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Gov. Rick Perry today named Secretary of State Hope Andrade the census ambassador for Texas in an effort to stoke participation. Census forms will start arriving at homes next week. Participation helps determine the number of congressional seats a state...

The Texas Department of Public Safety today proposed new rules for easing the burden on low-income people who are fined under the state's Driver Responsibility Program. Under the proposed rules, drivers who are fined and live at or below 125...

Two publications released assessments today that showed Former Houston Mayor Bill White as a stronger challenger than he was considered several months ago in a matchup with Gov. Rick Perry. The two will meet in the general election this November....

Voters decided Tuesday that Republican Dee Margo will face Democratic State Rep. Joe Moody in a rematch for the House District 78 seat. Margo beat newcomer Jay Kleberg, who raised nearly $137,000 in his bid for the office. Margo, who...

President John F. Kennedy had Frank Sinatra. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami has J. Xavier. Shami's campaign released an official rap song in support of the candidate the day before the election. Here is a taste of the Auto-Tuned campaign...

A conservative political action committee that donated $1,586 in advertising to Dee Margo during the last filing period has posted a YouTube video and a blog on its Website criticizing his opponent in the Republican race for House District 78....

Gov. Rick Perry announced on Facebook this morning that the state will give Facebook $1.4 million to open an office in Austin. The investment will come from the Texas Enterprise Fund, a program that provides grants to companies that expand...

The number of people casting ballots in the state's 15 largest counties during the first eight days of early voting is nearly double what it was four years ago. Early voting tallies from Tuesday show that 274,482 Texans voted in...

Gov. Rick Perry highlighted an endorsement today from the founder of the Minuteman Project in an effort to appeal to some of the most conservative voters in his party. Jim Gilchrist, the group's founder, threw his support behind Perry less...

Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison just released their latest commercials. The two continue criticizing each another as voters head to the polls for the second week of early voting. Early voting ends Friday for the March...

Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, has been appointed to serve on a new House Select Committee on Transportation Funding. The committee, created by Speaker Joe Straus, will develop transportation funding proposals for the upcoming legislative session. It will study ways...

Press release for State Rep. Norma Chavez event: EL PASO – Top Democratic leaders in the Texas House of Representatives are showing their support for the re-election of state Rep. Norma Chavez by hosting a fundraiser and reception Thursday in...

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami's campaign hit a snag today when five of his campaign staffers quit. They include press secretary Charlie Ray, campaign director Vince Leibowitz, and communications director Kelly Love Johnson. "There was a difference in strategy between...

Businessman Dee Margo promises to always oppose tax increases in an ad that has been airing on the radio. Margo, who is running for House District 78, believes his name recognition gives him an edge in the race. His name...

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison also weighed in on comments made by her opponent Debra Medina today on a national radio show. Medina struggled to answer a question about whether she believed in a conspiracy theory that claims that the...

Gov. Rick Perry issued a statement criticizing gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina's comments about the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Perry will face Medina and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the March 2 Republican primary election. "Today's comments were an...

Tea Party activist Debra Medina, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, struggled this morning to explain her position on a conspiracy theory that the U.S. government may have been behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Medina was a guest on popular...

Tea party activist Debra Medina could knock U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison out of a runoff in the gubernatorial Republican primary election, according to a new poll. Public Policy Polling today released a new survey of 423 likely Republican voters...