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  • The Brief: Sept. 10, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    State Rep. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, a Tea Party favorite, cruised to an outright win on Tuesday night in the special election to fill the West Texas Senate seat formerly held by Robert Duncan. Full Story 

    Tourists enter the empty Senate chamber Wednesday morning as the Texas Senate adjourned sine die the day before, leaving the House with unfinished business on June 29, 2011.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: Sept. 8, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Following the revelation that Wendy Davis had two abortions performed for medical reasons more than 15 years ago, the question pursued over the weekend was how this would affect the dynamics of the race for governor. Full Story 

    Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, speaks to media during a campaign stop at East Austin restaurant Juan in a Million on May 6th, 2014
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • The Brief: Sept. 5, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    A U.S. district judge in New Orleans found BP to be "grossly negligent" in the 2010 Gulf oil spill, opening the door to potentially $18 billion in fines that could raise doubts about the oil company's future. Full Story 

    A photo of the Deepwater Horizon Fire in the Gulf of Mexico on April 22, 2010.
    Credit: U.S. Coast Guard

  • The Brief: Sept. 3, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott on Tuesday reaffirmed the watchdog role of the Public Integrity Unit while also defending his agency's investigation of a Houston voter registration group in 2010. Full Story 

    GOP gubernatorial nominee Greg Abbott speaking at the RedState Gathering in Fort Worth, Texas on August 9, 2014.
    Credit: Cooper Neill

  • The Brief: Sept. 2, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Greg Abbott, the Republican nominee for governor, will spend his first day on the campaign trail after Labor Day unveiling a proposal to make it easier for students to get college credit for taking certain types of online courses. Full Story 

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    Credit: Majorie Kamys Cotera / Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: Aug. 29, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    It's a good thing that Judge John Dietz dropped his school finance ruling before a three-day weekend, because interested parties could use that extra day to go over his 400-plus page decision. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman

  • The Brief: Aug. 22, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The Houston Chronicle is reporting that in the days before Gov. Rick Perry's indictment over his veto of funding for the public integrity unit, the Travis County DA's office had requested the next Legislature to restore most of the unit's funding. Full Story 

    Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg refused to step down after her April 2013 drunken driving arrest, and Gov. Rick Perry vetoed funding for the public integrity unit, which is housed in the Travis County DA's office.
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera / Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: Aug. 18, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    One consequence of announcing the felony indictments against Rick Perry late Friday was to give the governor the following day to begin his full-throated counterattack. That meant the front pages of the state's Sunday papers were dominated by pictures of a defiant Perry. Full Story 

    Gov. Rick Perry speaks to press a day after a grand jury indicted Gov. Rick Perry on Friday on charges of abuse of power August 16th, 2014
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • The Brief: Aug. 1, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Ted Cruz has become the latest D.C.-based practitioner of the Pottery Barn rule: He broke the border bill, and now, possibly more than any other single person, he owns it. Full Story 

    U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas thanks Republican delegates in Fort Worth on June 6, 2014.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: July 30, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Top officials at the Texas National Guard and the Department of Public Safety on Tuesday told a select House committee looking at the costs of the ongoing border operation that they did not request Guard troops. Full Story 

    Adjutant General John Nichols of the Texas National Guard explains the Guard's role in helping secure the border as Gov. Rick Perry, l, and DPS Director Steve McCraw listen July 21, 2014.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: July 25, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Can those National Guard troops being sent to the border arrest people? The latest word is they can. And the reason why is that Rick Perry sent them, and not the federal government. Full Story 

    Adjutant General John Nichols of the Texas National Guard explains the Guard's role in helping secure the border as Gov. Rick Perry, l, and DPS Director Steve McCraw listen July 21, 2014.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: July 23, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Story lines continue to spin out from Gov. Rick Perry's Monday announcement that he was activating up to 1,000 National Guard troops to back up existing DPS border operations. Full Story 

    DPS chief Steve McCraw outlines plans for the National Guard role securing the Texas border as Gov. Rick Perry, l, and Guard Adjutant General John Nichols listen on July 21, 2014.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich