The Evening Brief: May 14, 2012
Your evening reading: Paul to stop actively campaigning; Perry defends Dewhurst in new radio ad; casino owners who got teacher retirement fund investment are linked to Perry Full Story
Your evening reading: Paul to stop actively campaigning; Perry defends Dewhurst in new radio ad; casino owners who got teacher retirement fund investment are linked to Perry Full Story
Former Railroad Commissioner and Senate District 25 hopeful Elizabeth Ames Jones on Monday released a television ad accusing incumbent state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, of ethical lapses. Full Story
Texas Congressman Ron Paul has announced he will stop actively campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination, saying that doing so requires "tens of millions of dollars we simply do not have." Full Story
With oil production on the rise in Texas, drilling companies are increasingly burning off the natural gas that surfaces with the oil, because they can't get pipelines in place fast enough to transport it. Full Story
Expanding the role of advanced practice nurses in the next legislative session would add nearly 100,000 permanent jobs to the current Texas economy, according to a new report by economist Ray Perryman. Full Story
On the first day of early voting, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst launched a new radio ad featuring Gov. Rick Perry. In the ad, Perry accuses Washington D.C.-based conservative groups of smearing Dewhurst's record. Full Story
Today is Rodney Gibbs' first day as the Trib's Chief Innovation Officer, a newly created post that makes him the guy in charge of all the cool stuff we're doing and the even cooler stuff we will be doing soon. Full Story
With early voting now under way, an internal campaign email has ratcheted up the drama in the state's U.S. Senate race. Full Story
Want to guarantee a campaign throwdown? Toss two major U.S. cities, two large minority populations and 15 candidates into one newly drawn North Texas congressional district. Full Story
Usually, the political establishment is more or less united, with major trade groups and major officeholders sticking with incumbents and, more importantly, sticking with one another. Not this year. Full Story
Monday is the first day of early voting for Texas' May 29 primary. Our election brackets can help you prepare for voting on the various legislative and congressional races. Full Story
Defense lawyers argue that judges in Harris County — ordered to review a psychologist's work in two death penalty cases — are simply rubber-stamping the conclusions of the psychologist, who was reprimanded last year. Full Story
E. Smith interviews Dan Patrick about John Carona, Root on the race to replace Ron Paul, Batheja on a nest of open House seats in Tarrant County, Aguilar on a border brawl over a congressional seat in El Paso, Tan on the fight over Planned Parenthood in West Texas, Aaronson maps the holes in the state's health care provider network, M. Smith on who might be the next Texas education commissioner, Ramshaw on social media sabotage, Hamilton and Ramshaw on the reaction to news of job insecurity for UT-Austin's president and Grissom on a knickers-twisting historical marker: The best of our best content from May 7 to 11, 2012. Full Story
Your evening reading: Justice Department to monitor elections in three Texas counties this weekend; pro-Dewhurst Super PAC takes aim at Cruz in new ad; Anita Perry to join Ann Romney at Austin fundraiser Full Story
A state senator on Friday asked the Texas secretary of state’s office to make it clear to the public that requirements mandated in the voter ID law will not be in effect for this month’s primary. Full Story
An independent Super PAC supporting Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst released a TV ad deriding characterizations of former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz as a conservative. Full Story
Ann Romney and Anita Perry are joining forces Thursday to raise money for Mitt Romney. They will both attend a fundraiser at the Austin home of golfing legend Ben Crenshaw. Full Story
With the state government tightening its belt, there are now 10,200 fewer state government employees, according to our latest analysis of data collected by the state auditor’s office. Full Story
The national profile of Texas' U.S. Senate race hit new heights on Thursday. Full Story
The race to replace U.S. Rep. Ron Paul is a free-for-all, with nine Republicans among 11 major party candidates running to represent Congressional District 14. Full Story