Republican activist Cathie Adams has almost made a career out of stirring things up.

Gov. Rick Perry rejected Thursday evening a parole board recommendation that the death sentence of 34-year-old Robert Lee Thompson be commuted to life in

Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, both running for Texas governor, will begin airing television spots Friday.

The Senate ethics committee on Friday admonished Sen. Roland Burris for making "inconsistent, misleading or incomplete" statements about the circumstances

South Carolina lawmakers plan to formally consider impeaching Gov. Mark Sanford for the first time next week, the chairman of the committee beginning that work

As the state's top executive officer, the governor will guide the $35 billion public school system and its 4.4 million students.

Social-networking site Twitter plans to end a service that links prominent message posters with new users, a service that was criticized in California because

Republican Gov. Rick Perry, seeking re-election with a down-home Texas message, took on the role of world traveler this year, making a dozen cross-country or

Gov. Rick Perry is allocating nearly $400,000 from his office to pay for up to a dozen new counselors to accelerate benefits claims processing for Texas

What should be Gov. Rick Perry's time to shine and shore up support for an unprecedented third term has turned lately into a series of missteps.

The Republican Party of Wisconsin decided to give the state Democratic Party a little help finding a candidate by running an ad in about nine newspapers this

Gov. Rick Perry gave the keynote address at the 25th annual Texas Renewables conference in South Austin Monday.

Gov. Rick Perry said the elections of Republican governors in New Jersey and Virginia this week signal a dissatisfaction with policies in Washington.

A wealthy Houston businessman said he will use $10 million of his own money in his Democratic primary bid for governor.

California lawmakers on Wednesday passed an $11 billion overhaul of the state's antiquated water system in a bid to supply a soaring population while