Former Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr. died Sunday after a long illness. He was 87.
Incumbent Boyd Richie easily won re-election to his seat as the chairman of the Texas Democratic Party.
In what might just be the toughest letter you'll see exchanged among legislative colleagues, state Rep. Burt Solomons today attacked state Rep. Leo Berman over his "conspiracy theories" regarding illegal immigration.
As Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White prepares to rally his troops at the Democratic State Convention in Corpus Christi, Gov. Rick Perry's campaign today released a new attack video.
About 83,000 immigrants become legal permanent residents in Texas each year, according to data compiled by California Watch. California averages three times as many.
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Remember those solar panel factories former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami promised? He does.
That extra spring in Democrats' step this weekend? Blame it on the Green Party.
If today’s court ruling stands, there will be no Green Party on the November ballot in Texas.
The latest victim of the budget crunch at the University of Texas at Austin? Employee raises.
Twenty-eight new Texas specialty license plates are up for a public vote by My Plates, the company that markets them.
For those who grouse that undocumented immigrants are taking jobs from U.S. citizens and legal residents, the United Farm Workers of America has a challenge: Apply to be a farm worker.
After Thursday's lively state hearing, where health advocates told lawmakers they were bracing for massive Medicare cuts, doctors got some rewarding news: Congress had voted to delay a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments six months.
A new political action committee is attacking Gov. Rick Perry with a television ad playing on a familiar theme: Perry's high-class living. The ad starts airing tonight in markets across Texas.
State Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, said he's counting on Tea Party supporters to call their state representatives and urge them to vote for him for Speaker instead of incumbent Joe Straus, R-San Antonio.
