Texas House Bans Texting While Driving
Updated: 9:31 AM A watered-down ban on texting while driving has passed the Texas House.
Updated: 9:31 AM A watered-down ban on texting while driving has passed the Texas House.
Updated: 4:57 PM *Update* No deal as of Thursday evening to keep the government running.
Updated: 9:17 AM District 17 Representative Bill Flores was part of a contingent of congressmen who have revealed their proposal to bring the nation's economic woes under control.
Updated: 11:56 AM The discussions remain ongoing in the City of Bryan on animal sheltering services, though a temporary extension has been agreed to by the council, according to the mayor.
Posted: 9:38 AM A Texas House committee has passed a bare-bones budget that makes deep cuts to state services over the next two years.
Updated: 7:50 AM The Texas House will debate contentious legislation aimed at requiring voters to show ID before casting a ballot.
Posted: 5:23 AM Republican supporters say it made good fiscal sense, and Democratic opponents calling it an ideological attack that would deprive local stations of access to programs such as "Car Talk" and "All Things Considered."
Updated: 8:49 PM The Texas Legislature is considering allowing those with a concealed carry license to bring their guns into a college classroom.
Updated: 8:38 PM 70? 75? 65? How about one uniform speed limit across Texas highways? That's what legislators are proposing at the capitol.
Posted: 1:47 PM State Senator Steve Ogden, the senate's lead budget writer, sat down with KBTX News 3 anchor John Gilbert to discuss the latest in Austin.
Updated: 7:54 AM Money is tight and tensions are high in College Station. Tuesday, one of the city's elected officials addressed a pair of key issues.
Updated: 11:32 AM A local congressman is hitting the roads of his district to hear from citizens.
Updated: 7:41 AM Since November 2, Bill Flores has had the title of "Congressman-elect". The "elect" will officially come off this week.
Updated: 12:31 PM The Census Bureau today reports California is the most populous state with 37.2 million residents. Texas remains second, with 25.1 million residents.
Updated: 11:48 AM Since 1982, Dorothy Morgan has been one of Washington County's top elected officials. Now, she's looking forward to what's next...whatever that may be.
Updated: 9:22 AM Former first lady Barbara Bush doesn't appear to think much of Sarah Palin's White House aspirations, saying the former Alaska governor should stick to her home state.
Updated: 8:20 AM To draw a comparison to his alma mater, Bill Flores is currently attending congressional fish camp.
Updated: 10:43 AM Congressman-elect Bill Flores is in Washington attending meetings that will get him ready to make the transition into office, but one group wasn't happy that he and other incoming freshmen didn't go to their meeting.
Updated: 9:37 AM CNN political analyst Roland Martin joined Brazos Valley This Morning Wednesday to talk about the fallout from last week's big win for Republicans in congressional races, including the District 17 landslide.
Posted: 8:46 AM The vote counting in College Station's city council election begins Tuesday at 1 p.m. It's a race that a good portion of voters didn't cast ballots for when they went to the polls.
Updated: 11:36 AM The final votes in the too-close-to-call race for College Station city council are due Monday night.
Updated: 6:44 PM Chet Edwards' three previous election wins in District 17 followed very similar trends, ones that Bill Flores completely bucked in winning the U.S. House seat Tuesday night.
Updated: 11:14 AM Republican Bill Flores is the winner of the race for Texas' 17th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
