WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON — Congressman Mike Conaway has no shortage of challengers hoping to topple him from San Angelo’s congressional seat.

In the March 2 primary, he’ll face off with two other conservative Republicans who haven’t hesitated to take a swipe at him, Chris Younts of San Angelo and Al Cowan of Sunrise Beach.

But the three men seem to agree about a lot, such as reining in government spending and promoting conservative values.

The difference is the 61-year-old Certified Public Accountant from Midland is seeking his fourth term representing Congressional District 11, has pushed legislation in line with his values and boasts a campaign war chest bristling with more than half a million dollars.

SAN ANGELO, Texas — No doubt U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway understands this more than most: Americans are worried, troubled and angry. That is so in most of America, and it is the case in Texas’ 11th Congressional District.

The most obvious manifestation in Conaway’s world is two Republican primary challengers, businessmen Chris Younts of San Angelo and Al Cowan of Sunrise Beach in Llano County.

They appear to be serious, thoughtful men who are running because they care deeply about their country and fear for its future. Tea Party protests are just one clear signal that Cowan and Younts — who helped organize the local group of Tea Party activists — are giving voice to the alarm felt by many.

Fredericksburg, TX. - The Fredericksburg Tea Party will host Congressman Mike Conaway to meet with voters in his district on Monday evening, February 8th. Mr. Conaway has represented Texas’ 11th Congressional District since 2004 and he is running for re-election this year against two challengers in the March 2nd Republican Primary.

Serving in his third term in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congressman Mike Conaway represents the 11th Congressional District of Texas consisting of 36 counties in Central and West Texas including Midland, Odessa and San Angelo.

n a 19-page report card being published Tuesday, the bipartisan Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation and Terrorism gives the Obama administration an "F" for failing to take key steps the commission outlined just over a year ago in its initial report.

In June, the federal government spent $1,047 in stimulus money to buy a rider mower from the Toro Company to cut the grass at the Fayetteville National Cemetery in Arkansas. Now, a report on the government’s stimulus Web site improbably claims that that single lawn mower sale helped save or create 50 jobs.

Earlier that same month, when Chrysler got a $52.9 million stimulus order for new cars for the government, the struggling automaker claimed that the money did not save a single job.

When Austin businessman Al Cowan stopped in Midland Thursday to announce his race for Congress, he was met by more than a few local Republicans who wondered why he's challenging the incumbent representative they see as an ideal conservative.

"You won't find a finer congressman than Mike Conaway," said Rhonda Lacy, of the Midland County Republican Women. "Why not run against a Democrat like Lloyd Doggett?"

WASHINGTON — One step ahead of terrorists like the would-be airline bomber on Christmas Day — not one step behind.

Most lawmakers for the Big Country said the suspected attempt on Christmas Day involving a Nigerian accused of trying to bomb a plane on final approach to a Detroit airport highlighted failures in the system.

“Whether it’s a gap in the system, it’s human error, implementation problems, whatever it is, we need to learn from it so as to be able to better protect ourselves and prevent at least this particular-style attempt in the future,” Congressman Mike Conaway, a Republican from Midland, said.

Congressman Mike Conaway said Monday the relationships remained unclear of an Al Qaeda leader in Yemen with a Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a passenger jet on Christmas Day and an Army major charged with killing 13 people and wounding 31 on Nov. 5 at Fort Hood.

The Midland Republican had not yet been briefed on the background of Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab, who suffered abdominal burns while using a syringe to ignite more than 80 grams of a nitroglycerin compound on a Northwest Airlines jet.

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The new Homeland Security Appropriations Bill includes language Congressman Mike Conaway introduced with other representatives to protect American troops and civilians by preventing the release of photos of past abuse of detainees in U.S. custody.

U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway warned constituents at a Marble Falls town hall meeting Monday that a new federal health care system as proposed would cripple Medicare, escalate debt, and have ramifications so lasting they “could not be undone.”