Your evening reading: Justice Department rejects Texas' voter ID law; George P. Bush denies any "firm plans" to run for land commissioner in 2014; media downplayed Paul's Super Tuesday performance, campaign says Full Story
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Friday that the federal government is on the brink of cutting off funding for Texas' Women's Health Program over the state's insistence on excluding Planned Parenthood. Full Story
Reaction has been pouring in after today's news that the U.S. Department of Justice has refused to preclear Texas' voter ID law. Republicans are chiding the federal government, and Democrats are cheering. Full Story
UPDATED: The U.S. Department of Justice has rejected Texas' application for preclearance of its voter ID law, saying the state did not prove that the measure would not have a discriminatory effect on minority voters. Full Story
A federal judge said in a recent ruling that he has serious concerns about whether Rob Will committed the murder he was sent to death row for, but the law prevented him from doing anything about it. Full Story
Comptroller Susan Combs endorsed Rick Santorum in the 2012 GOP primary for president today, telling the Tribune the former Pennsylvania senator is "the only real conservative left in the race." Full Story
Aaronson on the four-year wait for housing assistance after two hurricanes, Aguilar on George P. Bush's plan to bring Hispanics into the GOP, Hamilton on low graduation rates at state universities, Murphy maps what redistricting did to you, Ramshaw and (Belluck of the New York Times) on Texas vs. Planned Parenthood, Root reports on a legislator who could double-dip but won't, M. Smith and Murphy interactively illustrate job losses in Texas schools over the last year and Tan on what cuts have done to Medicare and Medicaid providers: The best of our best content from March 5 to 9, 2012. Full Story
The federal government will not renew the Women's Health Program, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in Houston on Friday. Full Story
Your evening reading: Brownback joins Paul at Kansas rally as caucuses loom; Perry's pledge to fund health program leaves unanswered questions; state unemployment rate dips Full Story
A federal auditor is recommending that Texas repay or find supporting documentation for $8 million in inflated labor costs related to the Ike-Dolly disaster recovery program. Full Story
Still on the track to recovery, Texas added 67,200 jobs in January. For the 18th consecutive month employment in the state has grown. In 2011, the state gained a total of 258,200 jobs. Full Story
At a town hall meeting at Austin Community College on Thursday, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan talked about what the Obama administration is doing to keep higher ed affordable. Full Story
After the state reduced its share of co-payments for Texans who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, doctors who treat such patients are seeing revenue disruptions. Full Story