Railroad Commission Seat Gets Hotter as Oil Booms
The state's drilling and fracking frenzy is raising questions about safety, earthquakes and water use. That's raising the stakes for this year's Railroad Commission race. Full Story
The state's drilling and fracking frenzy is raising questions about safety, earthquakes and water use. That's raising the stakes for this year's Railroad Commission race. Full Story
Texas regulators on Tuesday tightened rules for wells that dispose of oilfield waste, a response to the spate of earthquakes that have rattled North Texas. Full Story
Nine months into a federal pilot program created to reduce wait times at international ports of entry, operators of bridges on the Texas-Mexico border say it appears to be accomplishing that goal. Full Story
Requiring voters to show a photo ID has proved controversial in the federal courts, but the law is popular with Texas voters, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
For the first time in 20 years, Texas House District 23 will have a new representative. And in the race to succeed state Rep. Craig Eiland, Republican Wayne Faircloth and Democrat Susan Criss have zeroed in on the issue of insurance. Full Story
Monday night was a big one for a pair of Texas politicos who were both given a national stage from which to galvanize support among their respective voter bases. Full Story
During an appearance on The Daily Show in Austin on Monday, state Sen. Wendy Davis, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, dismissed speculation that Texas is showing no signs of turning blue. Full Story
Gov. Rick Perry took his national ambition to California Monday, bemoaning what he described as a country adrift at home and abroad and predicting that Americans will demand dramatic change in the next presidential election. Perry hit on job creation, foreign policy, energy and more. Full Story
Even if Texas Republicans sweep this year's statewide races, there are ways to figure out whether and where Democratic organizing efforts have made any headway. Or there will be, once the results are in. Full Story
Using oil and gas tax money for transportation — instead of sending all of that money to the state's Rainy Day Fund — appears to be just fine with the state's voters, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
Democrats are hoping to take advantage of the shifting demographics in Irving to flip Texas House District 105, which has been held by a Republican for more than a decade. Full Story
Border security and immigration top the list of concerns in Texas, according to the most recent University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics with host Jason Wheeler, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey, there's discussions on elections and Ebola and an interview with former President Jimmy Carter. Full Story
During an interview for ABC News' This Week, George P. Bush, the Republican nominee for land commissioner, said it was "more than likely" that his father, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, will make a 2016 run for the White House. Full Story
Catholicism remains the religion of choice for most people in El Paso, but membership in the church has declined. How the church adapts to modern societal beliefs will be reflected by what happens to its membership there. Full Story
More than 200 artifacts tied to the 1836 Battle of the Alamo will return to San Antonio — some for the first time in 178 years — this week, courtesy of British rock star Phil Collins. Full Story
Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott has bought more than 250 hours of ad time on television, more than all of the other statewide candidates combined, so we start our weekly news-inspired playlist with Kid Sister's "Life on TV." Full Story
The best of our best content from Oct. 20 to Oct. 24, 2014. Full Story
In the only debate of the U.S. Senate campaign, Democrat David Alameel's barbs failed to sting incumbent Republican John Cornyn. Full Story
Health care was supposed to be the No. 1 election issue this year, but it quickly faded. With Ebola now dominating headlines, Ken Janda of Community Health Choice writes, it’s time for a rational debate over health coverage. Full Story