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Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) will receive the 2011 Hall of Honor Award from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin on April 21 for her years of work to advance science and math research and education at the university and in Texas.

Hutchison has long championed science. She was…   » Continue Reading

Resigning Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams (R) sat down with Texas Tribune editor Evan Smith yesterday to offically announce that he will be running for Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's seat in 2012.

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Keith Ellison/flickrNot only is the EPA cracking down on the TCEQ, but Congressman Lloyd Doggett is spearheading more restrictions on Texas' use of federal education and stimulus funds.

Wednesday, March 24, 6 p.m., LBJ Auditorium. Evan Smith, CEO and editor-in-chief of the "Texas Tribune," will interview the Honorable James A.

Baker III, former secretary of state, as part of the 2009-2010 Perspectives Series. The two plan to discuss international relations and, more recently, Baker's endorsement of Kay Bailey Hutchison for Texas governor.

James A. Baker III has served in senior government positions under three U.S. presidents. He served as the nation's 61st secretary of state from January 1989 through August 1992 under President George H.W.

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What could have been an easy race for an incumbent may become a day of reckoning. From the Quorum Report: if Rick Perry sees Kay Bailey Hutchison's shadow today, we're in for another 6 weeks of negative campaigning.

From the start of the year until February 20, Hutchison and Perry each spent more than Bill White, Farouk Shami, and Debra Medina combined.