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Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst are to address the influential Texas Association of Business as the Republicans continue pressing for spending some of the state's reserves on water and transportation projects.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and a Dallas-area state senator plan a joint news conference to reveal two Medicaid reform bills. The pair will discuss Texas Senate Bills 7 and 8 on Wednesday morning.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  Two bills submitted asking for 2 billion in funds for water infrastructure.

Monday, January 07, 2013  The state comptroller estimates that Texas will generate $92.6 bn in general revenue in 2014-2015 a major jump in tax collection from the last two-year budget cycle.

Saturday, December 29, 2012  Dewhurst is accussing a former GOP campaign manager of stealing campaign funds for personal profit.

Friday, December 28, 2012  Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is accusing a longtime political adviser of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his campaign account.

Monday, December 24, 2012  Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has promised a more conservative state Senate in 2013.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst are calling on the Texas Legislature to impose drug-testing for welfare and unemployment-benefits recipients.

Friday, October 05, 2012  Senator Kel Seliger has been appointed to a new position by Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, as the head of the Senate Higher Education Committee.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012  Dewhurst announces he will run for a 4th term as Lt. Governor.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  The local elections have been posted. Some of these election results are just a interesting as some of the national results.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Upsets in U.S. Senatorial Republican Primary Runoff as voters turn the tide of the Texas GOP.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Tea party darling Ted Cruz trounced the Republican establishment favorite, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, in Texas' runoff election Tuesday, winning the GOP nomination to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in an outcome that figured to reverberate far beyond the Lone Star State.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Stark choices await Texas voters in Tuesday's runoff elections as tea party-backed candidates face establishment Republicans while new leaders emerge among Democrats.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Texas voters head to the polls today to decide who will succeed U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.