Inside Intelligence: In Close House Races...
For this week's nonscientific survey of politics and government insiders, we asked for predictions of the November outcomes in nine House races in swing districts across the state. Full Story
For this week's nonscientific survey of politics and government insiders, we asked for predictions of the November outcomes in nine House races in swing districts across the state. Full Story
At the opening session of the 2012 Texas Tribune Festival, I talked to Gov. Rick Perry about the cost of college tuition, how to insure more Texans, his plans for 2014 and, yes, Satan. Full Story
At the opening session of the 2012 Texas Tribune Festival, Gov. Rick Perry explained why he believes the separation of church and state is the Devil's work. Full Story
The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Washington, D.C.-based Super PAC supported by several GOP members of Congress, announced a $330,000 ad buy against Democrat Pete Gallego in the race for Congressional District 23. Full Story
Speaking to a cattle raisers' group on Tuesday, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus promised that water "will be at the center of the discussion." Full Story
WGU Texas, the state's online university, and Austin Community College are teaming up to translate the concept of competency-based learning from online to "on ground." Full Story
Amid a gaffe-laden month in national politics, the wreckage of Gov. Rick Perry's failed presidential campaign has re-entered the spotlight. Full Story
After Gov. Rick Perry came in a dismal fifth place in the Iowa caucuses, he said he was going home to Texas to reassess his chances. In this excerpt from Oops! A Diary from the 2012 Campaign Trail, I describe the scene at Perry's hotel. Full Story
Your evening reading: FreedomWorks endorses Hughes for House speaker; Cornyn says he's open to campaign finance reform; former state GOP chairman dies Full Story
More black and Hispanic students in Texas are taking the SAT, but they aren't doing as well, according to a report released Monday by the Texas Education Agency. Full Story
Texas Juvenile Justice Department spokesman Jim Hurley said Jay Kimbrough, who served as interim leader of the agency from May until this month, will be returning to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Full Story
State Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, challenging U.S. Rep. Francisco "Quico" Canseco, R-San Antonio, in the race for Congressional District 23, is running a Spanish-language biographical spot in advance of their Spanish-language debate this week. Full Story
Miss the Tribune Festival over the weekend? Fret not. Full Story
For those of you who missed the second annual Texas Tribune festival, you're in luck: Our reporters liveblogged virtually every event. Full Story
Gov. Rick Perry's anti-gay "Strong" ad was one of the most controversial (and heavily mocked) TV spots of the 2012 campaign. Tribune reporter Jay Root's new book, Oops!, pulls back the curtain on the internal struggle over the ad. Full Story
Contrary to a recent alarming news report in Central Texas, there are no vampire bats in the state, or even the U.S. But according to one scientific model, climate change threatens to push populations of the blood-hungry creatures close to Texas. Full Story
The problem with very partisan primary elections is that the winning candidates risk being too partisan for general election voters. Full Story
We're liveblogging from The Texas Tribune Festival's closing session, A Conversation About the 2012 Presidential Race, with panelists Gwen Ifill, Hendrik Hertzberg and Julie Mason. Full Story
We're liveblogging this weekend from The Texas Tribune Festival, and from this special morning session with Texas House Speaker Joe Straus. Full Story
Before "oops moment" entered the political lexicon, Rick Perry was already becoming known for gaffes. Now it's clear the former presidential contender's health problems — including previously undiagnosed sleep apnea and pain from back surgery — were major contributing factors. Full Story