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Farmers Insurance, state agree to cut 'excessive' rate hike The Dallas Morning News Share     Farmers Insurance has agreed to scale back a double-digit rate hike for homeowners coverage in Texas. But the company will get to keep millions of dollars it has collected the past six months, even though the state declared those premiums excessive. More
Symposium starring Perry and Palin canceled The Austin American-Statesman First Reading Blog Share
Those of you anxious to see Gov. Rick Perry on stage with Sarah Palin are going to have to wait a little longer. Tea Party Support, which was putting on the National Conservative Symposium, posted this on its Web site: "Due to circumstances beyond the control of Tea Party Support, we are forced to cancel the National Conservative Symposium. More information will follow soon." More Hutchison claims to have momentum before debate The Associated Press via The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Share
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said Monday that her campaign had momentum and that she was "peaking at the right time," as her debate with Gov. Rick Perry loomed. Touting an internal poll claiming the race was even, Hutchison told dozens of supporters that she would spend "every waking moment" campaigning for governor in the March 2 Republican primary. More
Did Perry's chief strategist, Dave Carney, Call KERA debate "retarded?" The Burnt Orange Report Share
According to a source, at one point during the negotiations for the debate, Perry's chief strategist Dave Carney asked KERA how they planned to enforce their stipulation that no debate footage can be used by any of the campaigns in TV advertisements. When KERA provided an answer that Carney apparently found unsatisfactory, he began shouting at the station's representatives, repeatedly calling KERA "retarded," their debate policies "retarded" and their answer to his question "retarded." More Abbott, some scholars disagree on constitutionality of health care plan The Austin American-Statesman Share
The health care overhaul bill is controversial, but is it unconstitutional? Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott contends that portions probably are - particularly proposed tax penalties for the uninsured that he says threaten individual liberty and a sweetheart deal for Nebraska that he calls "uniquely contemptible and corrupt." Several legal scholars, however, say Abbott's constitutional analysis falls short because it underestimates congressional power and relies on a selective reading of prior Supreme Court rulings. More
Study: Texas at top of small business rankings The Fort Worth Business Press Share
Out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Texas ranks No. 3 as one of the top friendliest states for small businesses and entrepreneurship in the country. The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council cited the state's low business tax rates, workers compensation benefits, and state and local government spending issues as positive factors key to Texas' third place ranking in the council's 2009 Small Business Survival Index study. More Shami campaign has new take on his religion The Austin American-Statesman Share
When Farouk Shami's gubernatorial campaign officials were asked in November what his religion is, they said he is Quaker. But on Monday, other campaign officials said he is not. Regardless of what religion the Palestinian-born U.S. citizen is - his campaign says he's not Muslim, but family members say he is - the fact that his campaign is putting out conflicting information could become a political liability. More
Super Bowl-style corporate ads for candidates? The Associated Press via El Paso Times Share
Possibly coming soon to your TV screen: election-season Super Bowl-style ads promoting congressional and presidential candidates, paid for by some of the nation's largest corporations. It may happen. For decades, business and union money has been largely shut out of state, congressional and presidential campaigns. The Supreme Court may change that in a big way. More DFW new-home starts rise in 4th quarter The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Share
Construction of new houses in Dallas-Fort Worth picked up in the fourth quarter for the first time since 2006, although sales of new homes continued to lag, a quarterly review by Dallas-based Residential Strategies found. More U.S., Mexico open first new border crossing in 10 years AFP Share
The United States and Mexico inaugurated the first new border crossing between the two countries in a decade, in a bid to smooth trade and goods transport between the neighbors. The Anzalduas bridge connects the Texas town of McAllen with Mexico's Reynosa. It cost 100 million dollars and was built entirely with recycled construction materials, according to a statement by the mayor's office in McAllen. More 
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