Our View: Hutchison served her state and her country well as U.S. Senator
U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison imparted some Texas wisdom in her 2011 commencement address at the University of Texas that was probably more significant to her than just trying to amuse the...
View ArticlePerry says more tea party values may have aided Romney
AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Rick Perry promised Tuesday to further embrace tea party values, beat back government spending at every turn and fiercely oppose abortion — while also keeping an eye on rising...
View ArticleEyes turn to Gov. Rick Perry on last day of Texas lawmaking regular session
AUSTIN — Sending Gov. Rick Perry a slate of major new bills to sign, including an overhaul of public school testing and a state budget that restores $4 billion to classrooms, the Texas Legislature is...
View ArticleHutchison says governments should invest in higher education
DALLAS — Former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison called Tuesday for more funding for research universities amid a debate over whether higher education budgets should be cut.The Republican said federal...
View ArticleCruz says grassroots uprising can stop health care law
AUSTIN — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday that a federal government shutdown may be necessary to halt the White House-backed health care law — calling the budget debate one of the best and maybe the...
View ArticleCornyn avoids tea party challenger in primary
AUSTIN — One national conservative group produced an online video calling Texas Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn a chicken. Another held a “town hall” inside a Dallas hotel ballroom with a cardboard...
View ArticleArea Opinions: Spotlight shines hotly on Cruz
Spotlight shines hotly on Cruz You have to hand it to Ted Cruz. In his meeting with the Chronicle editorial board last year and in countless campaign speeches during his two-year crusade for the U.S....
View ArticleCornyn raises $1.8 million for campaign; $6.9 million on hand
AUSTIN — John Cornyn continues to rake in big fundraising bucks — even with no major Republican primary challenger or a Democrat yet emerging to try and take the U.S. Senate seat he has held since...
View ArticleOther Views: We miss Kay Bailey Hutchison
We miss Kay Bailey HutchisonWe’re not sure how much difference one person could make in the toxic, chaotic, hyperpartisan atmosphere in Washington, but if we could choose just one it would be Kay...
View ArticleArea Opinions: Lt. governor's race turns absurd
Lt. governor’s race turns absurd When Wendy Davis announced her candidacy for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination two weeks ago, we called on the state senator from Fort Worth and her likely...
View ArticleAfter 5 Years, Republicans still loving their Tea
The Tea Party in Texas got its start five years ago — Happy Birthday! — and has become the favorite label for a no-compromises variety of conservatism that might or might not have anything to do with...
View ArticleFormer Sen. Hutchison's husband dies at 81
DALLAS (AP) — Ray Hutchison, an attorney, former legislator, gubernatorial candidate and the husband of former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, has died. He was 81.Michelle McCormick, spokeswoman for...
View ArticleRangel: Once a giant, Dewhurst soon might be out of work
AUSTIN — How the mighty fall.If some pundits are right, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst — the presiding officer of the Texas Senate — will soon be voted out of the powerful office he has occupied since 2003....
View ArticleIn border crisis, Perry finds political advantage
Even if you believe that Gov. Rick Perry’s motivations are purely about the security of the border between Texas and Mexico, his running dispute with the federal government makes for good...
View ArticleTexas Gov. Perry says indictment is abuse of power
AUSTIN — Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry vowed Saturday to fight a criminal indictment in a defiant response that showed an old slice of swagger that he’s kept holstered lately while seeking to remake...
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