In a political season that has revolved around questions of transparency and fiscal integrity, lawmakers in the U.S. House are getting ready to vote on the STOCK Act. But many of them — including several from Texas — are still under scrutiny. Full Story
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Focus may have shifted to a resurgent Rick Santorum, but Ron Paul notched a victory of his own on Tuesday. Full Story
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The wait for primary election dates and political maps continues, and candidates are filling the time trying to win endorsements and raise money. Full Story
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Catholic employers in Texas say a federal requirement for contraception coverage violates their religious rights, and some say they do not plan to comply with the mandate. Full Story
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When the University of Texas System regents meet in San Antonio today and Thursday, accountability will be back on the agenda, in the form of more frequent performance reviews for tenured professors and criminal record checks for certain employees. Full Story
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Legislation cracking down on insider trading by members of Congress hasn’t landed on the floor of the U.S. House yet, but it’s already become a hot topic in Congressional District 10, which Michael McCaul of Austin represents. Full Story
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Your afternoon reading: Perry campaign manager to head Super PAC for Dewhurst; Komen executive quits over abortion flap; Texas Democrats feuding with Cuellar over redistricting Full Story
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Former Perry campaign manager Rob Johnson has a new job: running a Super PAC for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's U.S. Senate bid. Full Story
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A day of stops and starts in the state's redistricting fight ended on a familiar note: uncertainty over the state's primary date. Full Story
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Some say that the Texas Department of Public Safety is going against its own policy with its "limited term" designations for driver's licenses and identification cards. Full Story
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Attorney General Greg Abbott said he had reached agreement on most parts of the redistricting maps with most of the parties involved. Absent from the deal are the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, the Legislative Black Caucus and the NAACP. Full Story
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In his first public appearance since pulling out of the presidential race Jan. 19, Gov. Rick Perry said Monday he would keep fighting for the conservative ideals he championed on the campaign trail. Full Story
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Rick Perry told a Fox News correspondent that he regrets not getting into the race "substantially sooner." Full Story
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The Department of State Health Services will begin enforcing Texas' abortion sonogram law, after releasing guidelines for women's health clinics on Monday night. Full Story
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Since Railroad Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones moved to San Antonio to run for Senate, she shouldn't be collecting a paycheck for a job that requires her to live in Austin, according to a lawsuit filed this afternoon. Full Story
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Your afternoon reading: redistricting deal reached; Paul reimbursed twice for trips; Santorum to visit Texas on Wednesday Full Story
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A report released Monday by the conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation renewed its criticism of the Environmental Protection Agency. Environmentalists say the group's concerns are misplaced. Full Story
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UPDATED: The state unveiled proposed redistricting maps, saying some of the parties in that litigation have signed off on at least some of the lines. Full Story
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For this week's nonscientific survey of government and political insiders, we asked about primary elections, who benefits from delays in those dates, and what will happen to voter turnout. Full Story
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A lot of Gov. Rick Perry's most reliable supporters didn't show up in his fourth-quarter campaign finance report. But it's not because they were no longer interested in his campaign. Full Story
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