The number of women running farms in Texas and across the country is growing, though women are still a minority. A series of workshops, called Annie’s Project, teaches women about farm management. Full Story
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The multitude of candidates for statewide office, mainly on the Republican side, will make it difficult for unknown contestants to get noticed in the short period between the holidays and the primary elections. Full Story
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President Obama's apology for the latest glitch in the rollout of his signature legislative achievement is failing to convert skeptics in the Lone Star State. Full Story
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Your evening reading: comptroller candidates swap criticisms on taxes in forum; Perry sounds off on Obama's proposed fix on insurance cancellations; Davis filibuster worked into new episode of Parks and Recreation Full Story
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The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Thursday approved $196 million from the Permanent University Fund for a new university in South Texas. Full Story
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Three of the four Republican candidates for comptroller spoke at a conference in Austin on Thursday. And taxing was the topic of choice. Full Story
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Former University of Texas at Austin track coach Beverly Kearney alleges in a lawsuit that her termination last year about discrimination and retaliation, not about the long-term relationship she had with a team member. Full Story
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The state's senior U.S. senator, up for re-election in 2014, steers warily around the state's junior U.S. senator, who has been on a roll for the last several months. Full Story
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If you appreciate the free and open-to-the-public events we host statewide, become a member today during our Fall Membership Drive. Full Story
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Ethics watchdogs are applauding gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott for proposing what would amount to a sea change in Texas ethics laws. Full Story
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Microsoft's director of energy strategy on the company's big investment in Texas wind, the expiring federal renewable energy tax credit and the debate over whether Texas should transform its energy market. Full Story
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Environmental advocates and fishermen along the Gulf Coast met this week to discuss the uncertain future of Matagorda Bay's ecology. Their conclusion: Saving it could require legal action. Full Story
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State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, will take another step toward confirming a run for lieutenant governor by announcing that she will make a "major announcement" Nov. 23. Full Story
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As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a Texas-backed challenge to new greenhouse gas limits for big polluters like petrochemical plants, the industry is warning of dire consequences should the rules take effect. Full Story
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The University of Texas at Austin’s lawyers and attorneys for Abigail Fisher, who is challenging the school’s consideration of race in admissions decisions, once again found themselves arguing before federal judges on Wednesday. Full Story
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Your evening reading: health exchange enrollment numbers are anemic in Texas; Sullivan says "NUTS" to Ethics Commission; Davis to meet big-buck Democratic donors in D.C. Full Story
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Fewer than 3,000 Texans successfully found private health insurance during the first month of the Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment, according to federal enrollment figures released Wednesday. Full Story
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Michael Quinn Sullivan rejected a proposed settlement from the Texas Ethics Commission with a simple response: the word "NUTS" where his signature would have gone. Full Story
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Reeve, Brandi, Evan and Ross talk about the latest policy proposals from gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott, revelations in the recently released book Double Down and the latest drama involving the University of Texas at Austin. Full Story
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As promised, state Sen. Leticia Van De Putte, D-San Antonio, said she would make a formal annoncement about her future plans on Nov. 23 in an email sent to supporters Friday. She is expected to run for lieutenant governor. Full Story
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