The national group with ties to former Bush White House advisers Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie (and $7 million from Houston homebuilder Bob Perry) steps into the CD-17 race against U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards. Full Story
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With one week down and one to go for early voting, something's amiss in Harris County. Full Story
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In the state's 15 largest counties, early voting has spiked. The percentage of registered voters who have already cast their ballots is nearly twice what it was at the same point back in 2006: 5.2 percent of registered voters this time, compared to 2.7 percent four years ago. Full Story
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The first Hispanic sheriff in Harris County history on growing up as a child of legal immigrants, how his mom helped change his liberal views about illegal immigration and whether Houston is a sanctuary city. Full Story
Republicans say the swelling early vote turnout in scattered Texas suburbs bodes well for their party's candidates this November. Full Story
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It's the stuff of an Orwellian dystopia: a voting machine hacked, an election stolen, the public none the wiser. Yet some civil rights groups believe it's a legitimate threat in Texas, one of only 12 states that still use paperless electronic voting machines. Ensuring the purity of the ballot box has been a point of concern for lawmakers since "hanging chad" entered the lexicon. Congress passed the Help America Vote Act to improve the administration of federal elections, but an irony of post-2000 reforms is that the electronic machines brought in to replace outdated lever-and-punch-card-based systems have their own flaws. Full Story
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The Texas Public Safety Commission today approved a slate of rules meant to allow thousands of drivers to get their licenses back. Full Story
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The Texas National Guard confirmed today that a man killed in Ciudad Juárez on Wednesday was a soldier and resident of El Paso. Full Story
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Your afternoon reading: "outright voter suppression," high hopes for Chet Edwards and bad news for Democrats in Harris County Full Story
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With Election Day quickly approaching, money's talking — quietly. Full Story
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The national coordinator of Health Information Technology on why it's important for Texas doctors to make the transition to paperless medical records, how they can do it while protecting patient privacy and why rural areas are not entirely on the e-bandwagon. Full Story
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More than a quarter-century has passed since a landmark suit against Texas A&M University established the right of gay student groups to form on college campuses. Yet all these years later, half of the university systems in the state — the Texas A&M University System, the Texas State University System and the Texas Tech University System — do not include sexual orientation in their nondiscrimination policies. Full Story
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A barrage of abuse scandals, a federal investigation and the shrinking state budget could be just what disability advocates need to achieve a longtime goal: fewer state institutions and more community-based living services for developmentally disabled Texans who can’t care for themselves. Full Story
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On Tuesday, Nov. 2 — which happens to be Election Day — The Texas Tribune will have been live and online for a year. Hell of a good time for a party, yes? Full Story
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In this week's skirmish, Evan, Ross, Elise and Ben discuss early voting trends, the Perry/White interviews, third party candidates for governor and the youth vote. Full Story
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A federal judge on Wednesday declined to rule on a request for an injunction filed by a group of high school sports officials seeking to prevent what they call a government takeover of an independent contracting agency. Full Story
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Travis County prosecutors who reviewed allegations of irregularities at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas decided months ago not to pursue the case. Full Story
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Your afternoon reading. Full Story
In his first ad of the election cycle, the Democratic Railroad Commissioner candidate emphasizes his competence — and his newspaper endorsements. Full Story
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Perhaps taking a cue from this week's farce in New York, the Texas governor's debate on Tuesday had its moments. Full Story
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