Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, has announced that he will run for re-election to the Texas House. Branch, a lawyer with the firm of Winstead, had been contemplating a run for state attorney general if the incumbent, fellow Republican Greg Abbott,...
Peggy Fikac of the San Antonio Express-News reports that Gib Lewis, speaker of the Texas House from 1983 to 1993, was arrested in Austin and charged with driving while intoxicated. She provides this link to his booking photo. (Love the...
We'll have more details on the Web shortly, but House budget writers this morning sent to the floor a two year budget that would spend nearly $4 billion less than the budget that the Senate approved last week. The key...
The House's special committee on the federal economic stimulus money is hearing from the public this week about how to spend the billions Texas will get. Among the topics: public education (K through 12), higher education, criminal justice and transportation....
Both houses of Congress are expected to approve the economic stimulus bill and send it to President Barack Obama's desk today. We invite you to take a look at the bill for yourself and comment below on what you see...
This morning, Gov. Rick Perry heads into the House chamber to tell lawmakers how he sees the state's condition and what he would like for them to do over the next four months of their session. Perry has played his...
Several long-time observers of the Legislature say they expect the Regulated Industries committee to vanish when Joe Straus becomes speaker. The telecom portion of the committee's work could go to the State Affairs committee, and the electricity portion could go...
Energy writer Elizabeth Souder reports that could be the case: The House Regulated Industries committee could become a casualty of the speaker race. According to a well-placed source, there's talk of disbanding the committee, which handles telecommunications and electricity issues....
As results trickle in from the Rocky Mountain states, the West Coast and Alaska, Democrats seem to be making gains in those areas. President-elect Barack Obama won the states of Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada, due, in part, to his...
As results trickle in from the Rocky Mountain states, the West Coast and Alaska, Democrats seem to be making gains in those areas. President-elect Barack Obama won the states of Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada, due, in part, to his...
In 2006, the Democrats swept through the Northeast, picking up seats in New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania and upsetting many moderate Republicans. This year, the Northeast, and New England, in particular, was thought to be the last stand...
Democrats in six competitive races in Illinois were expected to benefit from hometown Sen. Barack Obama's presence on the ballot. In the 10th Congressional District, which includes the northern suburbs of Chicago, Republican Rep. Mark Kirk leads Democratic challenger Dan...
Here are the results from the House races in swing-state Ohio: In the 1st District, which includes Cincinnati, Republican Rep. Steve Chabot trails Democratic challenger Steve Driehaus, the state House minority whip, 43 percent to 57 percent, with less than...
Some early congressional races in Indiana and Kentucky may indicate how Democrats and Republicans are doing nationwide. In Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District, which includes Louisville and its suburbs, Democratic Rep. John Yarmuth faced former Rep. Anne Northup in a rematch...
This video image provided by the House of Representative shows the voting by the House on the emergency financial rescue package. The House defeated a $700 billion package, ignoring urgent pleas from President Bush and bipartisan congressional leaders to quickly...
The House of Representatives rejected the proposed bailout of the financial industry by a vote of 205-228, with one member not voting. 140 Democrats and 65 Republicans voted for the measure, which would have provided up to $700 billion to...
Bloomberg.com reports that the three-bedroom, 2,400-square-foot house has an asking price of $239,900. It's where George W. and Laura Bush lived in the late 1970s, when he launched his political career with an unsuccessful run for Congress. They sold in...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said John McCain's choice "raises serious questions about his judgment." Pelosi said in a statement: "Why, when the country is fighting two wars, facing an uncertain economy and an energy crisis, did Senator McCain make...
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