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'Come and Take It' proposal moves forward in Texas

9 days ago

It was beginning to feel a lot like Christmas around the Texas Capitol last week.

Protesters demand Medicaid expansion, hopes fade

12 days ago

Dozens of protesters have marched through the Texas Capitol demanding expansion of the Medicaid program, but hopes for the program were fading.

Charter school rally planned at Texas Capitol

13 days ago

Charter school rally planned at Texas Capitol

Texas Capitol will be a battleground for gun legislation

16 days ago

Texas Capitol will be a battleground for gun legislation

Redskins QB Griffin: "I'll be ready"

69 days ago

The Washington Redskins quarterback was at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday and he told The Associated Press he'll be ready to return play when it's time.

Texas Capitol demonstrators demand equal rights for gays

70 days ago

Protesters at the Texas Capitol on Monday demanded equal rights for lesbians, gays and the transgendered, including the right to marry.

SpaceX founder touts Texas -- if price right

73 days ago

SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk swung by the Texas Capitol on Friday and told lawmakers he could announce this year that the state will be home to his next ballyhooed spaceport -- if the price is right.

Planned Parenthood to rally at Texas Capitol

75 days ago

Planned Parenthood to rally at Texas Capitol

Protesters march on Texas Capitol for expanded Medicaid

76 days ago

Several hundred people from across the state rallied at the Texas Capitol to lend their voices to what has become a highly visible issue in the 2013 Legislature.

Texas texting and driving bill advances

76 days ago

A proposal to ban texting behind the wheel is making progress in the Texas Capitol.

Thousands expected to demand Medicaid expansion

77 days ago

Thousands of protesters are expected to march on the Texas Capitol to demand that lawmakers expand Medicaid to include an additional 1.5 million poor people.

PoliTex: Bill would fix 'poor wording' in concealed-handgun law

86 days ago

If you go into the Texas Capitol legally packing heat, you may be interested in a new bill by state Rep.

Protesters call for Medicaid expansion to poor

89 days ago

Dozens of activists representing religious groups are gathered at the Texas Capitol calling for expanding health care for the poor.

Small group of school activists gather at Capitol

89 days ago

has gathered in front of the Texas Capitol to call for restoring $5.4 billion in cuts to public education approved by the Legislature in 2011.

Texas lawmakers seek to block federal gun control

90 days ago

Under a measure advancing in the Texas Capitol, local police officers could be convicted of a crime for enforcing any new federal gun control laws.

Marches, parades across Texas mark MLK holiday

120 days ago

MLK organizers in Austin scheduled a program at King's statue on the University of Texas campus, to be followed by a march to the Texas Capitol.

Highlights from the Texas Capitol

130 days ago

Highlights from the Texas Capitol

Texas Gov. Perry says he's not focusing on next campaign

132 days ago

Rick Perry radiates a sunny self-confidence, insisting that his focus is rigidly trained on the next 140 days under the dome of the Texas Capitol -- and not some distant political race.

Perry says he's focused on the present, not on his next campaign

132 days ago

Rick Perry radiates a sunny self-confidence, insisting that his focus is rigidly trained on the next 140 days under the dome of the Texas Capitol -- and not some distant political race.

Cornyn offers kind words to the departing Hutchison

149 days ago

Several local freshman legislators are finding that their offices will be in the same hallway at the Texas Capitol.

Texas lawmaker still pushing plan to rein in TSA

179 days ago

"The issue of TSA agents and potentially intrusive security searches became a hot-button issue at the Texas Capitol last year, during both the regular and special legislative sessions.

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