Democrat Carol Kent won an upset victory last year against Tony Goolsby in the District 102 race. Now she'll have to fend off one of at least two candidates running in the March Republican Primary. Dallas lawyer Stefani Carter has...
Gov. Rick Perry on Monday defended efforts he once made to have girls vaccinated against the HPV virus that can lead to cervical cancer. "I've always though HPV was an issue of life," Perry said in Dallas. The governor was...
At a stop in Dallas Monday, Rick Perry said that elected officials would have to find a way to "expand our ability to raise some dollars" for roads and other transportation infrastructure. "One of the problems is that we do...
State Rep. Chuck Hopson, saying his East Texas district does not reflect the views of President Barack Obama, bolted the Democratic Party. "I believe in democracy and respect its process," Hopson said in a news release. "I will be running...
From the White House to Texas, elected officials expressed their support for the families of those killed and wounded in the Fort Hood attack. Here is a sample of their reaction to the tragedy. President Barack Obama: "My immediate thoughts...
During a news conference at Union Station in Dallas, Gov. Rick Perry declared that he was a stronger conservative than Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. "There are always degrees of strength in a particularly designation," Perry said after a speech to...
Now that Rep. Dan Branch is running for re-election to his District 108 House seat, candidate with hopes of replacing him have suspended their campaigns. Branch, R-Dallas, had considered a run for attorney general, but was forced to shift gears...
Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday received another endorsement. The Texas Association of Builders HOMEPAC backed his re-election campaign during a conference at the Gaylord Hotel. During a news conference after the announcement, Perry discussed the endorsement he didn't get. Former...
Several sources tell Trail Blazers that Toby Shook is considering challenging incumbent Craig Watkins in next year's race for Dallas County District Attorney. For the past several days Shook, a former assistant district attorney, has been in conversations with friends...
President Barack Obama is busy these days with issues like the war in Afghanistan and the reform of the health insurance industry. So I figured I'd tell him about the latest addition to the Chicago Cubs family. The team just...
A group called the Playoff PAC has been developed to push for the dismantling of the Bowl Championship Series. Like Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, the PAC wants some sort of post-season playoff. On Monday Barton spoke in support of the...
Yesterday I wrote a blog entry telling you guys that Dallas County Republican Party Chairman Jonathan Neerman had decided against challenging Democrat Allen Vaught for the District 109 seat in the Texas House. In my post, I quipped that Neerman,...
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's campaign is echoing criticism of the cash-for-volunteers program that Gromer Jeffers wrote about today. In a news release that compares the Perry Home Headquarters program to "ACORN tactics," Hutchison communications director Jennifer Baker says: "Typical Rick...
Gromer Jeffers has an exclusive story this morning about Gov. Rick Perry's campaign program to pay volunteers for recruiting other volunteers and turning out voters. Check it out here. Also, take a look at the campaign's video explaining the program,...
View imageKim Garza, executive director of the Dallas County Republican Party, has joined Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's gubernatorial campaign. Garza, considered one of the rising stars of the local GOP, is now one of Hutchison's regional political directors. Dallas County...
Daniel Hannan doesn't really like the British system for delivering health care. On Tuesday he told those gathered at a National Center for Policy Analysis luncheon in Dallas that President Barack Obama's plan to reform the health insurance industry was...
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said Monday that the Democratic proposals to reform the way health insurance is delivered would hurt small businesses. "The more people learn about it, the more they become afraid of what's coming," Hutchison said during a...
Laura Bush announced Friday that she would attend the Dallas Cowboys home opener and first regular season game at the team's massive new stadium. She's taking her husband, the former president, with her. "We are proud for Dallas," she said...
State Sen. Royce West said Friday that he would not support Kinky Friedman for governor, even if the author/musician/humorist won the Democratic nomination for governor. "Absolutely, unequivocally no," West said when I asked him about supporting Friedman if the candidate...
Thirty-one Democratic state representatives Thursday endorsed Houston Mayor Bill White in a potential special election for Senate, including Dallas lawyer Rafael Anchia and Barbara Mallory Caraway. The endorsements were made just as the fall meeting of the Democratic National Committee...
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