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Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. partner Steven Mnuchin has been recommended by Donald Trump's transition team to serve as Treasury secretary, according to two people familiar with the process, and the choice is awaiting the president-elect's final decision. Mnuchin, the campaign's national finance chairman, has been considered the leading candidate for the job.
President Barack Obama greets audience members after he spoke about immigration reform at Chamizal National Memorial Park in El Paso, Texas, Tuesday, May 10, 2011. Courtesy of AP Photo/Charles Dharapak What: Two-part, four-hour documentary that examines the last 50 years of African American history from Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Perhaps it's fortunate that PBS's “Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise” - a four-hour documentary that examines the past 50 years of African American history - is airing a week after the presidential election.
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Tom Weekley, a veteran who served in the Korean War, Jacob Patino a student at McAuliffe Elementary and Col. Frank Plummer, a World War II, Korea and Vietnam veteran.
Heading into Election Day, most national surveys overstated what will likely be a narrow popular vote advantage for Hillary Clinton and led many to believe she was a shoo-in to win the Electoral College. "The polls clearly got it wrong this time," the American Association for Public Opinion Research said Wednesday in a statement.
This spring, the staff of a legislative body that periodically reviews state agencies recommended a variety of major reforms to the entity that's supposed to regulate the oil and gas industry in the state. Among the proposals: Changing the name of the Railroad Commission of Texas to the "Texas Energy Resources Commission" so the public would have a better idea of what the 125-year-old agency actually does.
Republican president-elect Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech during his election night event at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of November 9, 2016 in New York City. DALLAS As the surprise settles in, Texans are taking a closer look at how a Trump administration will affect this state.
Trump supporter Grant Bynum raises his hands after hearing the news Donald Trump won Ohio in the Presidential election during a Dallas County Republican watch party at the Westin Dallas Park Central hotel in Dallas, Texas, late on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Attendees watch returns on nearby video screens during the Dallas County Democrats watch party, Tuesday Nov. 8, 2016, in Dallas.
Sure, feral hogs cause their share of trouble, but if you like bacon and pork chops, Texas' pig problem has a swine solution In this photo taken Oct. 20, 2016, feral hogs are enclosed at Jason Bond's ranch near Snyder, Texas. Feral hogs cause their share of trouble but if you like bacon and pork chops, Texas' pig problem has a swine solution.
Five Texas counties rank among the top 10 nationwide for closing the greatest percentage of their polling places since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a portion of the Voting Rights Act in 2013, according to a new report released less than a week before Election Day. According to the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a civil rights advocacy group, since the high court found Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional - ruling that Texas and other states with history of racial discrimination no longer needed federal pre-clearance when changing election laws - Texas counties have closed at least 403 polling places.
A new poll in Texas shows that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's lead has swelled to 12 points over opponent Hillary Clinton. The KTVT-CBS 11/Dixie Strategies Poll reveals that if the election for president was held today, 52 percent of likely voters said they would vote for Trump, and 39 percent said they would vote for Clinton, reported CBSDFW.
Stressed voters can swing at Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump at a driving range in Texas where photos of the presidential candidates are displayed as targets for speeding golf balls. Alpine Target Golf Center in Longview has hung the portraits on round hay bales since late October.
Faison speaks at a panel put on by the Washington Post called "Party Platform: Energy and Environment," at Butcher and the Brewer outside the Republican National Convention. When Jay Faison, one of the Republican Party's most generous patrons, flew to Cleveland for its national convention in July, things weren't looking good for anyone concerned about the health of the planet.
In this Dec. 3, 2014, file photo, cars wait to enter the United States from Tijuana, Mexico, through the San Ysidro port of entry in San Diego. An increasing number of people from far-flung corners of the world quietly have tried to sneak into the United States among the hundreds of thousands of other, mostly Latin American migrants caught at the Mexican border in 2015, according to arrest data from the Homeland Security Department.
Hated on Capitol Hill, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz remains beloved outside of the beltway for his habit of hamstringing both Democrats and Republicans. But now Mr. Conservative is stumping for the Washington Cartel he despises.
While your campaign shirts, hats, socks and buttons look great during a trip to the mall, leave them at home when you head to the polls. You could be turned away from voting in Texas if you're sporting your campaign gear, according to Alicia Pierce, a spokeswoman for the Texas Secretary of State's office.
In his latest attempt to cast doubt on the election process, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump raised suspicions Thursday about the voting machines in reliably Republican Texas despite producing no evidence of an actual problem. "A lot of call-ins about vote flipping at the voting booths in Texas.
Wearing period costumes, men fire a round to commemorate the Texas Revolution in a ceremony at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin. On November 8th, I'm voting for Trump.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during the grand opening of Trump International Hotel in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. "We're very proud of our company," Trump said in formally opening the hotel carved out of the Old Post Office on Pennsylvania Avenue, less than five blocks from the White House.
For an even better view of "Texas sizing," check out the following maps to see just how big the state is compared to other landmasses around the world. In June 2011, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation signed a state contract for the "Sarmat" missile, developed as a nuclear deterrent, according to a translation of a Russian publication.