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Texas Republican: Democrats 'More Dangerous' Than North Korea

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 04.16.2013 | Politics

Late last month, North Korean officials claimed to have placed Austin, Texas, on a list of targets as it prepared for what it claimed was an impending...

Obama's Marxist-Commie-Nazi Takeover of Texas Public Schools

Jason Stanford | Posted 03.29.2013 | Politics
Jason Stanford

The one thing a Texas Republican is afraid of these days is drawing a tea party-backed primary opponent. So when a conspiracy theory whips up fear among the electorate, legislators are less likely to calm voters with facts and logic.

What the Hell Has Happened to Texas?

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics
Robert L. Cavnar

My state has always been a larger than life, much caricatured place, and most Texans take it all in good humor. Texas' problem, though, is that over the last decade, the state and its leaders have taken a dark turn. Texas has been pulled so far to the right that reasonable voices are seldom heard.

Perry Has Little Support For Future Campaign: Poll

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 03.04.2013 | Politics

Texans are more likely to say they'd vote against Gov. Rick Perry (R) than for him if he runs for reelection in 2014, according to an online UT-Austin...

Attorney General: Super Bowl Is Largest Human Trafficking Incident In U.S.

The Huffington Post | Eleanor Goldberg | Posted 02.06.2013 | Impact

When it came time for the Super Bowl, Clemmie Greenlee was expected to sleep with anywhere from 25 to 50 men a day. It’s a staggering figure, but it...

Texas Official's Bizarre Message For New York Gun Owners

Reuters | Posted 01.21.2013 | Business

(Reuters) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has a message for New York gun owners: Come to Texas, and bring your guns with you. "Texas is better...

Rick Perry Has His Eye On Washington

KHOU | Posted 01.11.2013 | Politics

The governor supports pursuing some form of "tax relief" rather than increased spending, and points to the federal government while making his case....

Joshua Hersh

International Election Monitors Will Watch U.S. Polls, Despite Texas Threats

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 11.05.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- An international body of election monitors said it intends to carry on with plans to observe U.S. elections on Tuesday, despite caustic ...

Texas Attorney General Threatens To Arrest Elections Observers

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 10.25.2012 | Politics

Greg Abbott, the Republican Attorney General of Texas, issued a stern warning this week to members of an international delegation expected to be on ha...

Texas School Finance Case To Focus On Demographics Shift

AP | WILL WEISSERT | Posted 12.23.2012 | Home

AUSTIN, Texas — A boom in Texas' Hispanic population, coupled with starkly higher poverty rates for minorities statewide, could so hurt future h...

600 Texas School Districts Sue State For 'Unconstitutional' Funding

AP | WILL WEISSERT | Posted 12.22.2012 | Home

AUSTIN, Texas — Attorneys representing around 600 school districts argued Monday that Texas' school financing system is so "hopelessly broken" t...

Judge: Texas Cheerleaders Can Display Religious-Themed Banners

AP | CHRIS TOMLINSON | Posted 12.18.2012 | Home

AUSTIN, Texas — A judge ruled Thursday that cheerleaders at an East Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at footba...

Texas-Sized Amounts Spent For Questionable Purpose

The Dallas Morning News | Posted 09.06.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Texas has now spent more than $2 million defending its law to require photo identification to vote and its redrawing of political bounda...

Is Google Hiding Pivotal Documents in Key Antitrust Investigation? That's Right, You're Not From Texas

Chris Castle | Posted 08.07.2012 | Media
Chris Castle

Since General Abbott's prescient antitrust investigation of Google appears to have preceded them, both European and U.S. antitrust investigators will probably be very interested in the success of Google's privilege argument in Texas for a simple reason.

Washington Republican Gov. Candidate, Who Sued Obamacare, Now "Accepts" Health Care Reform

Paul Abrams | Posted 07.01.2012 | Politics
Paul Abrams

But, the truth need be told: The law was hatched in the Heritage Foundation, a Republican think-tank, and first enacted by Mitt Romney, a Republican Governor. How do Democrats show more bipartisanship than by enacting the other side's law?

Texas Gets Reprieve On Planned Parenthood

AP | CHRIS TOMLINSON | Posted 07.01.2012 | Politics

AUSTIN, Texas — A federal appeals judge stepped into the fight over the Texas Women's Health Program on Tuesday, saying he wanted to hear argume...

It's Time for a "Regulatory Cocktail" Against Unethical Debt Collectors

Bill Bartmann | Posted 05.21.2012 | Business
Bill Bartmann

Many U.S. attorneys general are working with each other and with the federal government to control and eventually eradicate the scourge that is unethical debt collectors, because just one strategy alone seems not to be enough.

Texas Fight Leaves Lawmakers In Limbo

AP | PAUL J. WEBER | Posted 04.04.2012 | Politics

By PAUL J. WEBER, The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The once-a-decade fight over political boundaries in Texas has been so frenetic that a ...

GOP Attorney General Accuses Texas Court Of 'Undermining The Democratic Process'

AP | By WILL WEISSERT | Posted 11.26.2011 | Politics

AUSTIN, Texas -- A federal court refused late Friday to block a congressional redistricting map it drew up for Texas, rejecting a request from the sta...

Court-Drawn Texas Districts Could Help Dems

AP | CHRIS TOMLINSON | Posted 01.23.2012 | Politics

AUSTIN, Texas — Minorities will make up the majority of voters in three additional Texas congressional districts under a proposed redistricting ...

BP To Pay Texas Millions For Air Pollution Violations

AP | RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI | Posted 01.03.2012 | Green

HOUSTON — BP will pay Texas $50 million after the sides reached an unprecedented settlement over air pollution violations at the beleaguered oil...

Texas Commission's Decision On Arson Cases Could Cause Headache For Perry

AP | By WILL WEISSERT | Posted 12.28.2011 | Politics

AUSTIN, Texas -- A Texas commission no longer allowed to investigate a case where death penalty opponents say a man may have been executed based on a ...

Public Officials Call On Rick Perry To Allow DNA Testing For Questionable Execution

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.28.2011 | Politics

A group of current and former lawmakers, judges and lawyers is calling on Texas Gov. Rick Perry to grant DNA testing for a convicted murderer with an ...

Commentary on Comments: Wolves, Pipelines, and Dams, Oh My

Bill Chameides | Posted 11.26.2011 | Green
Bill Chameides

Everyone has something to say about something these days, on blogs, Twitter and Facebook. All fine and dandy. But there's another way to get heard: by putting your two cents on the record through what's known as the public comment period.

Dems Come Alive!

Michael Moore | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Michael Moore

Just four weeks until the midterm elections and I'm starting to feel that maybe, just maybe, Democrats will prevent an All Souls Day Massacre. And if the Dems escape death's door, they had better not let this nonsense happen again.