The state's higher education reform debate may have cooled, but the discussion hasn't frozen. The Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education is meeting right now in Austin — and they say they're not giving up the fight. Full Story
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With May 29 primaries in place, the political jockeying has begun. Full Story
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The Lower Colorado River Authority decided Thursday night that there wasn’t enough water in the Highland Lakes to send water downstream to rice farmers in Southeast Texas. Terrence Henry of KUT News and StateImpact Texas reports on where the farmers go from here. Full Story
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UTEP's graduation rates are among the worst in the state, but President Diana Natalicio is adamant that the metric doesn't accurately reflect the institution. Full Story
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John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas' state climatologist since 2000, has seen his duties explode in the last 18 months amid public clamor for information on the drought. Full Story
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Legal experts and property owners are still digesting the ramifications of a Texas Supreme Court ruling that landowners own the water beneath their land. As Mose Buchele of KUT News reports for StateImpact Texas, the consequences for landowners and conservationists remain murky. Full Story
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In a new report, the state's electric grid operator has predicted another summer of above-average heat. And as Mose Buchele of KUT News reports for StateImpact Texas, that means Texans can expect another summer of close calls. Full Story
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Tough times have forced the Fort Worth Star-Telegram decided to shut down its capital bureau. As a former bureau chief, here's my farewell. Full Story
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When is a map like a starting gun? Full Story
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The federal judges in San Antonio unveiled their maps this week, and the analysis started right away. Here's the starter kit. Full Story
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We appear to have a break in the redistricting wars that could be just long enough for an election, but the fighting isn't over. Full Story
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Greg Abbott's decision to go to the U.S. Supreme Court provided fuel for his supporters and his critics. Full Story
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The Texas political primaries will be on May 29 and candidates can file for those elections between now and Friday, March 9. Full Story
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The new maps issued this week by federal judges in San Antonio bear strong resemblance to the maps drawn last year by the Republican supermajority in the Legislature. On paper, they maintain the GOP advantage in the House, the Senate, and especially in the state's congressional delegation. Full Story
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Your evening reading: judges order May 29 primaries; Medina weighing run for state comptroller; Texas health commissioner slams Obama administration over Women's Health Program Full Story
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This week, we asked the insiders what would happen if two of the Texas GOP's stars collided in a 2014 race for governor. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry today added his own voice to the increasingly loud controversy over the expected demise of Texas' Women's Health Program. Full Story
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The Texas primaries will be held, as expected, on May 29, according to a federal court order issued this afternoon. Candidates have a week to file, starting tomorrow. Full Story
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Meet John Nielsen-Gammon, the Texas state climatologist, and find out what Texas public universities are doing about low graduation rates. Full Story
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The executive director of NALEO's Educational Fund on what it will take to motivate Latinos to vote this year, why immigration isn't the group's only concern and why voter ID legislation is a bad idea. Full Story
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