In this edition of the Texas Tribune Weekend Insider, reporter Becca Aaronson talks about the embattled Texas weatherization program getting back on track. Reporter Kate Galbraith introduces us to a family that's been "windmilling" for more than 100 years. Full Story
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Bedeviled by debates, Rick Perry may have settled on a familiar strategy: skip them. Full Story
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At least some Republican 2012 primary candidates for the Texas House hope to trade the anti-government cries of the last election cycle for a message with a decidedly different focus: the state of Texas public schools. Full Story
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Despite the record dry stretch, most Texans are still far from running out of water. But the drought's economic impact is beginning to extend beyond agriculture and into tourism, real estate and other staples of urban economies. Full Story
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The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied a request from former Williamson County District Attorney Ken Anderson to keep him from providing testimony in an investigation of what led to the wrongful conviction of Michael Morton. Full Story
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In an interview with Piers Morgan that aired tonight on CNN, Donald Trump said the so-called birther issue is "positive" for Gov. Rick Perry's presidential campaign. Full Story
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This week on the TribCast, Evan, Ross, Reeve and special guest Ana Marie Cox review Rick Perry's week so far, including his birth certificate "joke," his campaign shake-up and his flat tax proposal. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry has delayed, for the second time, federally required disclosures about his wealth and income. The Federal Election Commission granted Perry a second 45-day extension for his personal financial statement. Full Story
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Whatever Gov. Rick Perry was doing with the birther issue, he isn’t doing it anymore. Perry now says he has no doubt Obama is a native U.S. citizen. Full Story
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Your afternoon reading: Perry comes out against Confederate license plates; Lamar Smith endorses Romney; anti-tax groups taking aim at constitutional amendments Full Story
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has asked congressional colleagues to investigate whether federal officials ran a gun-walking program in Texas similar to the controversial and now defunct Fast and Furious operation. Full Story
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Texas voters started going to the polls this week to decide whether to add 10 amendments to the state's massive Constitution, potentially taking the total number of amendments to 477. A few of them have drawn the ire of anti-tax groups. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry does not support a Confederate flag specialty license plate under consideration by the state Department of Motor Vehicles board, he said in Florida this morning. Full Story
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In his flat-tax speech on Tuesday, Gov. Rick Perry also listed five ways to fix Social Security. One of those, as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, is based on a system Galveston County created after opting out of the federal program. Full Story
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Rick Perry's presidential campaign reportedly spent $175,000 on its first ad buy in Iowa, whose crucial caucus is a little more than two months away. The ad focuses on job creation efforts in Texas during Perry's tenure as governor. Full Story
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"Birther" talk threatened to overshadow Rick Perry's attempted campaign reboot on Tuesday. Full Story
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As he runs for president, Gov. Rick Perry isn't working his old relationships with the Texas press. He's busy creating new ones — in the states critical to his campaign. Full Story
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Ever since he drew a multimillionaire opponent in 2002, Gov. Rick Perry has been releasing his tax returns to the media and has called on his rivals to do the same. He’s at it again. A spokesman is demanding that Mitt Romney release his. Full Story
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State campaign news, candidate announcements, retirements and rumors from the past week. Full Story
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On Nov. 8, Texans will vote on 10 constitutional amendments. Erika Aguilar of KUT News has a look at Proposition 2, which would allow the state to issue up to $6 billion in bonds for water infrastructure projects across Texas. Full Story
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