In case you missed it: State Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, and the Tribune's Aman Batheja participated in a TweetChat on transportation issues.

Ten months into his tenure, the executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation on funding the state's transportation needs, the prospects for high-speed rail and what the expansion of the Panama Canal means for Texas ports.

U.S. Senate candidates Ted Cruz and Paul Sadler will participate in a debate on Oct. 2 in Dallas, both campaigns confirmed Wednesday.

By 2020, bullet trains might be transporting Texans between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston in less than 90 minutes, if a private firm's plans to build the system without public funding come to fruition. 

In the rollout of a new campaign video Monday focused on Texas, Mitt Romney's presidential campaign highlighted support from the state's rising political star, GOP U.S. Senate nominee Ted Cruz.

The GOP U.S. Senate race between former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst turned into a political tug-of-war between national conservative stars backing Cruz and Texas Republican leaders for Dewhurst. 

Two rural Texas counties that held party primaries but not subsequent runoffs violated the state's election code, according to the Secretary of State's office.

Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz handily defeated Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on Tuesday, winning the GOP runoff for an open U.S. Senate seat. He will face former state Rep. Paul Sadler, who won the Democratic runoff.

Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst have been trading barbs for weeks during their fight for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. In this video, we capture the highlights of the battle in debates and ads.

On the eve of the Republican primary runoff, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst bought a chicken sandwich at a Chick-fil-A in Austin and told reporters he was confident he would beat former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz.

The race between two Republicans vying for an open U.S. Senate seat has drawn intense interest even though the candidates agree on most issues. Meanwhile, the Democratic Senate hopefuls have major disagreements but have struggled to gain traction.

A new poll shows former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz with a 10-point lead over Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the GOP race to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.

A rally for Republican Senate candidate Ted Cruz in The Woodlands, featuring former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, reinforced the dividing line between high-profile conservatives endorsing Cruz and those backing Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.

In the second television ad of his U.S. Senate campaign, Democrat Grady Yarbrough advocates for sealing the border "by whatever means necessary" and granting citizenship to millions of illegal immigrant workers.

In the final weeks of the Republican primary runoff for the U.S. Senate, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has turned to his time in the military and the CIA to draw a contrast between himself and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz.