In its latest rejection of federal dollars, Texas will not reapply for a grant to keep operating a program that helps consumers enroll in health coverage and file complaints and appeals against health plans. Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Kenny Marchant's GOP primary opponent has put up a sign near Marchant's North Texas home that asks, "Why won't you debate me?" Marchant's campaign says Grant Stinchfield's campaign is full of gimmicks. Full Story
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Texas Congressman Ron Paul has announced he will stop actively campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination, saying that doing so requires "tens of millions of dollars we simply do not have." Full Story
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With oil production on the rise in Texas, drilling companies are increasingly burning off the natural gas that surfaces with the oil, because they can't get pipelines in place fast enough to transport it. Full Story
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Expanding the role of advanced practice nurses in the next legislative session would add nearly 100,000 permanent jobs to the current Texas economy, according to a new report by economist Ray Perryman. Full Story
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West Virginia primary voters delivered a shocking result on Tuesday, voting in large numbers for an inmate serving a 17-year sentence in Texarkana. It's perhaps the convict's most successful run, but hardly his first. Full Story
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Students in the Texas A&M University System will pay more — except those at the system's flagship — after the regents approved tuition increases today. The tuition hikes come on the heels of legislative budget cuts. Full Story
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Tuition will go up next year for most students in the University of Texas System, after a Board of Regents vote today. Regents also committed to developing medical schools in Austin and South Texas. Full Story
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When a blind human rights lawyer in China escaped house arrest last month, one of the first people to hear the news was a Midland-based nonprofit organization's president, who offered to help the dissident leave China. Full Story
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Comptroller Susan Combs and other officials testified in favor of a plan that aims to balance protecting a rare lizard species and maintaining oil and gas production in its habitat. Full Story
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