TX House Approves Unemployment Drug Tests
The Texas House approved late Thursday night a bill allowing the state to drug test unemployment applicants. Read »
TX House Faces Major Budget Vote
Texas House girds for major budget vote Wednesday. Read »
Ban on Soda in Elementary, Middle School Advances
A proposed ban on sales of sugary sodas in public elementary and junior high schools is on its way to the governor. Read »
Kerry: Diplomatic Missions Dangerous Well Before Benghazi
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the Foreign Service Institute regarding security overseas on Monday. Watch »
Perry's Veto Power Grows as Session Grows Late
As the Texas Legislature barrels toward its Memorial Day finish, Gov. Rick Perry gets more powerful by the hour. Read »
Legislature Could Agree to Budget on Friday
A breakthrough on a new Texas budget could be for real this time. Read »
House Votes to Repeal Health Care Law for 37th Time
Thirty-seventh time's a charm? Not quite, at least not for Republicans in the House who want the 2010... Read »
WATCH: Obama Speaks on IRS Scandal
President Barack Obama is delivering a statement on the growing IRS scandal. Read »
White House Pushes Media Shield Law After AP Subpoena
A media shield law is again being pushed in the Senate, thanks to outrage from press freedom advocates at the Justic... Read »
House Considers Referendum on Term Limits
The House is considering asking voters to approve term limits for future officeholders. Read »
New Controversies Threaten Obama's 2nd-Term Agenda
Benghazi talking points, the Associated Press' phone records and now the IRS scandal — that spate of... Read »
ID Required to Get Marriage License
Texans applying for a marriage license would have to present photo identification under a bill being advanced... Read »
We're Going to Have a Deal: House Budget Chief
The budget chief in the Texas House says a deal with the Senate is imminent. Read »
House Votes to Weaken University Regents
Texas lawmakers move to assert more control over the appointment process of university regents. Read »
Killer Windmills: Wind Energy Leaves Trail of Dead Eagles
Spinning wind turbines are killing thousands of federally protected birds, including eagles, each Watch »
Morton Act Approved by Texas House
Texas House approved a measure designed to prevent wrongful convictions. Read »
Senate Hears Guns on Campus Legislation
The Texas Senate is to hear legislation that would allow concealed handgun license holders to carry their... Read »
Bill Would Make Donors to Political Nonprofits Public
A contentious bill requiring politically active nonprofits to make the names of major donors public is on the verge... Read »
Meet Plano's New Mayor
Plano Mayor-Elect Harry LaRosiliere said the focus of his four-year term will be economic development and... Watch »
5 Questions on IRS' Targeting of Tea Party Groups
Yet more of Washington was balking at the behavior of the Internal Revenue Service on Monday with the news that the... Watch »


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