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TexMessage: Rick Perry adviser says governor ‘doesn’t have that fire to be...
Dave Carney, the veteran political adviser to Gov. Rick Perry, has been swatting away the rumors. "It rises periodically," the New Hampshire-based consultant told us. "It's been going on for years."...
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Lloyd Doggett agrees with Cornyn, Hutchison on something — a Texas nominee...
After Republicans successfully filibustered President Obama's judicial nomination of California law professor Goodwin Liu on Thursday, Texas Sens. John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison are applauding a...
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TexMessage: Joe Barton says Democrats out ‘to demagogue and embarrass’ oil...
Texas Rep. Joe Barton is a frustrated man. No, it's not because he was passed over to be chairman of the House Energy & Commerce Committee when the GOP regained control of the House. The Republican...
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TexMessage: If it’s Tuesday, it must be Sheila Jackson Lee with Prime...
Houston Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee has an uncanny ability to work her way into a photo. Whether the event features Bono or Barack Obama, you can count on seeing at least one picture featuring the Texas...
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Texas, DC incidents spark Senate hearing on sleeping air traffic controllers
An air traffic controller at the Reagan National Airport in Washington fell asleep late at night in March and two planes had to land on their own. In April, two workers at an airport control tower in...
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Ted Cruz wins the hearts — and poll votes — of Houston’s Republican women
The Republican women in southeast Texas appear to have an early favorite for the 2012 Senate race to fill retiring GOP Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's seat: former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz. Cruz...
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TexMessage: Texas could be nicked by GOP cuts to disaster assistance,...
House Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee have voted to slash funding for local homeland security grants and disaster assistance. The vote came just after a massive tornado destroyed much of...
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UTSA president Ricardo Romo to serve on Obama’s Hispanic education commission
Five appointees to the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics have ties to the Lone Star State — including UTSA president Ricardo Romo.
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Gene Green’s chemical plant security bill wins committee approval
The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved legislation by Rep. Gene Green, D-Houston, Thursday to extend the government program aimed at preventing terrorist attacks against U.S. chemical...
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Senate passes John Cornyn’s bill to improve public access to government...
Legislation by Sunshine law advocate Sen. John Cornyn to reduce processing delays in Freedom of Information Act requests passed the Senate unanimously. Cornyn and Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy are the...
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