chris Kyle, the retired Navy SEAL depicted in the blockbuster movie "American Sniper," will have a day in his honor two years after being killed.
Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will not run for president in 2016. He unexpectedly said that he was considering another campaign three weeks ago.
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush is leading a 'school choice' rally on Friday in Austin, supporting calls to expand voucher programs and charter schools statewide.
As Mitt Romney decides whether to run again for president, he does so without several major donors who supported him in the past -- defections all to former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
