The GOP congressman from Lubbock on Gov. Rick Perry, cuts in direct payments that could be headed for Texas farmers, his hopes for the supercommittee and what the 2012 elections will say about Americans’ view of the economy.
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Criminal Justice
Cornyn Presses for Fast and Furious Probe
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has asked congressional colleagues to investigate whether federal officials ran a gun-walking program in Texas similar to the controversial and now defunct Fast and Furious operation.
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Dewhurst, Leppert Evenly Matched in Campaign Funds
Republican U.S. Senate candidates David Dewhurst and Tom Leppert are neck and neck in cash-on-hand totals, according to third-quarter FEC filings, outpacing next-closest candidate and fellow Republican Ted Cruz.
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Q3 Fundraising Could Mean Tight House Races
Texas congressional incumbents raised more than $4.7 million during the third quarter of the year, but some of them face challengers who also displayed a knack for raising political cash.
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Interactive: U.S. House Q3 Campaign Finance Totals
New fundraising reports show what’s in the war chests of Texans vying for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Use the interactive table below to see how House incumbents and challengers performed in the third quarter.
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Congress
Trade Deals Could Boost Texas Exports
Congress — including much of the Texas delegation — is poised to approve three trade agreements as soon as today that could boost the state’s exports.
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Congress
Jackson Lee Pressures Perry on Confederate Plates
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, attempted to turn up the heat Tuesday on Gov. Rick Perry by condemning a controversial proposal to offer Texas license plates with the image of the Confederate flag.
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State Government
Bachmann Abortion-Sonogram Bill Not Modeled on Texas
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s proposal came ahead of the Family Research Council’s Values Voters Summit on Friday, a chance for the candidates to showcase their social-conservative credentials.
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Economy
Texas Republicans Pile On Job Numbers
Texas’s congressional Republicans seized on new unemployment numbers to decry President Obama’s economic policies days after he stopped in Mesquite to sell his jobs plan.
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State Government
Federal Court to Texas Election Officials: Wait
State officials in Texas can hold off on election preparations, a federal court said Thursday, but with Texas’ political maps still in limbo, they also didn’t get a new set of deadlines to help them get ready for the 2012 elections.