Texas AG Abbott promises appeal to gay marriage ruling
AUSTIN (AP) — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s office was working on an appeal Thursday of a federal judge’s decision to lift the state’s ban on gay marriage.U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia...
View ArticlePrimary poses test for Texas Democrats' strategy
AUSTIN — Battleground Texas, the major Democratic effort aimed at turning one of the reddest states blue, celebrated its first birthday this week with cocktails at a swank Austin bar, hosting one last...
View Article5 things to watch in Texas primary elections
AUSTIN — The results of the Texas primary on Tuesday night could reveal underlying trends in Texas politics ahead of November's general election. Here are five things to watch in the GOP and Democratic...
View Article2 more Texas clinics closing amid new abortion law
AUSTIN (AP) — Two more Texas abortions clinics are closing because of new restrictions placed on the facilities by the Republican-controlled Legislature.Ten clinics have already closed because of a new...
View ArticleHilderbran concedes GOP comptroller race to Hegar
AUSTIN — Katy Sen. Glenn Hegar captured the GOP nomination for Texas comptroller on Friday when state Rep. Harvey Hilderbran conceded the race, ending the need for a runoff.Hilderbran’s decision means...
View ArticleHilderbran concedes GOP comptroller race to Hegar
AUSTIN — Katy Sen. Glenn Hegar captured the GOP nomination for Texas comptroller on Friday when state Rep. Harvey Hilderbran conceded the race, ending the need for a runoff.Hilderbran’s decision means...
View ArticleCartel associates plead guilty to bribery charge
AUSTIN — Three Mexican citizens pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempting to bribe a federal judge who was hearing a case on how the Zetas drug cartel laundered money by trading in American...
View ArticleAbbott, Davis seek to define each other as they battle to win Texas...
AUSTIN, Texas — These are defining times in the Texas governor's race.Republicans want you to think Wendy Davis is a liberal and unethical. Democrats want you to think Greg Abbott is an extremist who...
View ArticleCandidates for governor seek to define each other
AUSTIN — These are defining times in the Texas governor’s race.Republicans want you to think Wendy Davis is a liberal and unethical. Democrats want you to think Greg Abbott is an extremist who hates...
View ArticleThird person dies from South by Southwest crash
AUSTIN — A third person struck by a suspected drunken driver in Austin last week during the South By Southwest festival died Monday, police and family said.Sandy Thuy Le, 26, died from the injuries she...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood advocacy group eyes Texas race
AUSTIN — The advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood launched a new political action fund Thursday to influence this year’s election in Texas, hoping to build on its success shaping the Virginia governor’s...
View ArticleWomen's issues could dominate Texas election
AUSTIN — Women’s pay and health care are taking over the headlines in the Texas governor’s race, and for good reason: Women comprise the majority of voters.U.S. Census data shows that in the 2012...
View ArticleEconomists: Texas economy strong, getting stronger
AUSTIN — The $1.3 trillion Texas economy has completely recovered from the Great Recession and is getting stronger, official and independent economists told state lawmakers Thursday, March 27.Texas and...
View ArticleTexas business groups call for immigration reform
AUSTIN — Top business associations representing Texas retailers, restaurants and hotels are forming a coalition to press for immigration reform.The trade groups are scheduled to launch the coordinated...
View ArticleJudge stops investigation into Battleground Texas
AUSTIN — A state district judge has thrown out a complaint filed against the Democratic outreach group Battleground Texas that was based on a conservative filmmaker’s video, a special prosecutor said...
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