GOP rifts spoil calls for unity at convention
Republicans opened their 2012 convention united against President Obama. And Democrats prepped for opening-night receptions.
View ArticleSome walk out on Straus at GOP convention
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst got an overall good reception from the GOP convention crowd, even though his name was booed a day earlier when Gov. Rick Perry mentioned him. He had a lot of applause lines, and...
View ArticleMunisteri re-elected state GOP chair
Chairman Steve Munisteri of the Republican Party of Texas was easily re-elected without opposition by convention-goers Friday. “No one wants to speak? Well, looks like it’s a little easier than the...
View ArticleSantorum, Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson talk up tea party
Former presidential candidate Rick Santorum told Texas Republicans at a fundraising gala that “the very essence of American is in the balance” in the presidential race. “We have to stay focused because...
View ArticleTexas Democrats watching state GOP’s rifts
Republican delegates in Fort Worth continued to tussle among themselves. And Democrats in Houston kept an ear half-cocked.
View ArticleTweets from the Texas Democratic and GOP party conventions
State conventions for both the GOP and the Democratic parties are ongoing today in Fort Worth and Houston, respectively. Follow what’s happening with the convention via the Twitter widgets below....
View ArticleIllegal immigration, raw milk and motherhood. Only in the GOP platform
Texas Republicans, in a nod to the importance of the Hispanic vote, toned down the rhetoric in their party platform on illegal immigration. The section now says upwards of 11 million “undocumented...
View ArticleCruz gets cheers, Dewhurst booed when he slams him
Tea party-backed Ted Cruz delivered a call to arms to the Republican state convention Saturday in his fight for the U.S. Senate nomination, drawing spirited cheers while Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst got...
View ArticleRep. Paul Ryan loves noodling catfish
U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican from Wisconsin who heads the House budget committee, professed great love for Texas as he opened a speech scorching President Barack Obama and highlighting the...
View ArticleCruz, Dewhurst must distinguish themselves on immigration policy
In vying for the Texas Senate seat, candidates Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst have maintained a mostly congruent position on immigration, but constituents may be watching more closely for a crack in...
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