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WASHINGTON - Texas' senators, Republicans John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison, are standing fast against Senate Democrats' $849 billion healthcare plan and, along with all the other GOP senators, say they will vote 'no' on a crucial procedural vote tonight.'I don't see much good in this bill,' Cornyn told reporters Friday.Hutchison said: 'Even ...

Texas dumps heavy state and local tax burdens on low-income residents, with just four other states treating them worse, a new study shows.

By LYNSI BURTON WASHINGTON - Texas' obesity rate continued to climb last year, but the Lone Star State improved its national ranking because people in other states are getting fatter faster, a national report concluded Tuesday.In the annual America's Health Rankings report, Texas' rate of severely overweight residents continued its unabated ...

The goal would be boosting the defenses of 10 key Afghan cities and towns. An announcement is expected later this month.

It's wind9 and rain9 along parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast, but there aren'4 reports of serious damage from what's lef4 of Tropical Storm Ida.

Washington - Texas quarterback Colt McCoy says he plans to play Saturday against Missouri, despite a bruised right thumb that will likely lose its nail.

Allen Stanford, the indicted Texas tycoon and cricket impresario who bankrolled the Twenty20 game, has suffered two black eyes and a broken nose in a punch-up in prison.

After graduating from Wake Forest University, Dr. Thomas Marshburn pursued a career in medicine that eventually led him from the emergency room to NASA and his first mission to space.

Ramsell Technologies, a leading provider of healthcare software solutions, today announced the launch of its Tele-Adherence product which utilizes the latest mobile technology to help patients manage their treatment plans.

Only 3 states saw well above average temperatures, Washington, Texas and Florida.

State Rep. Lois W. Kolkhorst officially announced her intention to seek re-election at a large reception held in her honor at Washington-on-the-Brazos Thursday night.

In Texas, we know it isn't bragging if it's true, and there's a lot of truth to tell about the state of the state.

WASHINGTON - Texas added the third-highest number of jobs among the states last month - but its unemployment rate still jumped because thousands of jobless people streamed into the work force.

Sheikh Arif Bulbon Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation has launched a new audio album titled 'Arnab and Friends Live' with the songs from their performances in Washington, Texas and New York in USA, Toronto in Canada and London in England during their 2008 world tour at a function at Bengal Cafe in Dhanmondi in the city on Tuesday evening.

DHAKA: Audio album a Arnab & Friends livea with songs of their 2008 world tour was launched at the Bengal Foundation in Dhaka on Tuesday evening.

DHAKA: A new audio album a Arnab and Friends livea with songs from their performances in Washington, Texas, New York, Toronto and London during their 2008 world tour will be released on August 11.

DHAKA: A new audio album a Arnab and Friends livea with songs from their performances in Washington, Texas, New York, Toronto and London during their 2008 world tour will be released on August 11.

WASHINGTON _ Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn announced Friday his opposition to Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor because of her 'liberal, activist perspective' but at the same time acknowledged 'that she will be confirmed despite my vote.' The Senate Judiciary Committee, which just finished hearings on the nomination, will vote on Sotomayor ...

The U.S. Department of Energy is considering the Idaho National Laboratory as a possible storage site for up to 17,000 tons of mercury.

" Charlie Bit Me ," the fourth most-viewed YouTube clip of all time, is a viral video in the truest sense of the word.