Politics
- Patrick's Charter School Bill Faces Test in House
- House Democrats: GOP Shifting Deal On Texas Budget
- Waco Tea Party Says It Was Targeted By IRS
- Hundred Of Texas House Bills Dead At Least For Now
- President Obama Arrives In Austin
- Texan Files Suit Against Federal Health Reform
- Lawmakers Consider Online Domestic Violence Database
- Keeping Repeat DWI Offenders Behind Bars
- Perry Jokes About Lawmakers OKing Budget He Likes
- Plan to Expand Charter Schools Clears Senate
- GOP Plan Uses $6 Billion From Texas Rainy Day Fund
- School Voucher Bill Headed To Full Texas Senate
- Texas House Panel Debates Fetal Pain Bill
- Texas Gov. Rick Perry Makes Surprise Visit To Senate Hearing
- Budget Turns To Texas House After Passing Senate
- Texas Bills To Increase Penalty For Hit And Run Crashes
- Texas Lawmakers Asked To Give More Protection To Cell Phone Records
- Texas Legislative Committee Debates Lesser Punishment For Marijuana
- George P. Bush Formally Enters Race For Texas Land Commissioner
- Texas Senate Committee Finds Beer Compromise
- Texas Senate Consider Changes To School Testing
- UIL Private Schools Bill Advances In Texas Senate
- Gallup: Texas Sets Record For Uninsured Rate
- Jeb, George P. Bush To Speak At Dinner In Texas
- Perry Stands Firm on Rejecting Medicaid Expansion
- Texas Agriculture Commissioner Staples Publishes Border Security Book
- Texas Senate Chair Calls For Changes To Health Budget
- Families Testify At Capitol To Real Dangers Of Texting While Driving
- Texas Gov. Perry Proposes Returning Excess Taxes
- As Teachers Lobby, Civic Group Seeks Broad Reform
- Texas Tribune: Lawmaker Explorer
- 83rd Texas Legislature Begins
- New iPads For Texas Lawmakers Could Save Taxpayers Money
- President Obama In Hawaii, Fiscal Cliff Standoff Behind Him
- Congress Ushering In New Members With Old Divide
- Cruz To Be Sworn In As U.S. Senator
- George W. Bush Praises Immigrants As He Opens Immigration Conference
- House Minority Leader Pelosi, Other Women Lawmakers Find Reporter's Question Offensive
- High Court Weighs New Look At Voting Rights Law
- Schieffer: Debate Moderators Get Too Much Focus
- Recap Of Vice Presidential Debate
- Ryan Slams Biden on Libya
- Vice Presidential Candidates Take Stage In Debate Tonight
- Spain Quip Adds To Romney's Foreign Policy Trouble
- Obama Calls On Congress To Act On Tax Cut, Housing
- Officials Reject Conspiracies On Unemployment Rate
- Fact-Checking The Obama - Romney Presidential Debate
- Obama Says Romney Would Cut School Funding
- Romney Looking At Different Caps On Tax Breaks
- Obama, Romney Clash On Economy In First Debate
- First Presidential Debate Tonight
- AP Analysis: As The Race Stands, Obama Within Reach Of Second Term
- Ryan Campaigns In Miami, Biden In New Hampshire
- GOP's Ryan Courts Miami's Cuban-American Voters
- GOP Paints A Nation On Brink, Dems See Rebound
- Mitt Romney
- Reality Check: Lt. Gov. Dewhurst Campaign Ad
- Romney Turns To Ohio Amid Series Of Distractions
- Romney Reaches Out To Women Before GOP Convention
- Austinites Sound Off On Record Low Congressional Approval Rating
- Romney Names Paul Ryan His No. 2
- For Two Texas Leaders, An Uncomfortable Homecoming
- Texans Cautious After Runoff Election
- Texas Tea Party Underdog Win Makes National Headlines
- Texas' Cruz Goes From Longshot To Easy Victory
- Texas Land Commissioner says he'll run for Lt. Gov. in 2014
- Texas GOP Chooses Tea Party-Backed Cruz For Senate
- Texas Runoff Election Gaining National Attention
- High Early-Vote Turnout Leaves Question Mark For Candidates
- GOP Runoff In District 25 A Scramble For Votes
- Reality Check: Lt. Gov. Dewhurst Campaign Ad
- Early Voting Starts This Morning For Runoff Races
- Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst To Debate Monday
- It's Expected To Be Anything But Business As Usual In Austin For Presidential Visit
- Perry Makes First Campaign Trip For Romney
- GOP-Controlled House Votes To Repeal Health Law
- Dewhurst Talks Priorities
- Say What? White House Adds To Its Payroll
- Texas AG Abbott: Court Health Care Ruling Not A Total Loss
- Say What? U.S. Attorney General Could Be Held In Contempt Of Congress
- Two Different Parties, Two Very Different Moods
- Ted Cruz Camp: David Dewhurst Stonewalling on Debates
- David Dewhurst Addresses GOP Convention Without Boos
- Rick Perry's David Dewhurst Nod Sparks Boos At GOP Convention
- Austin Mayor Wants To Postpone Urban Rail Bond Election
- Texas Gov. Perry Doubles Down On Dewhurst In US Senate Race
- Texas Primary Turnout Was Low, Runoff May Be Lower
- Lloyd Doggett Wins Primary Handily
- Dewhurst, Cruz Head To GOP runoff For Texas Senate
- Jana Duty Defeats John Bradley In Williamson Co. DA Race
- 2 Head To Runoff For GOP Nod To Replace Doggett
- Miller Advances To Runoff In Board Of Ed Race
- Mitt Romney Clinches GOP Nomination With Texas Win
- More Than 13M Texans Have Registered To Vote
- May 29 Primary Election: What's On The Ballot
- May 29 Primary Election: Polling Places
- Tomorrow Is Primary Election Day
- Primary Early Voting Ends Today
- May 29 Primary Election: Early Voting Locations
- Can Undecided Voters Sway The Election?
