David Muto

In these last few days, no news is good news if you’re Rick Perry.

Your afternoon reading: State Sen. Dan Patrick to form a Tea Party caucus, and border violence claims another U.S. citizen

Is the state’s hottest down-ballot race already over?

Your afternoon reading: Kino Flores found guilty, Nancy Pelosi wagers on the World Series with Joe Barton, and Barack Obama calls into a Dallas radio show

In the run-up to the big day, money’s flowing. But does it matter?

Your afternoon reading: more trouble for Sharon Keller, Paul Burka on vulnerable Democrats, and Stephen Broden on those “violent overthrow” comments

A week out from Election Day, things — not surprisingly — aren’t quieting down.

Your afternoon reading: Chet Edwards and Bill Flores spar over Social Security, Tea Party group to turn over records to Democrats and Rick Perry targets Bill White over a police officer’s death

Gov. Rick Perry has reached that magic number in the latest Texas Tribune/University of Texas poll.

Your afternoon reading: new polling, some good news on the economic front, and Joe Barton feels compelled to enter the NPR firing fray