Dewhurst Leans On 'Old Guard' Republicans
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is leaning on his party's 'old guard' as he tries to secure a U.S. Senate nomination, hoping to regain the air of inevitability he once enjoyed in the race.
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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is leaning on his party's 'old guard' as he tries to secure a U.S. Senate nomination, hoping to regain the air of inevitability he once enjoyed in the race.
Governor Rick Perry is giving a tour of the recently rebuilt Texas Governor's Mansion in Austin on Wednesday, after five years of renovation and reconstruction.
Governor Rick Perry, weighing in on whether Mitt Romney should release more tax returns, says he believes all candidates should be as transparent as possible.
Gov. Rick Perry wants President Barack Obama to apologize while in Texas for his attorney general's criticism of the state's voter ID law.
Gov. Rick Perry is making his first campaign trip on behalf of Mitt Romney to Nevada.
Texas will not expand Medicaid or establish a health insurance exchange, two major tenets of the federal health reform that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld last month, Gov. Rick Perry said in a Monday morning announcement.
Governor Rick Perry said that Texas won't implement a state insurance exchange or expand Medicaid, two key elements of the federal health care overhaul.
State security agents who protected Gov. Rick Perry as he crisscrossed the country running for president have filed for an additional $104,000-plus in backlogged travel expenses.
Crews have returned the iconic painting "Fall of the Alamo" to Texas Governor's Mansion as a $25 million restoration of the historic mansion nears completion.
Republican politicians continue to work against HPV vaccination despite its ability to prevent thousands of cases of cervical cancer and resulting deaths.
The federal government may have to implement a major provision of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul in Texas since the state's conservative leaders are steadfastly opposed to it. But one state agency has fulfilled parts of the law and said it's prepared to move forward if the law is upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The FDA has issued a new report criticizing the company that stored adult stem cells from Governor Rick Perry for use in an experimental procedure for his back pain.
Texas Governor Rick Perry said that he will keep pushing state lawmakers to pass a bill allowing police to ask anyone they stop about their immigration status.
Former inmate Larry Sims died a free man, if not innocent one in the eyes of the law. It wasn't enough, say family and friends, who described a man with a broken spirit who could not find work or happiness after his release from prison after 24 years.
The Texas Republican Convention began with a chorus of boos, long and loud, for Gov. Rick Perry -- a former Republican presidential candidate and the longest-serving governor in state history. It ended with two opponents for the GOP's U.S. Senate nomination slugging it out in dueling floor speeches.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst addressed the Texas Republican convention on Friday, largely without boos -- a sign of unity in a party still struggling with deep internal divisions.
Texting and/or talking while behind the wheel is not banned statewide in Texas. But the federal government has unveiled a plan to crack down on distracted driving.
Laurie Cockerell spent Thursday at the State Republican Convention selling conservative children's books –– including one she wrote, called the Founders Fables.
Texas Governor Rick Perry provoked loud and sustained boos at the state Republican Convention by repeating his support for U.S. Senate candidate David Dewhurst.
The Texas Comptroller reports that the state collected more than $2 billion in May, marking 26 months of sales tax growth.
State agencies were told to shave costs by another 10 percent, despite growing tax revenues that have raised hopes of restoring freshly slashed services and jobs across Texas.
Governor Rick Perry will tour a Texas hurricane disaster response exercise on Friday in Austin to mark the start of hurricane season, which has already featured two named tropical storms.
The contentious Senate race was the most-watched among hundreds of races in the Texas primary for the Republican presidential nomination, Congress, the Legislature, judges and various state boards.
Texas Railroad Commission chairman Barry Smitherman is headed to a runoff for the Republican nomination to retain his seat for two more years.
Governor Rick Perry is expected to campaign for state Rep. James White, who is battling fellow incumbent and fellow Republican Rep. Mike Hamilton due to new political districts.
