It didn't take long for the Twitter-sphere to decide that Julián Castro, the keynote at Tuesday night's Democratic National Convention, had a look-alike other than his identical twin: comedian Jimmy Fallon. Fallon was more than happy to play along. Full Story
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UPDATED: The Texas Department of Transportation has approved an 85 mph speed limit, the fastest in the country, for a toll road stretch under construction from Austin to Seguin. Full Story
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A top Democratic leader in the Texas House, in a letter Wednesday, accused staffers in House Speaker Joe Straus' office of leading discriminatory conduct that got the Texas redistricting maps thrown out. Full Story
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The incoming director of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department on how his experience has prepared him for his new role and how he'll solve the problems that have long plagued the state's juvenile system. Full Story
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A day and a half after San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro’s rousing keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention, his congressional hopeful brother, Joaquin Castro, made an unscheduled appearance before the Texas delegation. Full Story
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Texas' moment in the convention spotlight this week has the state's Democrats thinking big. Full Story
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Should Texas Democrats try to turn the state blue from the inside out or the outside in? That’s the strategic question behind the money tug-of-war between the state party and the national candidates who count on Texas to fill their campaign coffers. Full Story
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State officials this month will consider privatizing a state hospital. But the plan faces pushback from state lawmakers worried about potential conflicts of interest and other sticking points. Full Story
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A Texas farmer's battle to keep the Keystone XL oil pipeline off her property is only the most visible of what some legal experts describe as a rising tide of property-rights cases across Texas. Full Story
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Benita Veliz, a San Antonio 27-year-old whose parents brought her into the country on a short-term tourist visa nearly two decades years ago, became the first undocumented person to address a national convention on Wednesday night. Full Story
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At its first open forum, the Coastal Windstorm Task Force on Wednesday discussed potential legislative solutions to rising premiums and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s financial challenges. Full Story
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Planned Parenthood Action Fund President Cecile Richards took on a cause célèbre of this week’s Democratic National Convention — women’s reproductive health — in her Wednesday night speech. Full Story
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Feminist icon Gloria Steinem blasted Texas' move to exclude Planned Parenthood from the Women's Health Program Wednesday. Full Story
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Reeve, Evan, Becca and Julián discuss Julián Castro's keynote at the Democratic National Convention, the latest in Texas' push for Voter ID, and the controversy surrounding Insurance Commissioner Eleanor Kitzman. Full Story
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Your evening reading: Castro basks in post-keynote spotlight; Michelle Obama, Chavez-Thompson address Hispanic Caucus in Charlotte; Morning News calls for Dallas convention Full Story
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The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community celebrated the Democratic Party's platform, which calls for marriage equality. For members of the LGBT community, it's one of several milestones they have seen in recent years. Full Story
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At the Democratic National Convention, Texas delegates see reasons for hope in making gains in their home state, and they say enthusiasm hasn't waned for President Obama. Full Story
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A year ago, much of Central Texas was in danger because of raging wildfires. Drought-sticken green spaces had provided the perfect tinder for far-reaching blazes. These are the stories of Central Texans who lived through the Labor Day wildfires. Full Story
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Minutes before remarks from first lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday, longtime labor organizer and onetime Texas lieutenant governor candidate Linda Chavez-Thompson had the Democratic National Convention’s Hispanic Caucus on its feet. Full Story
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The likely future state senator from District 25 on which issues she would want to work on while in office, what she thinks of the Senate's "two-thirds" rule and how she would approach the state's budget. Full Story
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