Tuesday's primary elections will advance some candidates to runoffs, some to the general elections and some to whatever is next in the nonpolitical years of their careers. Here's a quick list of questions this election might answer. Full Story
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A state law passed in 2011 requires Texas jails to report monthly estimates of the cost of housing undocumented immigrants. Use this interactive to see how many immigrants jails across Texas housed and how much the jails spent. Full Story
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Texas' drought has sparked discussions on the need to build desalination plants and new reservoirs, but some scientists and water planners want to add "weather modification" to that list. This story was produced in partnership with KUT News. Full Story
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The cost of housing undocumented immigrants in Texas county jails fell about 8 percent in 2013 from the previous year. Use this interactive to explore trends in detentions of undocumented immigrants in county jails. Full Story
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Another dose of winter weather expected to hit overnight from Austin and San Antonio to Houston is injecting a note of uncertainty into today's party primary elections. Full Story
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Two federal complaints filed by Dwayne Stovall, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, accuse fellow primary opponent and U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman of putting Texans' personal information at risk. Full Story
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One of the Texas agriculture commissioner's biggest jobs is running the federally funded school breakfast and lunch program. Read what the Republican and Democratic candidates for agriculture commissioner have to say about the program. Full Story
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Everybody knows that the Hispanic growth of the state might change Texas politics. Republicans have another demographic trend to consider: Who will replace elderly voters in their constituency? Full Story
Dawn Nettles' passion for the Texas Lottery started as a report on lottery results and related articles, and over the last 20 years it has evolved into a full-time job. Full Story
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Election Day is tomorrow, and the tenor of some of the campaigns has moved toward "no quarter, bayonet the wounded." Full Story
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When Democrats blasted Attorney General Greg Abbott after a recent stop in Lubbock, the front-running candidate for governor accused one of them of calling his "Latina wife of 32 years a prop." The Democrat says it never happened. Full Story
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On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bud Kennedy about last week's University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, Rick Perry and more. Full Story
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An unusually large number of statewide primary candidates are expected to head into a runoff. For some campaigns, that likelihood has meant considering how their actions may impact a second round. Full Story
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Since we just rolled out the results of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, this week's Texas news-inspired playlist kicks off with "Numbers in Action" by Wiley. Full Story
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At our 2/27 symposium on demographic change at the University of Texas at El Paso, I talked education with TEA Commissioner Michael Williams, UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa, Higher Ed Coordinating Board Chair Harold Hahn and San Elizario ISD Superintendent Sylvia Hopp. Full Story
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The best of our best content from Feb. 24-28, 2014. Full Story
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There is yet another indication that the race for Texas governor will play out increasingly on the volatile terrain of culture and race. This time it involves Abbott's Hispanic wife, Cecilia. Full Story
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A political action committee is buying airtime in the state's biggest media markets ahead of Tuesday's primary to run a TV ad decrying anti-immigrant rhetoric in this year's Republican primaries. Full Story
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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas says the state’s peak power demand is growing more slowly than previously thought, buying time for regulators hoping to bolster reliability on the electric grid. Full Story
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At our 2/27 symposium on demographic change at the University of Texas at El Paso, I talked about health care challenges with Texas Health Commissioner Kyle Janek, state Rep. Marisa Márquez, D-El Paso, El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar and Eric Evans, CEO of the Sierra Providence Health Network. Full Story
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