New Hampshire Republicans head to the polls Tuesday. But as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, Gov. Rick Perry already has his sights set on another state: South Carolina. Full Story
Craig James, a political newcomer and sports personality, is trying to get a toehold in an already crowded field competing for Kay Bailey Hutchison's U.S. Senate seat. Full Story
State Fire Marshal Paul Maldonado’s hand-written resignation letter comes as the agency starts an unprecedented review of arson cases following the Texas Forensic Science Commission’s examination of the Cameron Todd Willingham case. Full Story
For our latest nonscientific survey of political and governmental insiders, we waited until the morning after the Iowa caucuses to see what the insiders think Gov. Rick Perry should do after finishing fifth there. Full Story
Cultural institutions that once counted on revenue from student field trips are feeling the hit of the state's multibillion-dollar education cuts. Full Story
Rick Perry honed his combative southern voice Sunday, promising to make a fiery stand in the state where he first announced his presidential ambitions: South Carolina. Full Story
Hundreds of tried and true Ron Paul supporters filled a town hall meeting this afternoon to hear the 76-year-old Texas congressman speak ahead of Tuesday's Republican primary in the Granite State. Full Story
Both came ready to brawl. But neither Gov. Rick Perry nor U.S. Rep. Ron Paul managed to nudge Mitt Romney out of the limelight at this morning’s debate. Full Story
Texas economists and politicians are closely watching what this summer's presidential contest in Mexico means for the peso and, in turn, the state's symbiotic business ties to our neighbor to the south. Full Story
The bad news for the GOP’s presidential hopefuls from Texas? No blows landed on Mitt Romney in Saturday night’s nationally televised New Hampshire debate to knock the front-runner from his perch. Full Story
A video postcard from Manchester, N.H., where the GOP candidates are getting ready to face each other in a debate sponsored by ABC News and WMUR. Full Story
Ron Paul is trying to stop Rick Santorum's surge, but his new attack ad coincides with the revelation of a xenophobic video produced by a group claiming to be Paul's supporters. Full Story
The first week of 2012 started with the first presidential voting of the cycle, and our coverage included Dehn's videos of Rick Perry's "reassessment" and "next leg of the marathon" speeches, Ramshaw's reporting on the rationale behind his decision and Root's analysis of just what happened in the hours after the Iowa results came in, plus Galbraith on the Texas critters that might be added to the endangered list, Tan's look at new laws regulating payday lenders, Hamilton on an impending battle over tuition increases at UT, and Murphy with a new data map using the latest Census numbers for Texas: The best of our best content from January 2 to 6, 2012. Full Story
Gov. Rick Perry has named embattled Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio his Arizona campaign chairman, despite a recent Obama administration report condemning alleged discriminatory practices in Arpaio's office. Full Story
Your afternoon reading: Huntsman hits Paul over ad on adopted daughters; new South Carolina poll shows Romney in front, Santorum on the rise; weekend debate could prove pivotal for Perry Full Story
No matter what internet search engines tell you, U.S. Senate candidate and former ESPN analyst Craig James never "killed 5 hookers." Like presidential candidate Rick Santorum, he's the victim of a so-called Google bomb. Full Story
The Obama administration is expected to announce today a change to immigration policies that would ease restrictions on illegal immigrants trying to reenter the country after applying for legal status. Full Story
Could Gov. Rick Perry have been right when he decided to reassess his campaign after the Iowa disaster and, again, when he quickly decided to soldier on to South Carolina? Maybe. Full Story