- State Sen. Wentworth Files Defamation Suit Against Challenger Jones
- KEYE TV To Survey Citizens About Election
- Dewhurst, Perry Vote In Primary Election
- Surging Hispanic Population A Growing Political Force
- Ron Paul: 'We will no longer spend resources'
- Early Voting Begins, Turnout Critical In Races
- Austin Reelects Mayor, 3 Council Members
- Total Voter Turnout Projected at 10% in Travis County
- Romney Urges Graduates to Honor Commitments to Family
- Voters Go To Polls In City/School District Election Saturday
- Anita Perry Joining Ann Romney at Austin Fundraiser
- Sarah Palin Endorses Ted Cruz In Texas Senate Race
- Austin Mayoral Candidate Interview: Lee Leffingwell
- Austin Mayoral Candidate Interview: Clay DaFoe
- Austin Mayoral Candidate Interview: Brigid Shea
- Austin Mayor Candidate: Brigid Shea
- Austin Mayor Candidate: Lee Leffingwell
- Austin Mayor Candidate: Clay Dafoe
- Gov. Rick Perry Interested In Running For President Again
- Gov. Perry To Texas Lawmakers: No New Taxes, Or Increases
- Ron Paul Texas Tour Rolls On
- Rick Santorum Suspends GOP Presidential Campaign
- GOP Voters in Wisconsin, Maryland, DC Go To Polls
- Former President GHW Bush Backs Romney In GOP Race
- George H.W. Bush To Formally Back Mitt Romney
- Romney's Y'all Turns Into You All
- GOP Candidates Refuse To Quit Race
- President Obama Unveils New Documentary Of First Term
- Santorum Wins Deep South; Romney Wins Hawaii
- Voters In The South Head To Polls
- GOP Candidates Eye The South
- Super Tuesday; Super Wins For Candidates
- "Joe The Plumber" On November Ballot
- Voters Hit The Polls For Super Tuesday
- Candidates Set For Austin Mayor, Council Elections
- GOP Candidates Campaign For Super Tuesday
- Federal Court Orders May 29 Primary Date For Texas
- Minority groups: New Texas voting maps 'devastate'
- Romney Wins Arizona And Michigan
- Redistricting Maps By Saturday Or Elections In June
- Santorum Holds Austin Fundraiser
- Governor's Plan to Run Could Impede Attorney General
- Judges Want Texas Maps In Time For April Primaries
- Sports And The Texas Redistricting Battle
- Water Conservation Ideas Offered For Texas Legislature
- Perry gives tainted campaign donations to charity
- Texas Gov. Perry Blasts Obama At Conservative Conference
- Santorum wins Minnesota, Missouri GOP votes
- Democrat Gibson drops out of Texas US senate race
- Mitt Romney wins big in Florida, routing Gingrich
- Composer Sues To Stop Gingrich Use Of 'Eye Of The Tiger'
- Democrats Try Again To Break The GOP Hold On Texas
- Attorney: Texas redistricting talks have stalled
- Candidates Cool Heels While Judges Decide Redistricting
- Testimony concludes in Texas redistricting trial
- Judge skeptical of Texas redistricting aide's testimony
- President Obama speech puts him in campaign arena
- Judges move up Texas redistricting arguments
- State rep asks Gov. Perry to repay Texans for GOP primary expenses
- Court throws out judge-drawn Texas electoral maps
- Texas Gov. Rick Perry drops bid for GOP presidential nomination, endorses Gingrich
- Texas continues case for keeping district map
- Republican candidates stump hard ahead of SC primary
- Texas defends redistricting map at federal hearing
- In the super PAC era, do handshakes even matter?
- GOP pack is trying to stop Mitt Romney before it's too late
- Jon Huntsman quits presidential race
- Texas Gov. Perry appeals judge's ruling on Va. primary ballot
- Texas Sen. Cornyn to speak on 'Washington's overreach'
- Perry in South Carolina: Will It End Where It Began?
- Appeals court says Texas can enforce abortion law
Say What? White House Adds To Its Payroll
Updated: Tuesday, July 3 2012, 06:06 PM CDT
We wanted to find out what Central Texans think about a recent report released by Congress indicating the White House has added jobs (14 new staffers) and increased its payroll budget from $37.1 million to $37.8 million (a growth of $700,000) in the last year.
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