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Houston Chronicle - Politics, 06.01.09 16:35 UTC

Trans-Texas Corridor is dead, TxDOT chief says

AUSTIN In response to public outcry, the ambitious proposal to create the Trans-Texas Corridor network has been dropped and will be replaced with a plan to carry out road projects at an incremental, ...

Austin updated Web site Amadeo Saenz , Jr. Texas Department of Transportation

Houston Chronicle - Politics, 05.01.09 07:05 UTC

TEXAS LEGISLATURE

Immigration gets a place on lawmakers' agenda

Houston Austin Texas United States Mexico Court Koenning +6 more

Houston Chronicle - Politics, 04.01.09 22:32 UTC

Straus weighs releasing supporters’ names, Craddick and backers meet tonight

Straus on Saturday said he had enough pledges to knock out Craddick and become San Antonio's first speaker in nearly 100 years. "We're at 76, and we're adding them up," Straus said Saturday of the ...

San Antonio Austin Richard Perez Sam Rayburn Frank Corte Chester Terrell +5 more

Houston Chronicle - Politics, 04.01.09 18:30 UTC

State senator seeks end to straight-ticket voting

AUSTIN A San Antonio state senator wants to revive efforts to eliminate the straight-ticket voting option, even after Texans hit a 10-year high in the percentage of ballots sticking entirely with ...

San Antonio Austin Texas United States

Houston Chronicle - Politics, 04.01.09 07:00 UTC

Craddick challenger boasts of being new

But supporters of House speaker describe Straus as too inexperienced

Austin San Antonio scars Tom Craddick Joe Straus III Mike Villarreal +1 more

Houston Chronicle - Politics, 04.01.09 07:00 UTC

As Bush term winds down, his Texas team gets graded

W ASHINGTON History generally has been unkind to the home-state advisers brought to Washington by recent presidents and George W. Bush is no different. Jimmy Carter's "Georgia Mafia" was blamed for ...

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Houston Chronicle - Politics, 04.01.09 02:31 UTC

Straus says he has votes to oust Craddick

AUSTIN Republican lawmaker Joe Straus said he collected enough pledges from House colleagues Saturday to knock out incumbent House Speaker Tom Craddick. "We're at 76, and we're adding them up," ...

San Antonio Austin Tom Craddick Alexis DeLee Martinez Fischer Frank Corte +3 more

Houston Chronicle - Politics, 04.01.09 00:00 UTC

Democrats meet about volatile race for speaker

AUSTIN Everybody expects the next Texas House leader to be a Republican, but Democrats who gathered in Austin Saturday could play a pivotal role in choosing between GOP House Speaker Tom Craddick ...

San Antonio Austin Houston ABC Tom Craddick Alexis DeLee +10 more

WashingtonPost Politics, 03.01.09 07:32 UTC

FAA reaches settlement with whistle-blower

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration has reached a settlement with an air traffic controller who said he was retaliated against for warning that a takeoff and landing procedure in ...