On Monday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will announce the creation of new centers for developing "vaccines and medicines used to protect health in emergencies." That could be big news for the Texas A&M University System. Full Story
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Aaronson on what Medicaid managed care could mean for pharmacists, Aguilar on El Paso's progressive politics, Batheja on TxDOT's $2 billion "problem," the fourth and fifth parts of Galbraith's series on our water woes, Hamilton on a controversial report about community colleges, Murphy maps the early vote vs. primary day turnout, Ramsey on U.S. Senate runoff dynamics, Ramshaw on Tom Suehs' retirement, Root on Mark Miner's return, M. Smith on the latest squabble over the STAAR test and Tan on the state of abortion in Texas: The best of our best content from June 11-15, 2012. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry calls President Obama's newsmaking decision on immigration policy "amnesty" and "an election-year tactic." Democrats say Perry's position on the issue conflicts with his defense of in-state tuition. Full Story
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Your evening reading: Texas Republicans blast Obama's deportation decision; Cruz, Dewhurst face off over "fighter" label; firing of Jasper police chief opens city's old wounds Full Story
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Speaking to Republicans in the Hill Country, both Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz on Friday repeatedly described themselves as the true "fighter" in the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate. Full Story
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The federal Health and Human Services Department announced 81 federal grants Friday. Texas will benefit from nine projects that are receiving about $100 million in federal funds that will be distributed over the next three years. Full Story
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The presidents of Texas’ five biggest private hospital systems have asked Gov. Rick Perry for a sit-down meeting, saying negotiations with the state's health agency over how they’re reimbursed for uncompensated care have deteriorated. Full Story
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The short-lived tenure of Jasper's first black police chief — and the public feuding it has provoked — threatens to wrench open still healing wounds from the town's troubled past. Full Story
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The Obama administration announced Friday that, effective immediately, it will begin issuing work permits and grant relief from deportation to certain illegal immigrants brought to the country before they were 16 years old. Full Story
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A debate over debates has taken hold in the U.S. Senate race. Full Story
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Independent pharmacists say they see a system working against them with the state's switch this spring to Medicaid managed care. Full Story
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Do the primary victories of an openly gay woman and a candidate who advocates for a new discussion on marijuana laws signal that voters in El Paso are becoming more progressive? Full Story
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It's easy to forget that redistricting and the Voting Rights Act are about voters. But sometimes, the voters jump up and remind you. Full Story
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A lawsuit by state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, alleges that his general election opponent, Michael Berlanga, does not meet residency requirements for Senate District 19. Full Story
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Your evening reading: top state health official to retire; Cruz camp says Dewhurst stalling on debates; another beneficiary of Perry's technology fund files for bankruptcy Full Story
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Those who bought losing scratch-off Texas lottery tickets should still be able to enter online for a follow-up contest, according to an opinion issued by the attorney general’s office this week. Full Story
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Is El Paso becoming more progressive? And how did former Solicitor General Ted Cruz force a runoff election with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the GOP race for the U.S. Senate? Full Story
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Texas Health and Human Services Commissioner Tom Suehs, who has overseen the state's massive health agency since 2009, is retiring at the end of August. Full Story
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David Dewhurst says he's open to any debate with Ted Cruz in which the organizer has the means to broadcast the event on television. Cruz's campaign says Dewhurst is being disingenuous in saying he's open to more debates. Full Story
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UPDATED: An atheist group — the Secular Coalition for America — is opening a Texas office in January to lobby for "a strong separation of church and state," saying they find more "egregious" laws and legislation at the state level than in Washington, D.C. Full Story
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