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Texas, has opted out of anti-rape prison requirements, arguing that it's too costly to implement requirements that they say don't give them the flexibility to administer their facilities the way they see fit.
Former President George H.W. Bush didn't make it, but Jeb Bush was on hand to see his son officially take office in Texas.
A federal lawsuit accuses the Pasadena's white councilmembers of leading a discriminatory plan to turn back the clock.
President Barack Obama started Thursday snorkeling with his wife and daughters at a popular spot outside of Honolulu. They spent more than four hours at the site.
The White House's signature health care law is loathed by Texas' political leadership, and the idea of expanding Medicaid likely remains a non-starter when the Legislature reconvenes this month.
Jeb Bush has resigned all of his board memberships -- both nonprofit and business -- in a move that helps clear a path toward a 2016 presidential campaign.
Two potential Republican presidential contenders are heading to Florida to attend Gov. Rick Scott's second inauguration.
The victims of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting attack leaving 13 dead filed a formal petition Wednesday to receive Purple Hearts and other benefits they have argued are long overdue.
State auditors are criticizing a Texas agency's contract with AT&T that was initially listed as costing $1 million and then swelled to $105 million over the course of seven years.
Nearly 380,000 Texans have selected health insurance plans through the federal marketplace ahead of a January 1 deadline.
Gov. Rick Perry would like to run for president in 2016 as a proven job-creator who molded Texas' strong economy in his own political gunslinger image.
The Dallas County district attorney's office has dismissed criminal charges against a suburban mayor and eight former employees of the town's public works department.
Wendy Davis has said she regrets expressing support for the open carry of handguns in her failed gubernatorial bid.
A spokesman for George H.W. Bush says the former president's breathing has "returned to normal."
The Obama administration is on the verge of proposing long-awaited rules for commercial drone operations in U.S. skies, but key decisions on how much access to grant drones are likely to come from Congress.
