Most In Texas Medicaid Are Children Or Elderly
Every odd-numbered year, the Texas health and human services commissioner appears before state lawmakers hungry to cut spending on Medicaid.
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Every odd-numbered year, the Texas health and human services commissioner appears before state lawmakers hungry to cut spending on Medicaid.
International energy pipeline giant Tenaris SA said Friday it plans to build a $1.3 billion Gulf Coast manufacturing facility that will bring 600 jobs and better supplying operations to Texas' oil- and natural gas-rich Eagle Shale region.
A Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Texas, 10 years after the Legislature proposed a constitutional amendment banning it.
A new coalition of Texas health providers want more funding for women's health programs after the state cut off money to Planned Parenthood and other clinics.
Governor Rick Perry wrapped up his high-profile recruiting trip to California on Wednesday without having persuaded any businesses to relocate to his state — at least not yet.
Texas Democrats want immigration back in the conversation at the Capitol as the White House and Congress propose new paths to citizenship for an estimated 11 million people in the U.S. illegally.
President Barack Obama urged a deeply divided Congress to embrace his plans to use government money to create jobs and strengthen the nation's middle class.
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings is hoping a rally against domestic violence next month will draw at least 10,000 men to the downtown area. The mayor is stepping up his campaign to cut down on the 13,000 domestic violence cases that happen in the city every year.
Tonight, she'll be in the House Chamber as the President delivers his State of the Union address before a Joint Session of Congress. "It's very exciting" said Garibay.
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings is launching a new initiative aimed at putting an end to domestic violence. He spoke with CBS 11 News about the proposed campaign.
Top education leaders in the Texas Senate are set to mull high school graduation requirements, while their House counterparts tackle school accountability and funding issues.
Texas transportation officials are scheduled to give lawmakers a road map for the challenges the state faces in keeping up an aging highway system to move its growing population.
Gov. Rick Perry is visiting California, and he hopes to return home with more than a souvenir. He starts meeting with business leaders on Monday, trying to get them to move to Texas.
How the state will pay for public schools will take center stage this week in the political theater known as the Texas Legislature. And it will likely remain there throughout the session.
If all goes as planned, one day soon the city of Irving will have its own Signature Bridge.
