Use this interactive to explore the geographic distribution of committee members in the Texas Senate, by committee, to see who's got what clout, geographically speaking, on what subject. Full Story
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U.S. Senate hopeful Ted Cruz is facing a $200 fine for failing to file his personal financial statement on time as required by law, his campaign acknowledged Tuesday evening. Full Story
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The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association was the main topic of discussion at a Senate committee hearing Tuesday as lawmakers raised concerns about proposed rate increases. Full Story
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For Yokamon Hearn's scheduled execution on July 18, officials plan to administer a lethal dose of pentobarbital instead of the three-drug cocktail that has been used since Texas reinstated the death penalty in 1982. Full Story
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Your evening reading: as voter ID trial proceeds, Holder vows to fight law; Paul endorses Riddle in CD-25 race; Cruz, Dewhurst drop new ads Full Story
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ICE Director John Morton told lawmakers in Washington that the Secure Communities program is not about racial profiling but rather making the streets safer. Full Story
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For this week's nonscientific survey of government and political insiders, we asked about a dozen open House races on the July 31 ballot and found the insiders mostly in agreement, wrong or right. Full Story
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In new television ads released Tuesday, Ted Cruz targets GOP U.S. Senate runoff rival David Dewhurst, while Dewhurst targets President Obama. Full Story
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As enrollment in Medicaid grows in Texas, fewer physicians are agreeing to treat Medicaid patients. This map compares enrollment in the program by county to the number of physicians who provided Medicaid services in fiscal year 2011. Full Story
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Texas has gained control of the latest political football to emerge from the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark health care ruling: Medicaid expansion. Full Story
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Texas was home to two of the last three horse slaughterhouses in the U.S. On Tuesday, state senators will hear testimony on the economic impact of the closure of Texas’ slaughterhouses. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry’s decision to opt Texas out of the federal Medicaid expansion comes as the state's largest medical association has revealed that the number of Texas physicians accepting new Medicaid patients has dropped dramatically. Full Story
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Michael Morton’s 2011 exoneration brought to a crescendo calls for change in the way that prosecutors are regulated in Texas. Morton, prosecutors and criminal justice reform advocates talk about why prosecutorial errors happen and how they can be prevented. Full Story
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Desalination, the process of removing salt from water, may bring to mind a plant on the coast sucking in salty seawater and dispensing fresh water. But Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson has a plan to bring desalination hundreds of miles inland, to thirsty Central Texas. Full Story
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Opening arguments were made and witnesses testified Monday in a five-day trial pitting Texas against the federal government in a showdown over the state's voter ID law. Full Story
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Your evening reading: Perry says he'll work with Legislature to block Medicaid expansion; Cruz fires back over complaints from Senate Republicans; voter ID trial opens Full Story
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With about three weeks left before the July 31 runoff, state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, and his GOP challenger, Donna Campbell, have each released new television ads. Full Story
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"We're just not going to be part of, again, socializing health care in the state of Texas and going in direct conflict with our founding fathers' wishes — and freedom, for that matter," Perry said in an interview with Fox News. Full Story
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Texas House Speaker Joe Straus called on lawmakers Monday to start figuring out how to stop diverting billions of dollars in dedicated taxes and fees that are being used to balance state budgets. Full Story
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After David Dewhurst's campaign criticized Ted Cruz for spreading "misinformation" about the legislative record of Texas Republicans, Cruz stood by his portrayal of Dewhurst as a profligate spender. Full Story
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