Ralph Hall News

To the federal government, ethanol only counts as a conventional biofuel if it is produced from switch grass, corn starch or other easily replenished materials.

Ninety-year-old Texas Congressman Ralph Hall says he's planning to run for another term next year, extending his tenure as the House's oldest member.

Rep. Ralph Hall of Rockwall, the oldest member of the U.S. House, plans to run for another term next year.

Hall is the oldest-serving member of the House of Representatives, turning 90 on May 3. He was first elected to represent part of northeast Texas in 1980 as a Democrat, switching his affiliation in 2004.

Rep. Ralph Hall "has already smashed the record for the oldest member of the U.S. House of Representatives, but he doesn't intend to quit now," the Houston Chronicle reports.

Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas, left, chats with NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and White House Science Director John Holdren.

The oldest member of Congress wants another term -- and wants to see another Republican elected as president.

Many Texas politicians swell with pride when speaking of their home state, but who relied the most on Lone Star citizens for their campaign dollars? Houston Democrats Sheila Jackson Lee and Gene Green are at the opposite end of relying on the Lone Star State for campaign fundraising, according to a Houston Chronicle analysis.

The people gathered Tuesday morning to welcome Bonham's newest industry to town with a ribbon cutting were also many of the people who had diligently worked behind the scene to make this day possible.

The anti-incumbent super-PAC Campaign for Primary Accountability is coming back for 2014 after shutting down last election cycle - and it's already making a wish list of targets, including Reps.

Assemblymember Isadore Hall, III from California's 64th Assembly District, authored the bill, which he introduced in mid-February. AB 332 now moves on for hearing in the legislature's Appropriations Committee.