Armed Protesters Rally at Alamo Over Gun Restrictions
Roughly a thousand people turned out at the Alamo on Saturday to protest current state law that prohibits the open carrying of handguns and other gun restrictions. Full Story
Roughly a thousand people turned out at the Alamo on Saturday to protest current state law that prohibits the open carrying of handguns and other gun restrictions. Full Story
This week, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst called for the impeachment of President Obama, so we begin our 10-song playlist inspired by the week's news with a similar call subtly made seven years ago by Neil Young in his song "Let's Impeach the President." Full Story
This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: The federal government shutdown comes to an end, Gov. Rick Perry racks up sky miles with a trip to Israel and London, and a resignation in the state Senate starts a political land rush. Full Story
“You don’t try to pull back from an epic disaster like Obamacare and expect that it’s going to be an easy road,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said Saturday while addressing the Texas Medical Association's fall conference. Cruz added that the fight is not over. Full Story
Aaronson on uninsured Texans, Aguilar on post-shutdown prospects for immigration reform, Batheja on reused wastewater and the Trinity River, Grissom on undocumented inmates, Hamilton with the latest in the Rick Perry/UT-Austin drama, MacLaggan on fast-food workers on public assistance, Malewitz on a massive wind power project, Ramsey on the status quo, Satija on water policy's strange bedfellows and M. Smith on David Dewhurst's call for President Obama's impeachment: The best of our best content for the week of Oct. 14-18, 2013. Full Story
Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott said Friday that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz made good on his campaign promises with his controversial actions in the federal government shutdown. Full Story
The uncertainty surrounding the medical provider networks of health plans offered through the federal health insurance marketplace has created a headache for both consumers and doctors. Full Story
Your evening reading: Combs endorses Hegar for comptroller; key conservative group backs Patrick for lieutenant governor; Merritt to run for agriculture commissioner Full Story
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility announced on Friday that it would back GOP state Sen. Dan Patrick in the race for lieutenant governor because of his record "of advocating for practical, reform-minded policies supported by Texans." Full Story
Representatives from the MD Anderson Cancer Center and IBM on Friday announced their collaboration on a project that uses a supercomputer to cull big data to help physicians recommend treatments for cancer patients. Full Story
UPDATED: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says President Obama’s choice to succeed former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano lacks the experience to head the agency. Full Story
At the end of a week of shakeups in the race for agriculture commissioner, former state Rep. Tommy Merritt announced he will join the race for the Republican nomination. Full Story
Comptroller Susan Combs has announced her preferred successor, endorsing state Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, on Friday morning in San Antonio. Full Story
In the special election for the open House District 50 seat in Austin, Democrat Jade Chang Sheppard is on TV with an ad promoting her support for affordable health care, money for schools and less high-stakes testing of students. Full Story
Dallas is considering new rules that industry backers say would effectively bar drilling within city limits, in a debate that shows cities' power to shape the footprint of the oil and gas industry. Full Story
Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy is the first Texas charter to offer Hebrew and one of two new charters to open in a Jewish center. Full Story
Political donors, endorsers and activists like to pick the winners, to be the early backers of the candidates who go on to become officeholders. All of the competition this political season is disquieting. Full Story
Undaunted by his failed effort to defund Obamacare, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has already picked another fight with the White House. Full Story
Your evening reading: Cruz won't rule out another shutdown fight; Obama renews push for immigration reform; Democrat joins attorney general's race Full Story
After President Obama on Thursday said that Congress can now focus on tackling immigration reform after ending the federal shutdown, advocates called on Congress to fix the system before the end of the year. Full Story