Randy Neugebauer News

Facing opposition from Republican lawmakers, the Obama administration is extending its $700 billion financial-rescue program until next October, as expected, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday.

By THOMAS JENKINS Staff Writer Congressman Randy Neugebauer recently announced he will run for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives during what he describes as a "critical time" in this nation's history.

More U.S. soldiers working to wipe out insurgents and secure unstable regions might mean renewed progress in a conflict previously overshadowed by U.S. efforts in Iraq, a local congressman said Monday.

President Barack Obama will today outline ideas to spur job growth as his aides warned that there is no a oesilver bulleta to bring back the more than 7.2 million jobs that have been lost since the start of the recession.

By THOMAS JENKINS Staff Writer Area political hopefuls can begin filing their candidacy with party chairmen and the Howard County Elections Office Thursday, as preparations for the March primaries begin.

Candidates arrived at the headquarters of the Lubbock County Republican Party early Wednesday morning to file for places on the March 2, 2010 Primary ballot.

The Big Country congressional delegation is united in opposing a "war tax" to finance Obama's plan to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.

Thursday morning is the first day for candidates to file to be on the ballot in the March 2nd 2010 primaries.

Joy Ellinger has a few words of advice for those considering filing to run for office when filing begins Thursday: If you're not serious, don't run.

By STEVE REAGAN Staff Writer Legislative efforts to rename the local VA Medical Center after Medal of Honor recipient George H. O'Brien Jr.

LUBBOCK, TX NewsChannel 11's "buckle-up and stop texting" campaign has caught the attention of lawmakers in Washington and Austin.

A proposal by Rep. Paul E. Kanjorski was voted for 38 to 29 in legislation on Wednesday.

Reporting from Washington - A House committee voted Wednesday to give the government extraordinary new power to break up large financial firms that pose a potential risk to the economy.

Last weekend the bipartisan majority made history by passing H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.

United markets named 'Texas Family Business of the Year' The Institute for Family Business at Baylor University recognized United Supermarkets as the "Texas Family Business of the Year" in the Large Business category at the 20th annual Texas Family Business of the Year awards banquet held recently at Baylor University's Bill Daniel Student Center ...

Texas Needs Healthcare Reform! A recent Washington Post article shows that Texas seems to have the greatest proportion of Congressional districts with more than 25% of people uninsured.

The Harlem Globetrotters will return to perform at 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at the United Spirit Arena, 1701 Indiana Ave.

Ronald W. Erdrich/Reporter-News Jesse Moon shows U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer a model of the destroyer he was on during World War II that was sunk by the Japanese Oct.

When Jay Jacobus calls the shiny new buses he unveiled Tuesday clean, he doesn't mean their sparkling exterior.

The Lubbock Chamber of Commerce supports health care reform and believes it is mandatory; but not on the backs of small businesses or working families and certainly not in a manner that would be detrimental to the U.S. economy.