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Daniels signs controversial gun bill

Governor Mitch Daniels signed the controversial gun bill today that allows you to bring a gun to work so long as it is kept in a locked vehicle.

Lawmakers make little progress Tuesday

State lawmakers made little or no progress Tuesday toward the final compromise needed to bring the 2010 General Assembly to a close.

Texas gov. candidate Shami votes

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami voted Thursday in the Texas primary and said he was "100 percent confident" he would prevail and win his

TX students for Medina call cops on UT

A group of UT students have filed a police report against the University, accusing the institution of theft.

TX governors poll shows Perry leading

An exclusive KXAN Texas governor's race poll, released one week before the primary, shows Perry leading the pack for Republicans and White scoring big with

State lawmakers bash Congress

With tax collections tanking and jobless rates at record highs, state legislators hundreds of miles from Washington have found an easy way to appeal to

Gov. Rick Perry casts early vote

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has cast his ballot in the Republican primary.

Early voting begins in TX races

The 2010 campaign season has begun and early voting starts Tuesday for the primaries.

TX voting on 5 nonbinding resolutions

Texas Republican voters will have a chance to give their opinions on such issues as voter identification and federal stimulus spending through five nonbinding

Hutchison starts Texas-styled campaign

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is unveiling a two-week finishing kick to her gubernatorial primary campaign she's dubbing the "Declare Your Independence" tour.

Kennedy won't run for re-election

Representative Patrick Kennedy will not seek re-election to Congress, according to his press secretary.

Perry dismisses 9/11 comment by Medina

Gov. Rick Perry and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison are dismissing a suggestion from a Republican gubernatorial primary rival that the U.S. government was involved

Perry: Detaining immigrants too costly

Gov. Rick Perry wants the federal government to reimburse Texas for the cost of detaining illegal immigrants in state prisons.

Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson dies

Charlie Wilson, the former U.S. congressman from Texas whose funding of Afghanistan's resistance to the Soviet Union was chronicled in the movie "Charlie

Blago pleads not guilty to charges

Ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich pleaded not guilty Wednesday to revised federal corruption charges and challenged prosecutors to allow jurors to hear all of the

Murtha's death sets stage for key race

Democrats have long dominated the late Rep. John Murtha's district, but Republicans have made inroads in recent years that could help them win back the seat.

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