Garland ISD Bond Package Going To Voters
Voters will decide if they want to approve the Garland ISD's largest bond package ever. The school board voted to add the $455.5 million proposal to the November ballot.
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Voters will decide if they want to approve the Garland ISD's largest bond package ever. The school board voted to add the $455.5 million proposal to the November ballot.
Moments of passion punctuated a community meeting Monday evening on officer-involved shootings in Dallas.
"This is nothing more than banana republic politics," said Tony Buzbee, the lead attorney of the five lawyers Gov. Perry hired.
Gov. Perry's office rolled out five high-powered attorneys who will represent him in court during a press conference Monday afternoon.
A judge has decided not to issue an arrest warrant for Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a court official said Monday, meaning the Republican can continue traveling the country and gearing up for a possible 2016 presidential run despite being indicted on two felony counts of abuse of power.
Undeterred by indictment, Texas Gov. Rick Perry intends to travel to three major 2016 primary states during the next two weeks even as he faces the prospects of a highly unpresidential booking on felony charges.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Sunday defended the veto that led a grand jury to indict him on two felony counts of abuse of power, noting that even some Democrats have questioned the move by prosecutors.
Dallas County DA Craig Watkins says he's creating a special DA unit to probe police shootings in Dallas County as they are unfolding. He says the unit would run it's own investigation parallel to any other criminal reviews.
A grand jury indicted Governor Rick Perry on Friday for abusing the powers of his office by carrying out a threat to veto funding for state prosecutors investigating public corruption.
Governor Rick Perry has been indicted for abuse of power after carrying out a threat to veto funding for state public corruption prosecutors.
Federal authorities say 56-year-old Teddy Bear Paradise has admitted to mailing a letter that threatened the life of President Barack Obama.
Officials estimate the Texas Medicaid caseload could soon increase by more than 600,000 cases, despite the state's decision not to expand the program under new federal health care law.
The proposal urges the Legislature to require the state to rescind the license of any nursing home with at least three of the gravest violations over a two-year period.
A legislative committee is examining market-based alternatives to providing low-income Texans with health care since the state has rejected the expansion of Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act.
A new disagreement has emerged between Governor Rick Perry and the Obama Administration about border security. It centers around the state's use of unmanned aircraft or drones along the Texas-Mexico border.
