Houston mayor's race going to runoff

City controller Annise Parker and former city attorney Gene Locke are headed to…

Races an early test of Obama influence

It's Election Day 2009. Two states are electing governors in what could be seen…

Governor's Mansion expansion in talks

Newly revealed plans propose a two-story addition to the north of the Texas …

Proposed TX constitutional amendments

Eleven proposed constitutional amendments go before Texas voters in the Nov. 3 …

William Wayne Justice dies at 89

U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice, whose rulings led to sweeping prison…

Local hospitals bracing for patients

Seton Medical Center Hays has already met its budgeted capacity for the month …

After outcry, unusual lesson made cents

A history lesson came to life when a middle-school principal sent a letter to …

Hutchison campaigns for gun rights

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison went to a shooting range and firearms shop near …

More miles of border fencing killed

Legislators have killed a provision that would have required the U.S. …

Hutchison: Political donations too big

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who has received huge contributions in her race…