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Published November 22, 2009 Several state agencies could face the knife in the next legislative session, and two Brazoria County legislators recently met as members of the commission charged with finding government fat. Texas...
Gov. Rick Perry backed Phil Gramm's stealth 2002 candidacy for Texas A&M president, but the former U.S. senator isn't returning the favor in the governor's re-election bid.The 67-year-old was one of more than 60 Aggies or those...
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican activist Cathie Adams has almost made a career out of stirring things up. While she hasn’t changed her beliefs, Adams, 59, says the new gig requires her to stay neutral in...
On Tuesday, Kinky Friedman appeared at the National Press Club’s 33rd annual Book Fair in Washington, D.C., in conjunction with his book, “Kinky’s Celebrity Pet Files.” After running for Texas governor in 2006 as an...
If you want some indication of how much was riding on state funding of pivotal widening projects for Interstate 35 through Central Texas, consider this: Officials interrupted the Greater Waco Community Education Summit on...
MiamiHerald.com GOP Governors Emphasize Results Over Rhetoric RealClearPolitics (blog) CEDAR CREEK, Texas -- As Barack Obama began crafting his administration last year, the term "competence over ideology" was often used to...
Never much of a spellbinder, Hutchison fails to stir the audience or, for that matter, articulate a compelling message as to why, by waging a primary battle against a sitting governor, she is forcing Republicans to choose sides...
A more assertive Environmental Protection Agency is demanding that Texas tighten its pollution rules, drawing the ire of companies and some of the state's political leaders. At the heart of the dispute is an EPA threat to void...
Texas Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison have agreed to a debate before their hotly contested Republican gubernatorial primary next spring. Officials at KERA-TV (Channel 13) said Friday that both candidates...
6 who oversaw billions in losses will defer receipt of cash for 2 years By R.G. RATCLIFFE AUSTIN BUREAU AUSTIN — The trustees of Texas' public higher education endowment funds Friday approved more than $3.3 million in...
