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Wednesday, December 26, 2012  With a yearend deadline looming before the economy goes over the so-called fiscal cliff, President Barack Obama is cutting short his traditional Christmas holiday in Hawaii.

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  Texas voters head to the polls today to decide who will succeed U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  The polls have opened in Texas for the primary election that's a step leading to a new U.S. senator for the state.

Thursday, February 23, 2012  Texas U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison paid a visit to Bell Helicopter this morning.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  A House committee has approved a bill that would allow public school teachers to help students understand and critique the strengths and weaknesses of scientific theories like evolution and global warming.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012  More than 250 U.S. Department of Agriculture domestic offices, facilities, and labs will be closing nationwide, two of them in the Panhandle.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011  Republican Ted Cruz of Houston is running for U.S. Senate.

Friday, January 14, 2011  After U.S. Sen. Hutchison announced she won't be running for re-election many began to speculate who would decide to run for the open seat in 2012.

Thursday, January 13, 2011  The Dallas Morning News is reporting that Kay Bailey Hutchison won't seek re-election in 2012, to the U.S. Senate.

Saturday, January 08, 2011  Statement's from Rep. Thornberry, Sen. Hutchison, U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman on shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and others.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010  The Federal Aviation Administration has approved the expansion of unmanned drone aircraft flights to patrol the entire Texas-Mexico border.

Monday, June 14, 2010  Unmanned aircraft have proved their usefulness and reliability in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq.

Friday, June 11, 2010  U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is publicly patching things up with her former rival, Gov. Rick Perry.

Thursday, April 01, 2010  His campaign once derided her as "Kay Bailout," but Gov. Rick Perry is making nice with his former Republican rival now.