Robert Snyder
Texas Comptroller’s Office Announces June Sales Tax Revenue Distributions
Another set of positive economic indicators for Texas: The Texas Comptroller’s Office today announced monthly sales tax distributions for Texas municipalities totaling $514 million. State sales tax revenue in May was $2.09 billion, up 7
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Houston to Gain Another International Airport
Today, by virtue of 16-1 vote by the Houston City Council, the City of Houston will become home to two international airports.
Southwest Airlines will pay $100 million to build five international gates and a customs processing facility at William P
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Aftermath of Texas Republican Primary for U.S. Senate
The crowded field in the Texas Republican Primary for the U.S. Senate was thinned to two last night. Lt. Governor David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz finished in the top two places and they have advanced to the July 31 runoff.
Between now and the runoff, both candidates are expected to saturate media advertising across the state
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Statewide Primary Results May 29, 2012
The results of the 2012 Texas Primaries were announced last night.
Three major Republican Primary races will head to a July 31 runoff: U.S. Senate and both Railroad Commissioner races. Lt. Governor David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz (pictured) will compete in the U...
Rick Santorum Endorses Ted Cruz Campaign
This morning on Glenn Beck’s radio show, former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum (pictured) endorsed Ted Cruz in his campaign for U.S. Senate.
“Ted Cruz is just a tremendous orator and very strongly principled. He understands these issues at his core and can really deliver the message,” Santorum said on Beck’s show. “We need
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TxDOT Launches This Year’s Click It or Ticket Campaign
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) today launched this year’s Click It or Ticket campaign with press conferences across the state.
This year’s focus on the Click It or Ticket campaign for seat-belt awareness is pickup trucks.
According
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Receives Federal Grant for to Study Bastrop Fire Aftermath
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) will receive a federal grant from the National Park Service to study the effects of the Bastrop fire on Bastrop State Park’s historic structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)
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Tea Party Express to Tour Metroplex and East Texas
In advance of the Texas Primaries, the Tea Party Express will tour various Texas cities over the next week.
Friday, May 4, the express will visit Tyler. Then on Saturday they will make stops in The Woodlands and Waco. Sunday, May 6, there will be another event in Waco and an event in Austin
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