When Nestlé USA sent an auditor to examine a Texas peanut plant that is part of a salmonella outbreak, he found dozens of dead mice. But an auditor hired by the plant reported no problems with rodents and pronounced the facility, a former hog slaughterhouse, “superior” for processing peanuts. Read more »

Maneuvering by the healthcare industry and other business interests to cozy up to Democrats on health reform is causing unease among their traditional Republican allies on Capitol Hill. Read more »

The two Texas Republicans at last week's White House health care summit emerged with this prognosis: guarded optimism. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess will add to his congressional responsibilities by serving on the Joint Economic Committee at the request of the House minority leader. Michael Burgess The committee is a bicameral, bipartisan group of 10 members from the House of Representatives and the Senate. The committee will research and hold hearings concerning the economy, said Burgess, R-Lewisville.… Read more »

The economy. Healthcare. National defense. These are among the issues expected to dominate the 111th Congress, which convenes today. But local issues — from getting a ship named after Fort Worth to ensuring that a new Veterans Affairs clinic in Fort Worth opens in 2010 — will have their own time and place, legislators say. "I hope that we all work together," said Rep. Kay… Read more »

Exactly one week prior to election day, students at Texas Wesleyan University School of Law had the opportunity to hear about one of this year’s hot topics – health care reform – from Congressman Michael Burgess, of the 26th District of Texas. Read more »

Blessed with an easy re-election campaign, Rep. Michael Burgess went in search of a fight. Read more »

Election Day is almost upon us. The General Election will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. There are five polling locations in The Colony, broken down by precinct. Read more »

Rep. Burgess receives the Dallas Morning News' endorsement for the 26th Congressional District election. Read more »

The largest number of people ever to vote in a presidential election in Denton County are expected to have cast their ballots by the time voting ends at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Read more »