Press Releases: Texas

Texas probably will borrow $1.5 billion from federal government for unemployment benefits

Texas Democratic Party News 8.12.09 11:37 AM | AUSTIN - Texas' jobless-benefits fund is empty, and the state will probably borrow $1.5 billion from the federal government to pay benefits through December, a state official said Tuesday. More...
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SENATE CONFIRMS SOTOMAYOR FOR SUPREME COURT

Texas Democratic Party News 8.6.09 11:14 AM | WASHINGTON - The Senate confirmed Sonia Sotomayor Thursday as the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court. More...
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Texas is competitive between the parties, Gallup says

Texas Democratic Party News 8.4.09 1:12 PM | Gallup says Texas is competitive, but is it? ... Slight edge for those wanting Sotomayor confirmation ... Doggett says his mind isn't changed on health care. More...
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Richie: Texans lose helping hand because of GOP finger pointing

Texas Democratic Party News 8.1.09 11:14 PM | During tough economic times, the last thing Texans needed this year was an unemployment fund crisis that called for leadership, only to see the problem become an unemployment fund fiasco when the...
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Hutchison will vote �nay’ on Sotomayor

Texas Democratic Party News 7.28.09 6:16 PM | WASHINGTON - Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison announced Tuesday that she would oppose confirmation for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send the...
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Perry’s a long way from the cotton farm

Texas Democratic Party News 7.26.09 7:21 PM | AUSTIN - On the dollars of taxpayers and wealthy donors, Gov. Rick Perry - reared amid the cotton fields of West Texas - gets to live the life of the rich and famous, traveling the world meeting...
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CORNYN CONFIRMS HE WILL VOTE AGAINST SOTOMAYOR

Texas Democratic Party News 7.24.09 12:58 PM | WASHINGTON - The senator who runs the GOP's Senate campaign arm says he'll vote against Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. More...
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John Cornyn needs to walk a fine line

Texas Democratic Party News 7.16.09 10:33 PM | Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn had just concluded his tough cross-examination of Sonia Sotomayor Wednesday morning when the nominee's wingman - Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy - growled...
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TEXAS FUND FOR UNEMPLOYED TO RUN OUT OF MONEY

Texas Democratic Party News 7.14.09 10:28 PM | AUSTIN, Texas - The state unemployment insurance trust fund will run out of money next week, forcing the Texas Workforce Commission to borrow $643 million from the federal government to cover...
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LSP VIDEO BULLETIN: ELECTIONS OFFICE SCANDAL

Texas Democratic Party News 7.9.09 12:43 AM | Voter registration applications and provisional ballots in Harris County are reviewed by a paid Republican political consultant working inside the Harris County Elections office. More...
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Texas Legislature ends special session without toll-road bill

Texas Democratic Party News 7.5.09 12:34 AM | AUSTIN - State lawmakers quickly wrapped up a two-day special session Thursday by approving $2 billion in highway bonds and extending the operations of five agencies - but they spiked Gov. Rick...
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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

Texas Democratic Party News 7.3.09 12:54 AM | Failed Republican Rule Taking a Toll on Texans. More...
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Economy is the big issue in state poll

Texas Democratic Party News 6.23.09 6:44 PM | AUSTIN - Most Texans rank the economy as the most pressing issue facing them, while voter ID - the issue that recently stalemated Texas lawmakers - holds little importance, according to a statewide...
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Poll: Texans worry about the economy

Texas Democratic Party News 6.23.09 6:33 PM | Most Texans rank the economy as the most pressing issue facing us while voter ID - the issue that recently tied Texas lawmakers into a stalemate -holds virtually no importance, according to a...
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PERRY SAYS HE WILL CALL SPECIAL SESSION

Texas Democratic Party News 6.10.09 12:51 AM | AUSTIN, Texas - Gov. Rick Perry said Tuesday he will call a special legislative session so lawmakers can address unfinished state business, but he wouldn't say when. More...
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Texas Voter Twister

Texas Democratic Party News 5.27.09 9:12 PM |
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DEMOCRATS STOP VOTER ID BILL

Texas Democratic Party News 5.27.09 12:48 PM | AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Democrats declared victory in the partisan battle over tightening voter identification laws, but their five-day filibuster left hundreds of bills dead and threatened to spark...
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East Texas lawmaker tells Asian-Americans to get whole �nuther name

Texas Democratic Party News 4.11.09 12:11 AM | Every session, somebody in the Texas Legislature says something so phenomenally stupid, America takes note. By BUD KENNEDY bkennedy@star-telegram.com Every session, somebody in the Texas...
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Perry-Hutchison battle could impact GOP nationwide

Texas Democratic Party News 3.30.09 1:13 AM | AUSTIN - The primary is still more than 11 months away, but U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Gov. Rick Perry are already jockeying for position in their bid to win the Republican primary for...
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Hutchison urges Perry to find way to take federal unemployment money

Texas Democratic Party News 3.23.09 10:34 PM | AUSTIN - Gubernatorial candidate Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said Monday that Gov. Rick Perry should look for ways to accept $550 million in unemployment fund stimulus money without committing the...
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