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Texas: Silvestre Reyes

Thu, 11/20/2008 - 14:54

Napolitano, not Reyes, to head Homeland Security

By Jason Thurlkill, PolitickerTX.com Reporter

U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes has not been selected to be the next secretary of Homeland Security. Politico reports that Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano has been selected to head the agency. Although Reyes was not considered a marquee contender, his name had emerged in some news reports. The El Paso Democrat heads the House Intelligence committee.

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Wed, 11/12/2008 - 18:19

Round up: Which of these Texans will head to Washington?

By Jason Thurlkill, PolitickerTX.com Reporter

Many Texans may be leaving the Bush White House soon, but there's no shortage of candidates in the Lone Star state who might replace them.

Several Texans have emerged as contenders for posts in President-elect Barack Obama's administration. Obama has already asked two Texans to join his transition team: Juliet Garcia, president of the University of Texas-Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, and Espiridion "Al" Borrego, a University of Texas-Pan American professor and former United States Department of Labor official.

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