The real battle over voter ID, which cleared an initial vote last night, could be just beginning.
David Muto
David Muto was the editor of TribTalk, The Texas Tribune's opinion page. He is also the Tribune's copy editor. A Richardson native, he attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned degrees in journalism and Spanish.
The Midday Brief: Jan. 25, 2011
Your afternoon reading: traffic ticket amnesty, Burka on Kelso, and voter ID rages on
The Midday Brief: Jan. 24, 2011
Your afternoon reading: voter ID delayed, Elizabeth Ames Jones to kick off Senate campaign, and Tom DeLay’s regrets
The Brief: Jan 24, 2011
The governor calls it an emergency. His critics call it crying wolf.
The Midday Brief: Jan. 21, 2011
Your afternoon reading: a State Board of Education member’s eligibility in question, a House member de-“TeaApproved,” and Joe Barton for Senate?
The Brief: Jan 21, 2011
Usually dormant for its first two months, the Legislature could get cracking as soon as next week.
The Midday Brief: Jan. 20, 2011
Your afternoon reading: more emergency items, Medicaid and the Supreme Court, and The Daily Show
The Brief: Jan. 20, 2011
It’s getting messy, and lawmakers โ even the budget writer’s fellow Republicans โ aren’t keeping quiet.
The Midday Brief: Jan. 19, 2011
Your afternoon reading: the budget (and backlash), the two-thirds rule and another entrant to the Senate race


