President Obama Touts Austin-Area High School
President Barack Obama kicked-off his "Middle-Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour" by touting Austin as a role model for the rest of the nation.
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President Barack Obama kicked-off his "Middle-Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour" by touting Austin as a role model for the rest of the nation.
Offering a more upbeat view of the economy, President Barack Obama resurrected his jobs proposals during his speech in Austin Thursday afternoon.
Perry was waiting at the bottom of the stairs from Air Force One when it landed on Thursday for a presidential visit to Texas.
President Barack Obama wants to show that creating well-paying middle-class jobs is still a priority. He is using bustling Austin as the backdrop on Thursday.
The House on Wednesday approved a bipartisan bill that aims to remove legal risks of saying "Merry Christmas" in Texas public schools.
Parents and activists are set to rally at the state Capitol for high-profile proposed legislation to expand charter schools in Texas.
Reid made the remark about Sen. Ted Cruz on Monday after the Texan objected when Democrats sought formal negotiations with the House on a budget compromise.
The Texas House has approved a pilot program allowing parents to purchase concussion insurance for boys who play football and girls who play soccer.
The Texas House has narrowly approved and sent to the Senate a bill cutting taxes on chewing tobacco by more than 30 percent but raising the price of some smaller brands of cigarettes.
A major tax bill headed for the Texas House floor could create a major showdown over legislation pivotal to Gov. Rick Perry's demand for tax relief.
The Texas House will begin slowly and selectively whittling down the state business tax this week, as Republicans work to make good on a promise to cut taxes.
The Texas House approved a batch of bills Saturday to further soften gun laws that were already among the country's most firearms-friendly.
Texas could become the first Gulf Coast state to enact a ban, which protects shark species. Tens of millions of sharks are killed each year to supply the wasteful demand for shark fin soup.
The National Rifle Association held their annual meeting in Houston today. This year's theme is "Stand and Fight," and some politicians in attendance had plenty to say about it.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry says passing new gun control laws won't stop criminals and would only make law-abiding citizens easy targets by depriving them of weapons to defend themselves.
