Your afternoon reading: Pitts bill draws on Rainy Day Fund; forensic science chairman approved; freed man sues state of Texas
The deck may already be stacked against Tom Leppert.
Your afternoon reading: Perry defends Wisconsin governor; terror suspect appears in Lubbock court; Leppert announces Senate run
School districts, taking a pummeling under current state budget proposals, got to breathe a tiny sigh of relief on Thursday.
Your afternoon reading: plotted attack targeted Bush's Dallas home; prisons to cut 555 positions; Rainy Day Fund fight still brewing
For those hoping Texas legislators get even tougher on immigration this session, the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll could give them some hope.
Your afternoon reading: bill targets double-dipping; Mexican president blasts U.S. diplomats; Democrats take on Farenthold
The budget shortfall might be inspiring Texans to hedge their bets.
Your afternoon reading: Ron Paul money bomb brings in $700,000; acquittal concludes youth prison abuse case; abortion sonograms head to the House
Does Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst have the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in the bag?
Your afternoon reading: Advanced Placement incentives, the budget shortfall and 1987, and one House member's immigration solution
As the trend goes, and as the newest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll confirms, Texans want it both ways with budget cuts.
Your afternoon reading: attorney general goes after voter fraud; lawmakers find a little common ground; and for Wisconsin lawmakers, a Senate Democrat offers up some sex advice (you read that right)
Large Hispanic population growth was expected, but new census figures could signal more than just a sea change in Texas.
Your afternoon reading: census data trickles in; Cornyn-led committee wants dirt on Napolitano; abortion sonogram debate continues in the Senate
