The Brief: Dec. 2, 2011
On Thursday, Rick Perry burnished his latest campaign tactic: easygoing humility. Full Story
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Different Date, Different Turnout, Different Result
The Texas primaries will be held on March 6 next year, with runoffs more than two months later, on May 22. Maybe. If the federal courts decide redistricting maps should be redrawn before the voting starts, some of those primary contests could be moved to May. Full Story
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Child Abuse Reports Up as Economy Falters
Experts speculate that a key factor in the increase in reports of child abuse and neglect is the struggling economy. The number of reported cases of abuse has grown 6 percent in Texas since 2008, before the recession. Full Story
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Latest School Finance Challenges Resigned to Robin Hood
Texas has a long history of school finance lawsuits, many of them fought over the same themes. But in the latest round, one phrase has been conspicuously absent from the discussion: Robin Hood. Full Story
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Report: Psychiatric Drug Use Higher Among Foster Kids
Children in foster care are several times more likely to be prescribed psychotropic drugs, according to a new Government Accountability Office report on five states. As Matt Largey of KUT News reports, investigators found high rates of potentially risky practices in Texas. Full Story
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Hoping to Reform Justice System, Groups Look to Sunset Review
The Legislature will soon begin the so-called sunset review process for the Department of Criminal Justice and the Board of Pardons and Paroles. The review, as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, has already attracted the attention of advocacy groups looking to change the state's criminal justice system. Full Story
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Guess Which Map?
Redistricting is, for the moment, in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, but the election season is underway. Full Story
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Video: A Humbler Perry Visits Leno, Explains Mistakes
Gov. Rick Perry attempted to laugh off his recent flubs during a Thursday evening visit to NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Full Story
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In the Meantime
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst released more interim charges he wants Senate committees to consider before the upper chamber gavels in January 2013. And it should be a surprise to few that there's a sustained focus on the Texas-Mexico border. Full Story
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Federal Agency Delays Decision on West Texas Lizard
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has put off a decision on whether to declare the dunes sagebrush lizard, which lives in West Texas, an endangered species. The delay has pleased Texas business groups but alarmed environmentalists. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Dec. 1, 2011
Your afternoon reading: behind the Perry "train wreck"; Abbott accuses Justice Department of stalling on redistricting; Perry pokes fun at himself in new ad Full Story
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Weekend Insider: Need for Foster Care, Family Accused of Murder
In this episode of Weekend Insider, Claire Cardona explains the rise in the state's need for foster care, and Brandi Grissom introduces us to a family accused of murder. Full Story
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Video: Months of Jokes Culminate in Perry Appearance on "Tonight Show"
Gov. Rick Perry is scheduled to appear tonight on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Here's a look back at monologues throughout the fall in which Perry was a target of Leno's jokes — many of them. Full Story
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Video: "Oops" Happens in New Perry Ad
Chances are you haven't forgotten that oft-mocked moment from a recent debate in which Rick Perry tried to name the three federal departments he'd eliminate but could only name two. Neither has Perry. Full Story
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TribLive: Castro on Running Against Doggett
At this morning's TribLive conversation, state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, talked about the political and personal consequences of having briefly challenged U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, in the Democratic primary for Congress. Full Story
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Dewhurst Releases Interim Charges on Border Security, Trafficking
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst released a list today of border security-related issues he wants Senate committees to consider in advance of the 2013 legislative session. Full Story
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Updated: Grid Operator Warns Summer Blackout Threat Could Recur
In a report released Thursday, the state's electric grid operator indicated that next summer could see a repeat of the rolling blackout threats that plagued Texas past summer. The reason: rising demand for electricity and some power plants going offline. Full Story
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Video: Perry Ad Ties Obama to Carter on Energy
In his newest campaign ad — airing today in Iowa — Rick Perry name-checks Jimmy Carter in accusing Barack Obama of "all talk, no action" on ending America's dependence on foreign oil. Full Story
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TribLive: Castro on Why He's Running for Congress
At this morning's TribLive conversation, state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, explained why in the world he'd want to be a member of the unloved, unlovable U.S. Congress. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: Primary Election Issues
Candidates started filing for the primaries this week, so the latest nonscientific survey of political and government insiders focused on what will separate Republicans and Democrats in their respective primaries. And football, too. Full Story
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