Republicans reach rules change deal to avert floor fight with Texans, Ron...
"We believe in Texas as a principle that no presidential candidate nor the RNC should be able to tell Texas who can or cannot be a delegate to the national convention," said Butch Davis, who battled...
View ArticleTexas delegate yearns for things to get ‘a little feisty’ at RNC
As a three-time delegate to the Republican National Convention, Michael Franks is used to the scripted moments, the slickly produced videos and the well-rehearsed speeches that now dominate the event....
View ArticleTexas speakers take RNC stage
The Lone Star State is getting its moment in the limelight at the Republican National Convention today. At least four Texans are on the RNC stage to rally the party faithful -- three politicians and...
View ArticleTexas Republicans deliver votes to Romney — plus 5 others
Texas won the distinction of being the state to deliver delegates to the widest array of candidates at the Republican National Convention today.
View ArticleTexans take to song at GOP convention
If you hear the melody from "Yellow Rose of Texas" at the Republican National Convention, don't expect the classic rendition. It's more likely to be Texas Republican faithful singing a political...
View ArticlePerry: Don’t worry about Texas
Texas Gov. Rick Perry doesn't want Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan to visit the Lone Star State over the next two months.
View ArticleTexans cheer wide-ranging Romney speech
Even before balloons dropped in the convention center in Tampa, Mitt Romney had fired up Texas Republicans with carefully constructed attacks on the Obama administration, a promise to respect religious...
View ArticleHow the sequester could slow domestic oil and gas drilling
Oil and gas leasing programs are among the initiatives that could get slashed if Congress doesn’t stop automatic spending cuts set to begin March 1, a top congressional Democrat warned today. The...
View ArticleObama budget would end oil industry tax breaks, hike royalites
In unveiling his $3.8 trillion spending plan for the U.S. government on Wednesday, President Barack Obama revived his longstanding attack on oil industry tax breaks and formally launched a plan to pay...
View ArticleRick Perry, other coastal governors implore Obama to ‘step up’ offshore...
• • • Get the latest news from the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston on our sister site FuelFix. And you can follow FuelFix and Jennifer Dlouhy on Twitter. • • • Texas Gov. Rick Perry and five...
View ArticleAnnise Parker casts doubt on Wendy Davis’ chances in 2014
During a one-day swing through the nation's capital on Tuesday, Houston Mayor Annise Parker implored lawmakers to overhaul the nation's immigration laws, making the case that the changes are vital back...
View ArticleAnnise Parker casts doubt on Wendy Davis’ chances
During a one-day swing through the nation's capital on Tuesday, Houston Mayor Annise Parker cast doubt on Sen. Wendy Davis' chances of being elected Texas' next governor, but said her campaign is...
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