The 2012 hurricane season is here. TxDOT officials point to recent drills and expanded social media efforts as evidence that they are better prepared to help Texans with potential mass evacuations. Full Story
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A major federal contract for Texas' second-largest university system has drawn comparisons to NASA's arrival in Houston. Full Story
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Texas voters and the people who work in and around government don't agree on education quality and funding, tax pledges, or even the most important problems facing the state. Full Story
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The federal government has spent millions of dollars cleaning up so-called brownfields, old industrial properties contaminated by toxic waste. But as Dave Fehling reports for StateImpact Texas, the re-development of some of the state's urban cores has revived concerns over some of the sites. Full Story
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Jasper continues to deal with fallout from the dismissal of its first black police chief. Black community leaders in the East Texas town say racial tensions are at "an all-time high." Full Story
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The two Democrats competing in the July 31 runoff for U.S. Senate, former state Rep. Paul Sadler and retired educator Grady Yarbrough, are set to participate in a televised debate next week. Full Story
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After being excluded from the initial dialogue over a Pacific free-trade partnership that includes the U.S., Mexico has officially been invited to join the discussion. Full Story
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Your evening reading: Dewhurst's first runoff attack video hits Cruz over PAC support; A&M System nets major federal biosecurity contract; Paul endorses Weber for congressional seat Full Story
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State officials, insurers and physicians are preparing for how the Supreme Court's pending ruling on the Affordable Care Act could influence health care in Texas. Full Story
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UPDATED: University of Texas at Arlington President James Spaniolo told the Tribune that he is not leaving due to any outside pressure or internal dissatisfaction. "It just reflects a personal decision on my part," he said. Full Story
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A Texas A&M University System-led team has won a federal contract to develop one of three new national centers for developing and manufacturing medicine and vaccines to respond to pandemic diseases and bioterror threats. Full Story
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In its first attack video of the runoff, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's campaign for U.S. Senate has reached back to a 1980s-era arcade classic for inspiration. Full Story
States that embrace so-called Castle Doctrine laws experience a 7 to 9 percent increase in overall homicides, according to a new Texas A&M University study. Era Sundar of KUT News reports on whether Texas' law is living up to its intended purpose. Full Story
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President Obama's major move on immigration continues to reverberate through Texas. Full Story
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A defamation lawsuit filed by WallBuilders founder David Barton has become an early test of new tort reform legislation intended to protect free speech. Full Story
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Texas Democrats are looking for a place at the table. Texas Republicans control the table, but are trying to stop the food fights. Running a political party isn't easy. Full Story
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A law implemented in May requires individuals seeking a new driver's license to show proof that they've lived in Texas for at least the last 30 days. But as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, some say the new protocol reflects an anti-immigrant bias among state lawmakers. Full Story
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Ted Cruz has extended the GOP U.S. Senate race with David Dewhurst, one of the state's most powerful elected leaders. Cruz's campaign aides said they did that by focusing on building relationships with Tea Party activists. Full Story
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On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will announce the creation of new centers for developing "vaccines and medicines used to protect health in emergencies." That could be big news for the Texas A&M University System. Full Story
Aaronson on what Medicaid managed care could mean for pharmacists, Aguilar on El Paso's progressive politics, Batheja on TxDOT's $2 billion "problem," the fourth and fifth parts of Galbraith's series on our water woes, Hamilton on a controversial report about community colleges, Murphy maps the early vote vs. primary day turnout, Ramsey on U.S. Senate runoff dynamics, Ramshaw on Tom Suehs' retirement, Root on Mark Miner's return, M. Smith on the latest squabble over the STAAR test and Tan on the state of abortion in Texas: The best of our best content from June 11-15, 2012. Full Story
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