Texas

Tea Party takes on establishment Republican in Texas Senate race

25 May 2012

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate candidate in Texas with Tea Party backing may win enough votes in Tuesday's Republican primary to force a runoff with the state's lieutenant governor, setting up another battle for the soul of the national Republican Party. Twice this year an insurgent conservative Senate candidate has upended a traditional Republican - in Indiana, where a candidate backed ...

Texas Amnesty Begins June 12, 2012

25 May 2012

AUSTIN, Texas, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas's Tax Amnesty Program ("Program") begins June 12, 2012 and ends August 17, 2012. The Program offers a waiver of penalty and interest on taxes ...

Texas Lending Law Shielded Many Homeowners From Housing Bust

25 May 2012

Texas required any homeowner seeking to refinance a mortgage or take out a home equity loan to have at least 20 percent equity after taking out the new loan.