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George P. Bush Announces Run for Texas Attorney General
George P. Bush has announced his plans to run for Texas Attorney General against current AG Ken Paxton.
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George P. Bush Says GOP Can't Let ‘Racist' Episodes Slide
Republican George P. Bush, the only member of the Bush dynasty still in public office, condemned Thursday recurring episodes of what he described as racist or hateful rhetoric within the Texas GOP and ripped what he called false accusations fanned by his Hispanic heritage.
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Bush Was Political Patriarch to Enduring American Dynasty
One of the nation’s dominant political dynasties, the Bushes, was defined by a summer home in Kennebunkport, Maine, and a West Texas oil patch that created a mix of Yale blue-blood and back-country cowboy, and their patriarch — George H.W. Bush.
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George H.W. Bush Remembered as Humble American Patriot
After former President George H.W. Bush died Friday night, he was remembered as a humble patriot and man of character by other presidents, including his son, and others in the political world. “George H. W. Bush was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for,” said former President George W. Bush,...
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Trump Warnings Grow From Forgotten Republicans
The ranks of forgotten Republicans are growing. Some were forced out, such as Tim Pawlenty, a former two-term Minnesota governor who lost this week’s bid for a political comeback. Some, such as the retiring Republican Sen. Bob Corker, chose to leave on their own. Others still serve, but with a muted voice. Whether members of Congress, governors or state party...
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Democrats, Women Candidates Score Big in Texas Primaries
Democrats in deep-red Texas kicked off the nation’s 2018 midterm primary elections Tuesday with a surge in turnout, dozens of women seeking office and early signs of midterm anger toward President Donald Trump.
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What to Know About Tuesday's Texas Primaries
Texas kicks off primary season ahead of the 2018 midterm election, with implications for Democrats and Republicans alike in an election year that could alter the direction of Congress and statehouses around the country for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. Democrats remain underdogs to knock off Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, but...
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Barbara Bush, Wife of One President and Mother of Another, Dies
Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush, died Tuesday, a family spokesman said. She was 92. Mrs. Bush brought a grandmotherly style to buttoned-down Washington, often appearing in her trademark fake pearl chokers and displaying no vanity about her white...
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Former Alamo Custodians Granted Temporary Access to Library
A group that served as guardians of the Alamo for more than a century has obtained a court order temporarily stopping a Texas state agency headed by George P. Bush from keeping the group away from a collection of artifacts and books at the historic site.
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George P. Bush Elected Texas Land Commissioner
George P. Bush has been elected Texas land commissioner. That makes him the first in his family’s political dynasty to win his first election.
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Jeb Bush Still Hasn't Made Decision on 2016
Former Florida governor Jeb Bush still “has not made a decision” about whether he’ll run for president in 2016 while his son seemed to suggest it was likely over the weekend.
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Former President George H.W. Bush's Life of Distinction
The nation’s 41st President George H.W. Bush, who on June 12 became the first former U.S. president to turn 94, died today.
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Former President George H.W. Bush Dies at 94
George Herbert Walker Bush, a World War II naval pilot who survived being shot down over the Pacific, led the CIA and served as the nation’s 41st president, has died. He was 94.