Touting a new collaboration, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp asserted on Wednesday that the system's flagship university in College Station "has become the premier research university in the Southwest." Full Story
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Your evening reading: Perry says he'll decide political plans by July 1; Dewhurst abortion tweet draws attention; Cruz says Senate immigration plan will open U.S. to 30 million undocumented workers Full Story
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Reeve, Ross, Brandi and Jay discuss legislation vetoed by Gov. Rick Perry, the status of a special session bill dealing with the penalty for 17-year-old murderers and the significance of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's recent visit to a steakhouse. Full Story
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After hearing brief arguments on whether to reopen evidence in the school finance case because of laws passed during the legislative session, state district court Judge John Dietz announced Wednesday that a new, six-week trial will begin in January. Full Story
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A tweet by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst that uses an advertisement by a reproductive rights group to praise the Senate’s approval of abortion restrictions late Tuesday evening was the subject of plenty of attention Wednesday. Full Story
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For the state's largest business association and criminal justice reform advocates, the 83rd legislative session was successful despite Gov. Rick Perry's veto of a key measure that they said would have made it easier for former inmates to find work. Full Story
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As stakeholders focus on the U.S. Senate during the debate on comprehensive immigration reform, the lower chamber has begun marking up a measure that would expand immigration enforcement powers to local law enforcement. Full Story
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State Rep. Charlie Geren and leaders in the North Texas town of Blue Mound are upset that Gov. Rick Perry vetoed a bill that would have made it easier for the town to gain control of its water system. Full Story
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Most Texans still see the nation as being on the wrong track, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. And the issue of political corruption and leadership is rising on Texans’ list of top problems facing the country. Full Story
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The abortion wars flared anew Tuesday in both Texas and Washington. Full Story
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The finance primaries started this week and the special session has another week to run, but the season's first skirmishes among Texas Republicans are starting to appear. Full Story
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