Kay Bailey Hutchison

It would have taken quite a star to outshine Sarah Palin at the Republican National Convention. Even John McCain may soon find out why actors hate working with children, cute animals and, now, female Alaskan governors. But the Hollywood politicos who...

American voters on Friday began learning about Sarah Palin. But the selection of an obscure Alaska governor as the Republican vice presidential nominee also offers clues about the leadership style of the man who placed her on the ticket. Though John...

Here's the good news: Women have become so politically powerful that even the anti-feminist right wing -- the folks with a headlock on the Republican Party -- are trying to appease the gender gap with a first-ever female vice president. We owe this to...

CONGRESS WANTS TO hear from Karl Rove, and members want him sworn in. Rather than accept a politically expedient deal from the White House — a no-oath interview — Senate and House committees have approved subpoenas for Rove and others....

A deadly bus crash, which took the lives of 18 parishioners on their way to a religious retreat, spurred a federal lawmaker into action.  U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is sponsoring a bill to crack down on bus companies by mandating seatbelts and...

Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison may be ready to make the leap that she has hinted at for years. The popular Republican formed a state exploratory committee to test the waters in a possible bid for Texas Governor. SMU Political Analyst Cal Jillson thinks...

Houston Mayor Bill White announced his candidacy for Senate Tuesday afternoon. He hopes to replace Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison if she resigns to for Governor. The Mayor told 39 News that he's interested in issues such as NASA, medical research, and...

HOUSTON // In the 1980s, Jim Mattox was the attorney general of Texas and one of the most powerful figures in the state, mentioned as a future governor and maybe more. Today, because of Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, Mattox is a real...

by Mark Silva In another decade of firsts for women, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York - the first woman elected to the Senate from New York, and the first and only former first lady elected to public office......

by Mark Silva Was Sen. Hillary Clinton a victim of sexism in her failed bid for the Democratic presidential nomination? Some of her supporters say so. Then again, some will say that Sen. Barack Obama has suffered from racial prejudice......

by Mark Silva Certainly age will be a consideration in Sen. John McCain's selection of a running mate. McCain, who turns 72 in August, could become the oldest man ever elected to a first term as president. And McCain often......

by Frank James If Sen. John McCain wants to steal some of Sen. Barack Obama's thunder with his vice presidential choice announcement, scheduled for Friday, which name would make the biggest splash -- Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Tom Ridge, Joe......