How will the Republican primary elections for president and U.S. Senate actually turn out? Does it matter than one candidate is Mormon? Does the Tea Party have too much influence on Republicans? Full Story
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A report issuing recommendations on how to raise the University of Texas at Austin's four-year graduation rate to 70 percent has received positive reviews from key players on various sides of the higher education reform issue. Full Story
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God and Country, a new Texas-based organization, will hold a rally Saturday at a Tyler church to “draw a line in the sand and aggressively and publicly defend those certain unalienable rights endowed by our creator.” Full Story
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Your evening reading: Perry seeks permission to create PAC with unused campaign money; Hutchison praises Romney but stops short of an endorsement; judge to face court of inquiry over wrongful conviction Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry wants his campaign to go on — perhaps as a Super PAC. Full Story
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In a letter to the Federal Election Commission, Gov. Rick Perry's presidential campaign treasurer is asking for permission to use donated funds to create a new PAC, possibly even a Super PAC. Full Story
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Morgan Smith on the placement of ads on school property and Reeve Hamilton on the possibility that some Texas universities will go tobacco-free. Full Story
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A Tribune report on increasing youth-on-youth violence at Texas Juvenile Justice Department facilities has advocates calling for an investigation into systemic problems at the agency. Full Story
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Tarrant County state district Judge Louis Sturns will lead a court of inquiry to investigate allegations of criminal misconduct against former prosecutor Ken Anderson in the wrongful murder conviction of Michael Morton. Full Story
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In this excerpt from his new book, Southern Methodist University political scientist Cal Jillson examines the history behind Texas' demographic changes — and what it means for the future. Full Story
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Two winners emerged from redistricting agreements struck Wednesday: state Sen. Wendy Davis and, less directly, Mitt Romney. Full Story
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With the state set to debut its new STAAR tests this spring, concerns about how the tests will impact students' final grades have begun to mount. And as Nathan Bernier of KUT News reports, parents aren't the only ones worrying. Full Story
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The Texas attorney general's office is advising agencies that serve crime victims to prepare for big cuts during the next budget cycle because of a severe shortfall projected for the state's crime victims fund. Full Story
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House Public Education Chairman Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands, is planning to send a letter to the state education czar asking the Texas Education Agency to defer implementation of STAAR's 15 percent rule. Full Story
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UPDATED: UT-Austin President Bill Powers says some of the new recommendations for boosting the university's four-year graduation to 70 percent will be implemented immediately, while others require further review. Full Story
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Your evening reading: May 29 primary date floated as deal is reached on state Senate map; Sadler challenges Dewhurst to "work or resign"; Cornyn favored to win race for Republican whip Full Story
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Evan, Reeve, Brandi and Julián ponder a 2016 Perry presidential bid, Obama's budget and the border, reforms at state juvenile detention centers and, of course, Jeremy Lin. Full Story
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UPDATED: Election officials were told to prepare for a possible May 29 primary, as redistricting foes reached agreement on a map for Texas Senate elections this afternoon and continued talks on state House and congressional maps. Full Story
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Candidates are still waiting for maps and primary dates, and if those fall right, there could be a new name on the list for state Senate. Full Story
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An early morning drug bust led to a record number of student arrests on the TCU campus in Fort Worth. Law enforcement officials indicate that the investigation is ongoing and more arrests could still be made. Full Story
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