The federal government has endorsed a plan that Texas and four other states have worked on for years to protect the lesser prairie chicken, a rare bird threatened by oil and gas interests in West Texas and the Panhandle. Full Story
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In the Eagle Pass area, the number of juvenile felony cases referred to Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Bruce Ballou has fallen more than 40 percent since 2012. It's a sign, he says, that his rehabilitative approach is working. Full Story
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Take a look back at Faking the Grade, our four-part investigative series on how Texas spent millions of federal dollars on private tutoring for the state's poorest students under a No Child Left Behind policy — and has little to show for it. Full Story
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Failures in the foster care system put children in Texas and across the nation at greater risk of falling into the sex trade, activists and lawmakers asserted Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Full Story
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Whoever wins the House District 50 special election in Travis County next month will have to start campaigning all over again for the March primary. But the victor will enter the race next year with a key advantage: four months of incumbency. Full Story
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A major plot twist emerged Wednesday in the race to succeed Wendy Davis in the state Senate. Full Story
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Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns said on Wednesday that he will not run to succeed Wendy Davis in the state Senate. Full Story
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The former general counsel for the University of Texas System told members of a legislative committee investigating a UT System regent that some regents' "clear intent" was to "get rid of" UT Austin President Bill Powers. Full Story
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Your evening reading: closing arguments made in abortion law trial; lite guv candidate Patrick promises to cut property taxes; new Times profile shines spotlight on Mrs. Ted Cruz Full Story
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Reeve, Emily, Ben and Neena discuss the House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations' ongoing impeachment probe, Ted Nugent's involvement in the race for agriculture commissioner, and the lesser prairie chicken. Full Story
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Republican attorney and activist Linda Vega will run in the GOP primary for the U.S. Senate seat held by John Cornyn. Full Story
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With days remaining until new abortion regulations take effect in Texas, attorneys for abortion providers and the state of Texas presented their final arguments Wednesday on whether those restrictions meet constitutional muster. Full Story
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Republican Chart Westcott on Wednesday launched his campaign to replace state Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, in House District 108. In the video announcement, Westcott touts his conservative platform and bashes Congress and the Obama administration. Full Story
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In the second TV ad of his campaign for lieutenant governor, state Sen. Dan Patrick promises to cut property taxes for all Texans and eliminate tax increases for senior citizens. Full Story
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There’s much that shouldn’t change about Texas’ tax code. I’m a bit jealous of lifelong Texans; you don’t know the sinking feeling of finishing your federal income taxes just to remember that you need to pull out the state tax forms. Full Story
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Texas is a wonderful place to do business. We have a strong economy, great people, rational tort laws and an efficient regulatory environment. Our taxes on business are not our best selling point, but even so, the Tax Foundation misses the mark. Full Story
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Despite efforts by the U.S. and Mexico to clean up the Rio Grande, millions of gallons of raw sewage still enter the river each day in Laredo, threatening water supplies for some Texas border towns. Full Story
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Despite the four Republican candidates' attempts to tear one another apart based on nuances in past statements on red-meat issues, the lieutenant governor's race has so far featured fights over style, not substance. Full Story
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A year after opening, a privately operated toll road in Central Texas may be in danger of defaulting next year, increasing the scrutiny of a funding model long touted by transportation advocates and state leaders. Full Story
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Elected officials and business leaders in Presidio and its Mexican sister city, Ojinaga, are drafting their own safety plan, hoping the USDA will consider reopening a cattle inspection site in Mexico. Full Story
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