Allen Corbin
Ted Cruz Raises $1.7 Million in Campaign Cash for U.S. Senate Race
Former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz has raised $1.7 million from mid May to the end of June, out raising Lt. Governor David Dewhurst by $200,000 over the same period in the Republican Primary runoff for the U.S. Senate.
Texas Tribune reported Monday afternoon that Dewhurst loaned his campaign money again, adding $4
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Remember the Alamo with a Beer? Changes are Coming Soon
Coming soon to the Alamo: Beer.
The Texas General Land Office currently has plans to allow caterers serve liquor, beer, and wine for events held at Alamo Hall.
Alamo Hall is located outside the historic landmark in San Antonio of Texas Independence and the proposal is opposed by the Daughters of the Republic of Texas
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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples Endorses Jim Landtroop for HD 88 Runoff
Republican State Representative Jim Landtroop landed a key endorsement ahead of the July 31 Republican Primary runoff.
Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Todd Staples announced his endorsement of Landtroop for House District 88.
Commissioner Staples stated, “Jim Landtroop is a fiscal conservative we can rely on...
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VP Biden to NAACP: Obama "Prevented a Worldwide Depression" [AUDIO]
Vice President Joe Biden was in Houston today to address a national civil rights convention.
Biden spoke at the NAACP National convention a day after Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney spoke to the group.
Romney was booed during his speech yesterday when he said he would repeal ObamaCare
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BP Pays $13 Million in Fines for the Texas City Refinery
Oil conglomerate British Petroleum (BP) has agreed to an additional $13 million to settle charges of failing to correct safety violations at its Texas City oil refinery after a 2005 explosion killed 15 workers.
The settlement announced Thursday morning is the latest in BP resolving hundreds of violations at the plant alleged by OSHA
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Mitt Romney Addresses NAACP Convention in Houston, Gets Booed [AUDIO]
Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney addressed attendees at the NAACP National Convention in Houston Wednesday morning.
Romney was booed will making remarks that he would repeal ObamaCare and cut other programs that are a drain on the budget
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Justice Department Files Complaint Against Two Texas Agencies
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas and alleges the TDA and GLO discriminated against three women in Program Specialist VII positions by paying them less than their male colleagues for the same work
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U.S. AG Eric Holder Slams Voter I.D. to NAACP in Houston
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at the NAACP Convention today in Houston.
Holder talked about the Voter I.D. Law in Texas being “harmful” to minorities and that Texas is “the center of our national debate” on voting rights in America.
Holder also said, ‘Th...
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