![]() Obama calls for first new nuclear power plant in 31 years Obama, appearing at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 26 headquarters, used a speech on energy, jobs and government investments to kick off a week-long White House effort to focus on economic concerns of voters, which will be a top issue in November's congressional elections. Obama takes stab at reducing debt He is setting up a panel on deficit reduction. The move came a day after he touted the $862 billion economic stimulus program. other houston media chronicle recommends |
what's at stake This is a big election year in Texas. Voters will cast ballots for all 32 U.S. representatives, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, land commissioner, agriculture commissioner, railroad commissioner, three members of the Supreme Court, three members of the Court of Criminal Appeals, 16 state senators, all 150 state representatives, eight members of the State Board of Education, some Court of Appeals justices, district judges, family district judges, county judges, statutory county court judges and many county-level races. links Candidate filing See who filed to run in the 2010 primaries: Harris County Republican Party candidates Harris County Democratic Party candidates Texas Democratic Party candidates Republican Party of Texas candidates for the record key dates
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