Former Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle said this afternoon that he's more interested in running for governor than for attorney general. As governor, Earle (right) said he wouldn't have to be as careful in his pronouncements as he would...
Fort Worth businessman Tom Schieffer is reporting that he raised $800,000 in contributions over the past six months - a modest take when compared to Republican candidate Kay Bailey Hutchison's $6.7 million or Rick Perry's $4.2 million. Especially because the...
Attorney General Greg Abbott's mishandling of a open-records request from Democratic lawmakers is further lowering the trust level in Austin in advance of the voter-ID debate in the Senate. Christy Hoppe tells the story here. Two lawmakers -- Dallas Rep....
Robert T. Garrett reports: AUSTIN -- Texas should take a half-billion more federal stimulus dollars that it can tap by allowing more jobless workers to qualify, Democrat legislative leaders said today. The Democrats said GOP Gov. Rick Perry should consider...
Texas state Sen. Kirk Watson is the star of a pair of John McCain television ads that never aired. McCain's media guru, "Hollywood" Fred Davis showed the spots Saturday morning to a breakfast of GOP officials in St. Paul...
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