Enlarge photo by: Bob Daemmrich

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison talks with supporters at the Bonnie Ruth's Cafe in Frisco during her run for governor.

Your afternoon reading: Earmark ban fails, Kaywatch and Dunnam's replacement

Want to see the most feel-good salvo yet in the speaker's race?

Your afternoon reading: Hunger strike targets Hutchison; more double-billing ethics questions

Budget talks got a surprise visitor last week: candor.

Your afternoon reading: politics and the DeLay conviction, a new NRA legal battle, and earmark concerns for Dallas

He lost this battle, but Tom DeLay may have already won the war.

Your afternoon reading: Possible bad news for Tom DeLay, more speaker's race intrigue and DREAM Act hunger strikes

Expecting a slowdown in political drama this week? Not so fast.

Your afternoon reading: No help for the Tom DeLay jury, and the speaker's race threat source is revealed

Speaker's race got you a little lost? We're here to help.

Your afternoon reading: Straus ethics panel controversy, closing arguments in the DeLay trial and insiders on the budget

If Gov. Rick Perry's sick of the speculation, he's not showing it.

Your afternoon reading: Employment numbers, lethal injections and an endorsement for Ken Paxton

The two challengers in the speaker's race made it clear Thursday: They're playing for the same team.

Your afternoon reading: Tom DeLay won't take the stand, and Rick Perry talks sending U.S. troops into Mexico