Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wendy Davis released a memoir in which she details the decision to terminate two pregnancies — one for an ectopic pregnancy and the other where the fetus had developed severe abnormalities. GOP rival Greg Abbott questioned Davis' decision to go on tour to promote the book, first asking for a ruling from the Texas Ethics Commission and then filing an ethics complaint.

Attorneys for Gov. Rick Perry on Monday made a second filing to have pending felony indictments against him dismissed. The motion to quash seeks to have the charges ruled unconstitutional.

State Rep. Charles Perry is Texas' newest state Senator. The Lubbock Republican avoided a runoff in the SD-28 special election on Tuesday, taking 53.4 percent of the vote in a six-candidate field. He succeeds Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, who resigned the seat to take over as chancellor at Texas Tech University. Perry is the second Senator chosen via special election in the past month, joining Conroe Republican Brandon Creighton.

Joe Allbaugh, a former GOP confidante to George W. Bush and Rick Perry, is now serving on the board of a marijuana lab company doing business in states where weed is legal.