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Dewhurst gives his campaign $6 million

May 18, 2012 4:37 PM

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has given his campaign for the U.S. Senate $6 million in the last six weeks, demonstrating the advantage of being a multi-millionaire politician.

May 18, 2012 12:33 PM
Ron Paul to headline TX GOP convention
Though he has stepped away from actively campaigning, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul – the lone Texan left in the...

May 17, 2012 3:03 PM
Libel suit filed in local Senate race
A bitter Republican fight for a Texas Senate seat took a new legal turn Thursday when incumbent Sen....

May 16, 2012 1:20 PM
Dewhurst fires back at conservative PAC
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst says the Club for Growth and other conservative organizations pouring money into...

May 16, 2012 1:20 PM
Dewhurst, Perry vote in GOP primary

Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst arrived Wednesday to vote at the Howson Branch Library in...

Disruptions seen if health law struck

May 3, 2012 5:33 AM

In this April 12, 2012 file photo, former Medicare Administrator Dr. Donald Berwick gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Tossing out President Barack Obama's health care law would have major unintended consequences for Medicare's payment systems, the administration has quietly informed the courts.

Apr 26, 2012 6:53 AM
6 reasons it's the Year of Big Money
This is the first presidential race since the courts changed the rules, clearing the way for secret cash...

Apr 25, 2012 4:13 PM
High court hints OK: AZ immigration law

Bucking the Obama administration, Supreme Court justices seemed to find little trouble Wednesday with...

Apr 23, 2012 10:45 AM
UT pays big to defend admissions policy
The University of Texas at Austin will pay a Los Angeles-based law firm with experience before the nation's...

Apr 16, 2012 9:46 AM
High court steps into copyright case
The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide a copyright case with important implications for the large...

KXAN Political Blog

May 10, 2012 2:39 AM
School Bus Seat Belts: A Six-year Struggle
I first met Brad Brown and Steve Forman in the summer of 2010, driving four hours from Austin to Beaumont. Both men were…

Apr 27, 2012 5:25 PM
KXAN Lands on the Colbert Report
I had just wrapped up work after an interesting evening at a Ron Paul rally at the University of Texas when my phone came…

Mar 21, 2012 12:26 PM
Ron “Bulldog” Paul rejects…
Just call him “Bulldog.” Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, revealed his pick for a Secret Service nickname Tuesday night on the…

Texas 82nd Legislature

May 14, 2012 11:38 PM
Fewer dollars for school bus seat belts
After a deadly school bus accident six years ago, the Legislature enacted a law to outfit more buses with seat belts. But…

May 7, 2012 3:28 PM
Medicaid costs outpacing revenues
Texas' share for providing health care to poor children, the impoverished elderly and the disabled is growing faster than…

May 1, 2012 10:42 AM
Planned Parenthood injunction lifted
The Texas attorney general has convinced a federal appeals judge to examine whether the state has a right to deny funding…

U.S. Congressional News

May 18, 2012 2:56 PM
Edwards trial will resume Monday
A jury deliberated for about five hours Friday over whether John Edwards broke campaign finance laws and the panel made…

May 18, 2012 1:58 PM
House OKs $642 billion defense bill
Ignoring a White House veto threat, the Republican-controlled House approved a $642 billion defense budget Friday that breaks…

May 18, 2012 9:47 AM
House OKs detention of suspects
A divided House on Friday endorsed the indefinite detention without trial of terrorist suspects, even for U.S. citizens…

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cyabg commented: Check out Dewhurst Senate race campaign ad where he says he will help balance the federal budget like the Republican…

cyabg commented: This fixation against abortion by the Republican Party must not be overlooked by women everywhere whose basic healthcare…

North-austin commented: Thanks for airing the debate. I feel better prepared for the mayoral election than I ever have and was able to see clear…

cyabg commented: Hospital costs have gone through the roof. Insurance premiums go up so that the bills are covered. Who is driving up…

robertsims commented: Very noble, but I don't think the Secret Service will let him.