WASHINGTON – The companies building Texas’ $5 billion renewable-energy transmission network have decided against seeking stimulus funding that could have saved money for consumers. (more…)
Texas has received less funding per resident from the stimulus package so far than almost any other state, according to a Dallas Morning News analysis of federal grants and contracts.
Texas lawmakers have long complained about one reason for the disparity: Federal funding formulas, often written by small-state lawmakers, disadvantage big states like Texas. (more…)
About one in four people in Austin (24.3 percent) lacked health insurance in 2008, according to findings released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey. Texas had the highest rate (24.1 percent) of uninsured in the nation. (more…)
El Presidente del Partido Demócrata de Texas, Boyd Richie, orgullosamente anuncia el lanzamiento del nuevo sitio de Internet del Partido que fue completamente rediseñado. (more…)
(Austin, TX) – Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie is proud to announce the launch of the completely redesigned TDP website. (more…)
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At a rare red-state gathering of Democrats from across the United States, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine said in Austin on Friday that the Democratic National Committee will help Texas Democrats gain ground next year, perhaps toward wiping out the GOP’s 76-74 edge in the Texas House of Representatives. (more…)
A continuación la declaración del Presidente del Partido Demócrata Boyd Richie sobre la tragedia del 11 de Septiembre 2001 (more…)
Below is a statement from Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie regarding the anniversary of the tragedies of September 11th, 2001: (more…)