Down-Ballot Races Seen as Main Event in Texas Vote
When Barack Obama's presidential campaign and national Democratic officials talk about putting resources into Texas this year, they're not necessarily focused on beating Republican John McCain.
Gearing up for an unprecedented fourth term, Gov. Rick Perry is planning about 20 fundraisers between now and December, even though he won't face an election until March 2010.
Republicans Break Solicitation Rules at Baseball Game
Politics can be a rough sport, even at a minor league baseball game. Last week, local Republican organizers were registering voters at the AirHogs game in Grand Prairie when they ventured beyond their small table.
Child Protective Services Criticized for Lax Employee Screening
Child Protective Services doesn't regularly run criminal background checks on most of its employees, including at least 90 percent of workers who perform sensitive tasks with abused and neglected youngsters.
At Least 370 Texas CPS Workers Have Criminal Histories
Assault, burglary, driving while intoxicated, theft, domestic violence, indecent exposure and prostitution, possession of cocaine and marijuana, selling alcohol to minors - what do all of these crimes have in common? They are just some of the crimes committed by people who work for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the agency in charge of protecting the state's children.
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