State District Judge John Dietz on Thursday ruled the state's school finance system unconstitutional in a decision sure to reverberate through the November general election races. Dietz gave the Legislature until next July to find a remedy but it remains to be seen what will happen to the ruling on appeal.

Gov. Rick Perry did not let his legal travails keep him from re-introducing himself to voters in New Hampshire and South Carolina this past week. And he makes an appearance this weekend at the Americans for Prosperity's Defending the American Dream Summit in Dallas. He also made light of his indictments while on the stump, including putting T-shirts with his mug shot on sale.

Brandon Creighton was officially sworn in Tuesday as the new state Senator representing Southeast Texas' SD-4. On hand for the ceremony in the Texas House was Perry, his fellow advocate for state sovereignty.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis released on Tuesday released her full tax return for 2013, days after the campaign tried to limit its dissemination by the press. The return showed that Davis earned nearly $250,000 for the year, buoyed by a $132,000 payment for her soon-to-be-released memoir, Forgetting to be Afraid.

Saying she wants to expand Texas high schoolers’ access to technical job training programs, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis on Tuesday announced a plan to create a Career-Technical Coordinating Board. The proposal was the latest in a string of education proposals from the candidate.

The state of Texas on Tuesday announced a second lawsuit against Xerox, alleging that the former contractor failed to turn over client health records relating to its operation of the state Medicaid program.