A surprise decision by Megabus earlier this year to cancel its rural routes has left local officials scrambling. The company's move is the latest consolidation of the state’s makeshift intercity bus system. Full Story
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After hundreds of millions in federal dollars were spent on No Child Left Behind tutoring in Texas, it is difficult to find anyone willing to call the program an unqualified success. And there is disagreement on why the program didn't meet expectations. This is the second story in a series on the program. Full Story
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The retired businessman, a Democratic candidate for comptroller, on what prompted him to run, his thoughts on the current comptroller's performance and the impact of state Sen. Wendy Davis. Full Story
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In a new ad, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's re-election campaign touts his record, saying he's "conservative like Texas." Full Story
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The governor likes to talk about the state's low tax burden when he's selling companies on Texas. He's right about that, but only sometimes. Taxes are low for individuals, but not for businesses. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has again ratcheted up the tension in his ongoing quest to defund Obamacare. Full Story
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A Texas Tribune investigation of a No Child Left Behind tutoring program has uncovered years of inaction by state officials while money flowed to tutoring companies, delivering few academic results. This is the first story in a series on the program. Full Story
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State Sen. Wendy Davis, a newly minted candidate for governor, has hit the road. Davis went to Waxahachie, a traditionally Republican area south of Dallas, where she tiptoed around the issue of the ongoing government shutdown. Full Story
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Nearly one week into the federal government shutdown, we begin our weekly 10-song playlist inspired by the latest political news with "Shut Down" by the Beach Boys. Full Story
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This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: Gov. Rick Perry and others are traveling the state encouraging voters to approve water funding, first lady Anita Perry makes news with her views on abortion and Wendy Davis makes if official. Full Story
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Root details Davis' gubernatorial announcement, Walters looks at the state's bid to attract more video game companies, Malewitz on a pledge from Railroad Commission candidates, Murphy and Aaronson design an interactive that looks at health plans in the federal marketplace, Aguilar details the latest immigration reform plan, Ramsey on the impact of Cruz's marathon speech, Batheja and Root on Abbott's American Airlines announcement, Satija spotlights a divide on global warming, and Hamilton describes how Prairie View is getting an on-campus polling site. The best of our best for the week of Sept. 30 to Oct. 4, 2013. Full Story
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Your evening reading: Davis confident she'll win governor's race; Ritter retiring from Texas House; no indictment for Lehmberg over jail conduct Full Story
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Full video of my one-on-one with Anita Perry, the first lady of Texas, at the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival. Full Story
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Now that both Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott and state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, have launched their respective bids for governor, here's a look back at the party front-runners' full announcement speeches. Full Story
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After nearly 15 years in the Texas House, state Rep. Allan Ritter, R-Nederland, announced his retirement on Friday. Full Story
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John Reynolds, the Quorum Report's longtime legislative scoop machine and chronicler of behind-the-scenes political wrangling, will lead our burgeoning newsletter business. Full Story
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State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, made her run for Texas governor official Thursday evening. She announced her plans before a packed crowd of supporters who said they're ready to go door to door to help her win. Full Story
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Texas is ranked second in the nation in video game employment. And Texas' unusually generous incentive arrangements for video gaming companies are at least part of the reason. Full Story
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Republican Debra Medina says she has been encouraged to drop her bid for comptroller and to run instead for governor — as an independent. Why would someone ask her to do that? Full Story
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With Wendy Davis officially campaigning for governor, Republican and Democratic candidates in Fort Worth's Senate District 10 are preparing for what could be a tough race in a swing district. Full Story
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