Lt. Governor Hopefuls Give Dueling Speeches
The state senators vying to be the next Texas lieutenant governor are set to address the same audience.
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The state senators vying to be the next Texas lieutenant governor are set to address the same audience.
The state Department of Public Safety says part of the Texas Capitol's basement has been temporarily closed while firefighters investigate a 'powdery substance' in a lawmaker's office.
Those close to Texas Gov. Rick Perry say that he is aggressively eyeing a second presidential bid, even if that means he has to rebuild a political operation from scratch.
The city of Dallas is investing nearly $500,000 to update the park department's comprehensive master plan in hopes of keeping up with the city's demand for more green space.
Texas Roman Catholic Bishops have thrown their legal support behind the effort to reinstate the same sex marriage ban in Texas.
As the Dallas County Commissioners Court convened for the first time since Commissioner John Wiley Price and three others were arrested and charged in a federal corruption probe, it was business as usual.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis insists "we're going to win" despite her Republican opponent's sizeable advantage in campaign cash and opinion polls.
City Council members in Frisco will consider an ordinance that could snuff out smoking at public parks.
Tuesday marked the first time that Dallas County commissioners have met since John Wiley Price's arrest nearly two weeks ago, and, so far, it has been business as usual.
The state senator and gubernatorial candidate from Fort Worth is set to meet Tuesday with the news media at the Democratic campaign headquarters in Travis County.
John Wiley Price has made it very clear – It's business as usual for him, despite being federally indicted.
Abortion providers in Texas want a federal judge to stop a new law that they say will leave just eight facilities statewide where women can legally terminate a pregnancy.
House Republicans have passed legislation to shut down a program by President Barack Obama granting deportation relief to immigrants brought here illegally as children.
House Republicans expressed optimism that a revised $694 million bill addressing the surge of immigrants at the border would win over reluctant conservatives.
Hawkins Mayor Will Rogers said that he was falsely arrested on an official oppression charge, and had just offered to help a resident get her yard cleaned up.
