"… early in the 2004 session of Congress.Not surprisingly, the well-connected oil and gas industry—which has been among the leading contributors to the pr …"

"… e biggest bonanza should the legislation eventually become law.Since 1998, oil, gas and related services companies on the Fortune 1000 list gave $13.9 mi …"

"… ld up to six new nuclear power plants.But no group would get more than the oil and gas industry, which secured everything from the elimination of royalty …"

"… try, which secured everything from the elimination of royalty payments for oil wells on public lands to a legislative shield from an estimated $29 billio …"

"… nts, beating the rest of California’s schools which fell by 9 points. In Houston, graduation rates dropped about 6 percentage points while the remainder of …"

"… a high-performing charter school onto a traditional high-school campus in Houston.Lee High School officials were excited at the prospect of copying the stro …"

"… donors and they include Texas billionaire Harold Simmons and Bob Perry, a Houston homebuilder known for financing the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.Sadie We …"

"… co, Calif.)Texas Tea Party Patriots PAC (The Woodlands, Texas) …"

"… were two other bombing incidents planned” soon at government offices in Houston and Los Angeles.The journalist agreed to be interviewed by counterterroris …"

"… in an interview at Ferguson Unit, a Texas prison about two hours north of Houston. “My family knows it’s not true. My friends know it’s not true.”A …"

"… port authorities and transit agencies in at least 18 states. The ports of Houston and Gulfport, Mississippi, are among them. Even the Philadelphia Museum of …"

"… home builder money came from just four individuals, including $75,000 from Houston-based homebuilder Bob Perry. The realty, commercial real estate, and gener …"

"… e,” he said.Some Republicans, such as Barbour, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, have built fundraising machines to …"

"… now advising Perry in a closer-than-expected Nov. 2 contest against former Houston Mayor Bill White, his Democratic opponent.Two GOP consultants with links t …"