Austin has become a growing market for Mexican narco cinema, hastily made films inspired by the cartels. The videos are popular in Austin partly because of the city's increasing population of Hispanic immigrants and Texas’ proximity to Mexico, where the movies are made. Full Story
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As he weighs his political future, Gov. Rick Perry faces an unfamiliar behind-the-scenes challenge. Full Story
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Though a payday lender group says the industry supports some regulation, consumer advocates worry that a measure intended to protect low-income Texans from predatory loans has been so watered down that it would allow unfair practices to continue. Full Story
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Your evening reading: Perry urges TxDOT to fund airports; ethics complaint filed over Gohmert parking ticket altercation; Cruz featured in new Palin video Full Story
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At this morning's TribLive conversation, University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa and Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp talked about the per-student decline in state funding of higher education and whether excellence is achievable on a lean budget. Full Story
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At Thursday's TribLive conversation, University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa discussed the roiling conflict between the Board of Regents and UT-Austin President Bill Powers. Full Story
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As state Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin, detailed his objections to House Bill 5 on Tuesday, what he did not mention is that whether students enroll in challenging courses and the number of state exams they must take could affect his livelihood. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry and the Texas Department of Transportation are arranging to temporarily fund air traffic control towers slated to close next month at 13 Texas airports due to federal budget cuts related to the sequester. Full Story
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Dallas attorney Tom Luce has resigned from the board of the embattled Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to head the education-focused O'Donnell Foundation. Full Story
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Some voters will associate a particular policy with a particular individual, and they will probably transfer the opinion of the person to the issue at hand. President Obama's numbers in Texas show that any issue he supports is unlikely to gain much traction in the state. Full Story
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In drilling regions like the Permian Basin, where the water needs of fracking have run up against a historic drought, drillers are increasingly turning to brackish groundwater previously thought too expensive to use. Full Story
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An exit ramp so important it warrants mention in the Texas budget is just one of the many "riders" in competing spending plans proposed by the Texas House and Senate. Full Story
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Texas' health department has embarked on a $10 million project aimed at preventing people with mental health or substance abuse issues from developing chronic diseases. Full Story
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About 50 Texas farmers markets take SNAP benefits, WIC benefits or both. The programs are not well utilized, but proponents say it's important to provide as many healthy food options as possible for Texans who use nutrition benefits. Full Story
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Key legislation aimed at easing the state's water woes took a major step forward on Wednesday. Full Story
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The Texas House approved legislation Wednesday that would use $2 billion to start funding water projects in the state. HB 4 would create a water bank that would offer loans for projects like new water reservoirs, pipelines and conservation projects. Full Story
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On today's Agenda Texas, from KUT News: The 2013 legislative session started quietly for groups hoping to pass anti-abortion legislation, but such measures are starting to gain momentum. Full Story
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Your evening reading: Perry, Cornyn and Cruz to unite against Medicaid expansion; Norwood sentenced to life in prison for Morton murder; Gohmert refused parking ticket in D.C. Full Story
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Family members of Christine Morton and Debra Baker filled a Tom Green County courtroom with tearful hugs and relieved smiles on Wednesday after a jury found Mark Alan Norwood guilty of murder. Full Story
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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst indicated Wednesday that he shares the concerns of state senators who have called on the UT System regents to use the attorney general's office for an external review of the UT Law School Foundation. Full Story
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