Trish Choate

Wichita Falls Rep. Mac Thornberry said if lawmakers wait until December after elections to stop across-the-board cuts to military funding, some workers employed by defense contractors will lose their jobs.

WASHINGTON — Wichita Falls Rep. Mac Thornberry supports a national defense bill before the House that would squelch a 2013 round of Base Realignment and Closure.

WASHINGTON — The GOP primary for Congressional District 13 is a "he said, she said" race for a change.

WASHINGTON — The threat of closure has lifted from the Wichita Falls federal court.

North Texas congressional delegation members don't plan to attempt to intervene in the decision on whether to close the federal court in Wichita Falls.

The federal budget for 2013 presents a tougher puzzle than usual for lawmakers peering into the nation's strained pocketbook to figure out how to keep the lights on, services running and national defense sound.

WASHINGTON — Wichita Falls Rep. Mac Thornberry hopes to see House Republicans' 2013 plan for military spending become law.

WASHINGTON — Air Force retiree William "Hack" Alexander said North Texas military retirees are upset about President Barack Obama's proposal to raise fees for Tricare, the military health care insurance program.

The loss of 89 civilian jobs and the gain of 33 military jobs don't signal mission changes at Sheppard Air Force Base, an official said Monday.

WASHINGTON — The Department of Defense is gearing up for new rounds of base realignment and closure even though Congress hasn't seen any legislation or financial estimates, a lawmaker said during a BRAC hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill.

Sheppard Air Force Base appears to escape harsh manpower cuts called for in the president's 2013 budget proposal — but it doesn't escape entirely unscathed.

WASHINGTON — North Texans gave generously to Texas Gov. Rick Perry's failed bid for the Republican presidential nomination, but local donors have shown little appetite for supporting the GOP front-runners, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick ...

WASHINGTON — Wichita Falls Rep. Mac Thornberry and 41 other Republicans reached out to President Obama this week, asking him to forego more military base closings and cuts.

Worried about the Texas wildfire season, Wichita Falls Rep. Mac Thornberry does not want the Air Force to move eight C-130 Hercules aircraft from Fort Worth because they can help respond to natural disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes.

Texans are the heaviest givers to new big money groups seeking to influence elections through unlimited spending, and Lone Star State donors are betting on the presidential race, not the primary.