Rick Perry

On April 13 the Texas House of Representatives voted 114-32 to pass legislation that will ban all texting while driving in the state of Texas. The bill is now on its way to the Texas Senate.

More seats have been filled in President Trump's cabinet positions. The four being covered here are: Secretary of the Interior, Secretary of Energy, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

The first open election for the governor of Texas since 1990, when Democratic nominee Ann Richards defeated Republican Texas oilman Clayton Williams, will take place Tuesday, Nov. 4. ­

Men’s Fitness magazine named Houston the sixth fattest city in America for 2009.