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Solar bill stalls in Texas Senate after power industry opposition

The push to expand solar power generation in Texas hit another roadblock Monday. Legislation that would have required power companies to buy excess electricity generated by home or small commercial…

Harry Reid Calls Ted Cruz A ‘Schoolyard Bully’ On The Senate Floor

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) shot down an objection from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) Monday, calling him a “schoolyard bully” for trying to insert instructions into Senate budget negotiations…

Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Lewis Addresses Texas Senate as Pastor for a Day

DALLAS – The Reverend Doctor Frederick D. Lewis, Senior Associate Pastor of Smith Chapel A. M. E. Church in Dallas will serve the Texas State Senate as Pastor for a…

Texas Senate offers new cuts to business taxes

Texas Senate offers new cuts to business taxes

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst James Jeffrey Contributing Writer- Austin Business Journal You can read the rest of this article at: http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/texas-senate-offers-new-cuts-to.html…

Texas Senate offers new cuts to business taxes

Texas Senate offers new cuts to business taxes

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst James Jeffrey Contributing Writer- Austin Business Journal You can read the rest of this article at: http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/texas-senate-offers-new-cuts-to.html…

Texas Senate offers new cuts to business taxes

Texas Senate offers new cuts to business taxes

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst James Jeffrey Contributing Writer- Austin Business Journal Email The Senate will push for expanded tax cuts — including relief for small businesses, research-driven businesses and broadband…

Obama Comes Into Texas, As Young Lone Star Sen. Cruz Bashed By the Left in …

‘Wilkow!’ Thursday featured two segments involving the Lone Star State; one about its junior senator and the other its most famous current visitor. “Guns Patriots” Editor Neil McCabe first joined…

Dewhurst: Senate won’t vote to exceed spending cap

Dewhurst: Senate won’t vote to exceed spending cap

At the end of another day of stalemate between House and Senate budget writers, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst urged conferees to “get back to work ASAP and finish the budget.”…

Texas House votes for wide range of tax cuts for businesses

AUSTIN — The House embraced hundreds of millions of dollars in new business tax cuts late Tuesday, adding breaks for aerospace companies, pipelines, private hospitals and broadcasters to a ballooning…

Cruz on Obama’s Texas visit: Hey, perhaps he’ll learn to create some jobs from …

As I mentioned earlier this week, President Obama is visiting Texas today to mark the beginning of yet another of his (now infamous) “pivots” to jobs and the economy, talking…