Testing Changes Put College Readiness in Spotlight
On the latest Agenda Texas, from KUT News and the Tribune: Changes to the number of high-stakes tests given in Texas high schools has sparked worries about students' college readiness. Full Story
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Feud Between Patrick and Williams Escalates
The feud between Senate Finance Chairman Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, and Senate Education Chairman Dan Patrick, R-Houston, grew more heated Friday. Full Story
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The Evening Brief: June 21, 2013
Your evening reading: after dramatic hearing, House committee quietly approves abortion bills; Pitts says he has support to impeach UT regent; key vote on immigration bill in U.S. Senate set for Monday Full Story
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Pitts Working to Impeach Controversial UT System Regent
UPDATED: State Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, the House's chief budget writer and a critic of some current University of Texas System regents, said Friday he is confident he has the support needed to unseat UT Regent Wallace Hall. Full Story
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House Debates Sentencing for 17-Year-Old Murderers
The Texas Legislature has moved closer to passing a bill that would solve constitutional problems that have left prosecutors without sentencing options for some juveniles convicted of capital murder. Full Story
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Guest Column: The Wrong Route to Road Funding
Lawmakers are considering a creative and innovative proposal for highway funding, but it's the wrong way to go. Full Story
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House Committee Quietly Approves Anti-Abortion Bills
After abruptly ending hours of public testimony that went into the wee hours of Friday morning, the House State Affairs Committee reconvened on Friday and quietly approved House Bill 60 and its companion, Senate Bill 5 — omnibus abortion restriction legislation. Full Story
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Anti-Abortion Bills Back on the Table
UPDATED: The House State Affairs Committee did not vote on an omnibus abortion bill after more than nine hours of testimony. Opponents of the measure say the abrupt end to the hearing may open the door to killing it. Full Story
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Guest Column: What Really Happened With the State Budget
When a fellow senator voted against the state budget because certain programs weren't funded, he forgot to mention that he was directly responsible for those funding decisions. Full Story
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TribCast Plus: The Latest UT/TT Poll Numbers
In a special edition of the TribCast, Jim Henson, Daron Shaw and Joshua Blank of the Texas Politics Project talk with Reeve about the latest findings in the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Video: West Texas Town Dealing With Water Shortages
This month, the sole public water well in Barnhart went dry for nearly three days. Residents in the Permian Basin community say that the area's thriving fracking industry is important but that a proper balance must be struck. Full Story
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Texas Democratic Officials Post "It Gets Better" Video
Seventeen Democrats in the Texas Legislature participated in a new video offering support to gay teens. The video is the latest entry in the nationwide "It Gets Better" campaign, which began in 2010. Full Story
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Audie Murphy, a Hero Still Missing One Medal
The effort to give World War II hero Audie Murphy a Texas Legislative Medal of Honor fizzled for the second time in two years. Supporters wonder if Murphy and other veterans from the "greatest generation" are being forgotten. Full Story
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UT/TT Poll: Partisan Splits on Guns in Texas
Texans strongly favor criminal and mental health background checks on all gun sales, and they are divided when it comes to concealed weapons on college campuses, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Candidates Race to Prove Heft in Money Primary
Candidates are racing to raise money before an end-of-the-month deadline, the better to prove the strength of their campaigns for 2014 in reports that come out July 15. Full Story
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Re-examining High School's Senior Year to Benefit Pre-Kindergarten
With the help of a new law, the Dallas Independent School District is designing a program that will funnel money saved when students graduate early into expanding pre-kindergarten offerings. Full Story
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The Brief: June 21, 2013
A packed abortion hearing on Thursday night provoked some of the most dramatic moments yet of the special session. Full Story
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Road Funding, Veto Override Hit Hurdles in Hearing
With just days left in the special session, the House Appropriations Committee met Tuesday evening to take on two politically tricky tasks. Full Story
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The Evening Brief: June 20, 2013
Your evening reading: House advances redistricting maps; Pitts pushing to impeach UT System regent; House lawmaker hoping to revive "preborn pain" measure Full Story
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Redistricting Maps Draw Amendments in House
The Texas House went off script Thursday, adopting several amendments to political redistricting maps it initially intended to adopt without changes. Full Story
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