Gov. Rick Perry targeted “left-wing, pro-abortion radicals” in a speech before the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday, blaming the Obama administration for the state’s stand-off over the Women’s Health Program. Full Story
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Animal protection organizations are pushing for legislation in Texas that further regulates ownership of exotic animals as pets, but one East Texas resident says she'll fight to keep her 22-year-old African lion. Full Story
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After roaring back to life on Tuesday, Rick Santorum has a plan to win the Republican presidential nomination — and it may involve Texas. Full Story
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Last summer’s record heat pushed the Texas power grid to the brink. As Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, a state House committee today will look into what's being done to prevent that from happening again. Full Story
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The Texas Medical Board, this week considering rules governing adult stem cell treatments, has had no shortage of input — from Gov. Rick Perry and the doctor who injected him with his own stem cells last summer, among others. Full Story
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A report released Wednesday by the Texas comptroller's office looks at the impact of the current drought and other scenarios. Full Story
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On this week's TribCast, Ben, Ross, Emily and Morgan discuss redistricting, public school accountability testing and the controversy involving Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Planned Parenthood. Full Story
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Your afternoon reading: resurgent Santorum visits North Texas; state sales tax collections beat expectations; Cornyn says "careless rhetoric" on immigration has hurt Republicans Full Story
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In a political season that has revolved around questions of transparency and fiscal integrity, lawmakers in the U.S. House are getting ready to vote on the STOCK Act. But many of them — including several from Texas — are still under scrutiny. Full Story
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Focus may have shifted to a resurgent Rick Santorum, but Ron Paul notched a victory of his own on Tuesday. Full Story
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The wait for primary election dates and political maps continues, and candidates are filling the time trying to win endorsements and raise money. Full Story
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Catholic employers in Texas say a federal requirement for contraception coverage violates their religious rights, and some say they do not plan to comply with the mandate. Full Story
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When the University of Texas System regents meet in San Antonio today and Thursday, accountability will be back on the agenda, in the form of more frequent performance reviews for tenured professors and criminal record checks for certain employees. Full Story
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Legislation cracking down on insider trading by members of Congress hasn’t landed on the floor of the U.S. House yet, but it’s already become a hot topic in Congressional District 10, which Michael McCaul of Austin represents. Full Story
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Your afternoon reading: Perry campaign manager to head Super PAC for Dewhurst; Komen executive quits over abortion flap; Texas Democrats feuding with Cuellar over redistricting Full Story
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Former Perry campaign manager Rob Johnson has a new job: running a Super PAC for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's U.S. Senate bid. Full Story
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A day of stops and starts in the state's redistricting fight ended on a familiar note: uncertainty over the state's primary date. Full Story
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Some say that the Texas Department of Public Safety is going against its own policy with its "limited term" designations for driver's licenses and identification cards. Full Story
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Attorney General Greg Abbott said he had reached agreement on most parts of the redistricting maps with most of the parties involved. Absent from the deal are the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, the Legislative Black Caucus and the NAACP. Full Story
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In his first public appearance since pulling out of the presidential race Jan. 19, Gov. Rick Perry said Monday he would keep fighting for the conservative ideals he championed on the campaign trail. Full Story
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