The act also requires the FAA to develop six testing areas where drones will be integrated into the national airspace system. If several Houston area lawmakers have their way, Houston will be one of these testing sites. Houston Rep. Pete Olson recently...

And it could – but how often does that happen? The answer is: not very often. In 2004, all of the 4 NRA-endorsed challengers lost to their Democratic opponents, as did all 4 NRA-endorsed challengers in 2006. In 2008, 11 out of the 12 NRA-endorsed...

"Our ultimate goal is to elect a Republican president in 2012 and I will be all in to help our nominee." The Romney campaign announced endorsements late last week from Rep. Mike Conaway of Midland, Rep. Kay Granger of Fort Worth and Rep. Pete Olson of...

Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, who worked with Giffords and her office on efforts to improve border security, said Giffords' example for bipartisan cooperation would be missed in Congress. "She was issue-oriented and partisanship was never an issue," he said.

Rep. Mike Conaway of Midland had endorsed Romney in 2008 but went with his fellow Texan, Gov. Rick Perry, this time around. Now that Perry has dropped out, he's returned to the fold. Fort Worth Rep. Kay Granger and Rep Pete Olson of Houston had not...

Many Keystone XL supporters blasted the administration's decision as politically motivated. “Today's announcement is nothing more than another election-year stunt to delay making the tough decisions required of a real leader,” said Rep. Pete Olson,...