Perry Hosts Veterans For Early Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving came early for some Texas military personnel who were treated to a holiday meal at the Governor's Mansion in Austin.
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Thanksgiving came early for some Texas military personnel who were treated to a holiday meal at the Governor's Mansion in Austin.
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings is set to give details on how the city plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary next year of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Tarrant County officials have, so far, spent more than a half-million taxpayer dollars to settle a claim with an assistant prosecutor, and then to try to keep details of that claim hidden from the public.
Politicians in Washington may be talking about compromising on the federal budget, but in Texas, Republicans are taking an early, hardline stance on state spending.
The Texas Legislative Budget Board set a $77.9 billion cap on state spending Thursday for the 2014-15 budget year, a 10 percent increase above the current discretionary spending limit.
Recent attacks in Israel have left more than 10 people dead and shattered hopes of a truce in the Middle East. A pastor from North Texas is in Tel Aviv amid the violence.
"The Enduring Legacies of America's First Ladies" will feature former first ladies Laura Bush and Barbara Bush, former White House staff members and historians.
George P. Bush's father has issued a fundraising letter asking donors to open their pocketbooks because his son "is considering" running for Texas Land Commissioner.
The curtain has been pulled back on who the mysterious 'Micah H.' of White House petition fame actually is.
Looming large in the lame-duck session is the need for President Obama and Congress to figure out how to avoid the double economic hit of tax increases and automatic spending cuts.
Top Texas republicans are calling for some legal changes to the state's welfare and unemployment benefit programs. Governor Rick Perry and Lt. Governor David Dewhurst want to require mandatory drug screenings for applicants.
Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst are teaming up on Tuesday for a rare joint press conference to discuss reforms for welfare and unemployment insurance.
Texas lawmakers have begun filing their bills ahead of the 2013 legislative session. Many of them familiar reruns, while others set the tone for politics next year.
An Arlington man only identified as Micah H. has a lofty and impossible goal, but that didn't stop him from taking his quest to the White House.
A brewing and potentially bitter battle over Democratic efforts to limit filibusters could increase partisan tensions in the Senate just as President Obama and Republicans are trying to find a compromise on major issues.
