Texas should require photo voter identification in this year’s general election, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, overturning an earlier ruling by a federal district judge in Texas. Full Story
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The deadline for 30-day campaign finance reports ahead of the Nov. 4 election has passed. Use this tool to search data for all statewide, State Board of Education, state Senate and state House candidates who filed electronically with the Texas Ethics Commission. Full Story
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A state audit found the governor's office amended Texas Enterprise Fund awards given to private firms 36 times between 2003 and 2013, often in an effort to reduce the penalties the firms had to pay for falling short of job creation goals. Full Story
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Texas is losing more farm, ranch and forest land than any other state, according to recent data. That has implications for water resources, which scientists say are better retained by undeveloped land. Use these maps to see the changes for individual counties. Full Story
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The results of past elections in recent history are not necessarily predictors of future ones. Lucky for Texas Democrats. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry will have to spend part of his Halloween in an Austin courtroom. Perry was excused from a pre-trial hearing on Monday, but he must be at the next one, the presiding judge in the case determined. Full Story
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Dennis Borel of the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities says it's time for a real discussion about disability issues in Texas, and Adrian Farrell, the new consul general of Ireland in Texas, explains why his country is setting up an outpost in the Lone Star State. Full Story
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Wendy Davis responded Monday to criticism of her controversial wheelchair ad, saying the ad was aimed at pointing out hypocrisy in Greg Abbott's actions. Full Story
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A judge ruled Monday that Gov. Rick Perry will have to appear at an Oct. 31 hearing related to his indictment. On that date, visiting Judge Bert Richardson said, he would take up two matters raised by the governor's legal team. Full Story
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It's one thing to say highway funds should go to highways. The problem is with all of the other programs those funds support. Full Story
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Most of the fifth- and eighth-graders who failed their state reading and math exams will likely move on to the next grade anyway. Full Story
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Confirmation came Sunday afternoon that a second person has been diagnosed with the Ebola virus in Dallas. Full Story
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Attorneys challenging the state’s voter ID law — which was struck down by a federal judge on Thursday — asked a federal appeals court on Sunday not to allow the state to enforce the law. Full Story
The pollster for Democrat Wendy Davis defended her controversial TV commercial Sunday, saying it’s working as intended despite widespread criticism that it uses the image of an empty wheelchair. Full Story
A health care worker who treated the man who died of Ebola in a Dallas hospital has tested positive for the virus in a preliminary test, state officials reported early Sunday. Full Story
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Water and sewer bills are going up substantially across Texas and in many other places around the country as utilities struggle to maintain aging infrastructure, deal with drought or come to grips with the rising costs of a scarce resource while searching for new supplies. Full Story
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A federal ruling that Texas' strict voter ID law discriminates against minority voters has kicked off a rapid-fire legal race over whether photo identification will be required on Election Day this November. Full Story
In honor of National News Engagement Day, which was this week, we turned our playlist over to the students of former Tribune Fellow Jake Batsell's digital journalism class at Southern Methodist University. First up? Aloe Blacc's "I Need a Dollar." Full Story
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The best of our best content from Oct. 6-10, 2014. Full Story
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