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Dante Chinni writes Politics Counts every Friday. Mr. Chinni is the director of the American Communities Project at American University , which examines different types of communities across the U.S. The Lone Star State is a Republican Party stronghold, and also is home to a growing number of Hispanics, who tend to vote Democratic, as 2012 showed .

Five U.S. private equity funds have expressed interest in the "bad bank" unit of Italy's Banco Popolare, according to sources, in a sign of growing appetite from foreign investors for real estate and distressed credit in the country.

Circuit of The Americas and Bell Helmets have partnered to create a limited quantity of commemorative Texas-themed Star Carbon helmets.

Economy: When not making excuses for President Obama's dismal economic record, liberals try to explain away Texas' stellar growth.

GEICO is going full throttle this motorcycle season with a roaring tribute to U.S. armed forces and military personnel.

Welcome to Austin! We're not going to follow up with any of that "please don't move here" nonsense because, frankly, we're glad you're here for SXSW.

Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis isn't going to run away from President Obama when he visits the Lone Star State next month, despite running for governor in a deeply conservative part of the country.

Three more reproductive health care facilities in Texas have been forced to permanently close in the wake of a new state law that imposes stringent restrictions on abortion providers.

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Five out of the 10 best cities to find work are in the Lone Star state, according to a new survey from WalletHub , a consumer finance site.

As Texans were roaring, "Abolish Obamacare," Tuesday, with 93 percent of reported Texas voters, mostly Libertarians and Republicans, opting to repeal Obamacare , Texas Senator Ted Cruz tweeted, "Another day, another illegal Obamacare delay: This is nonsense."

George P. Bush makes a campaign stop in El Paso, Texas, on Monday, March 3, 2014.

Everything may be bigger in Texas, but even the Lone Star State has to balance its large and rapidly growing population with limited natural resources - or so says the Texas state chapter of international non-profit organization, Population Media Center .

The primary races in the Lone Star state will offer an initial glimpse at some of the key trends in the 2014 primaries, including the establishment vs. Tea Party fight and the newcomers who are trying to oust aging incumbents.

"There're very few musicians who are politicians and I think the reason is musicians are really good, creative, and honest people with integrity," grins Kinky Friedman.

When it comes to attracting new business projects to the state, that's true, according to a survey conducted by the real estate magazine Site Selection.

Texas Democrats are scrambling to can stop a controversial pro-impeachment, anti-ObamaCare candidate from advancing in their party's Senate primary.

Even though unemployment is down from frightening highs a few years ago, there are still 10 million unemployed in the United States.

In the cover article for the new March/April/May issue of the Washington Monthly , Phillip Longman definitively debunks one of the most important propaganda memes of American politics: the "Texas Economic Miracle."

New Orleans will have a front-row seat in a legal duel that could have big consequences for same-sex couples in Louisiana.