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Ron Paul: The other Texan running for president
You might not know it by the media coverage, but there are two candidates from Texas in the Republican presidential field. The guy who finished just 1 percentage point behind winner Michele Bachmann...
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Sheila Jackson Lee cheers for UH Cougars on House floor, draws a penalty
The Democratic congresswoman from Houston got so enthusiastic in her effusive praise of the hometown University of Houston Cougars that she may have violated House rules.
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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee challenges Washington Post report that she funneled...
Lawmaker calls Post account "troubling and unfair."
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Magnolia funeral director Glenn Addison adds life to Texas GOP Senate campaign
Of the dark-horse contenders, Addison is arguably the most articulate and the best informed on the issues. Earnest and intense, he also is devoting a great deal of time, effort and close to $95,000 to...
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University of Houston Law Professor Marcilynn Burke nomination to Department...
Yesterday, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee had a hearing to consider the nomination of Marcilynn Burke, nominee to be the Department of Interior’s Assistant Secretary for Land and...
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Ron Paul campaign headed back to Texas for next round in presidential fight
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul is headed home to rally voters in El Paso, Austin and Houston. His second three-day Texas sweep includes three town hall meetings and one private fundraiser.
View ArticleDid you know there are Democrats running for Texas’ Senate seat? (debate...
In most candidate gatherings around the state in recent months, the spotlight has been on the top four GOP candidates. Paul Sadler, the only Democrat with any name recognition, has been, at best, an...
View ArticleWith ObamaCare upheld, Texas politicians brace for battle over Medicaid
“At this moment, Texas would be very hesitant to expand the Medicaid rolls,” said Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, chair of the House Public Health Committee.
View ArticleSupreme Court sidesteps affirmative action decision in Texas ruling, tells...
By its compromise decision, the justices effectively upheld -- at least until the case returns to the high court -- the view that diversity is a "compelling interest" in college admissions. Fisher's...
View ArticleAnalysis: Supreme Court delays a final showdown over affirmative action
The Texas affirmative action dispute is the first of two Supreme Court cases to be decided this week that deal with the limits of government action to counteract the legacy of state-sponsored racial...
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