January 2012

GOP Legislator's Seven-Figure War Chest Could Be Springboard for Lieutenant Governor's Race

Branch Could Turn Best Fundraising Stretch Yet into Launching Pad as Staples Presses Combs on Plans and Land Boss Has Quarter-Million Dollar Cash Haul    By Mike Hailey    Capitol Inside Editor    The field of candidates for Texas lieutenant governor in 2014…

January 2012

Texas House Hopefuls Join $100,000 Club in Suburban Dallas and East Texas Races

January 18, 2012     Dallas Eye Specialist Who's GOP Version of Vo Hits Cash Gusher while Ex-Senator's Son and Challengers Out East Raise Big Bucks     Mike Hailey     A Vietnamese-American who's been living the great American dream put on a fundraising display…

January 2012

First Reading: Perry’s support in Texas plummets

January 18, 2012     Jason Embry     Perry's Texas support tanks, Abbott has $12 million and some of your favorite web sites may be blacked out today. (Happy birthday to Jeffrey Clark.) Lots of news in a new poll from Public Policy…

December 2011

Khloe Kardashian Toy Drive benefiting Children's Medical Center

December 21, 2011 Rep. Dan Branch (R-Dallas) welcomes Dallas' newest resident Khloe Kardashian with a flag flown over the Capitol.  Ms. Kardashian, having only been in Dallas for a week, held a holiday toy drive at Dallas City Hall benefiting…

November 2011

North Dallas Chamber of Commerce e2e Conference

Rep. Dan Branch (R-Dallas) gave the keynote speech at the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce "e2e Conference" breakfast.  Branch gave a legislative update and discussed a wide range of topics, including higher education in Texas and the current redistricting news.

November 2011

Branch files for reelection

Rep. Dan Branch (R-Dallas) joined other Dallas County Republican House members at Dallas County Republican Party headquarters to file for re-election.  Branch visited with DCRP Chairman Wade Emmert and his colleagues and also spoke to members of the media about…

December 2011

Branch Speaks at UT-Tyler Commencement

Rep. Branch spoke at the main commencement ceremonies at the University of Texas at Tyler on December 17, 2011.  Thousands of friends and families were on hand to cheer on graduates of the Colleges of Business, Technology, Education, Psychology, Engineering…

December 2011

Tour of UTHSC-Tyler

Rep. Branch visited the campus of UT Health Science Center at Tyler on December 16, 2011.  Accompanied by Dr. Kirk Calhoun, President of UTHSC-Tyler, Branch met with faculty and GME students completing training in several fields and toured some of…

December 2011

University of Texas at Tyler to hold Fall Commencement

December 18, 2011 Press Release The University of Texas at Tyler will hold fall 2011 commencement ceremonies Dec. 16 and 17, President Rodney H. Mabry announced. The commencement schedule is: College of Nursing and Health Sciences – 3 p.m. Dec.…