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Today is day three of Gov. Rick Perry's campaign demanding Bill White apologize for his "master" comment.

Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske laid out the case against legalizing marijuana and other drugs today at a border security conference.

Your afternoon reading.

In today's must-watch video, the Texas congressman who first brought up the "terror baby" claims on the U.S. House floor isn't taking too kindly to being challenged about it.

Jason Isaac, the Republican running against state Rep. Patrick Rose, D-Dripping Springs, says the incumbent is misusing his campaign accounts to cover personal transportation costs. Rose says it's a big district and points out that Isaac's campaign pays for gas, too.

Falling behind on governor's race drama? Don't fret.

State Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Houston, says "former FBI officials" are the sources of her information about a terror baby plot. When the Tribune asked her office for records of any such conversations, her chief of staff said they don't exist. 

If you're going to get injured on the job, don't do it in Texas.

Confident that you could cruise through every class at UT? Want to bet on it? Seriously, you can.

U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Carlos Pascual kicked off the 2010 Border Security Conference in El Paso with a recap of the violence to date, and his explanation of why the border will survive.

Your afternoon reading.

State Rep. Debbie Riddle's terror baby claims of earlier this week were called "absurd" last night by a former FBI official, who said "there was never a credible report, or any report for that matter ... to indicate that there was such a plan."

Rick Perry and Bill White traded barbs during and after short speeches in Austin this morning, each implying the other was concealing financial information that would be of interest to voters.

In this cage match of a governor's race, little, it turns out, is sacred.

Gov. Rick Perry's campaign has accused Democrat Bill White of making racially charged comments at an event in Dallas. The White camp says it was Scripture-based language on leadership. So, was it racial or religious?