The LBJ Presidential Library drew national attention this week by hosting the Civil Rights Summit to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act. The biggest headlines were around the appearances of President Barack Obama and three former Presidents. But other noteworthy panels were held on gay marriage, the relationship between MLK and LBJ and memories of the civil rights movement from three frontline participants.

The counsel for the House committee investigating impeachment charges against UT Regent Wallace Hall released his report, listing the grounds that could be used to support a recommendation to impeach. The draft report by Houston attorney Rusty Hardin, though, created controversy by being released to media outlets before it became publicly available.

Gov. Rick Perry announced changes to his senior staff, naming Felix Browne his new director of communications and Hugh Addington his new director of scheduling and advance. The addition of Browne, who was a Mitt Romney adviser, spurred further speculation that Perry is eyeing another run at the White House in 2016.

The SBOE fashioned a compromise with advocates of an elective course on Mexican-American studies, adding instructional materials for a number of ethnic studies courses that could be picked up voluntarily by school districts.

The Texas Department of Transportation dismantled a portion of its toll tag website after a blogger noticed that it was leaving users' credit card information exposed. The flaw left 1.2 million TxTag holders vulnerable.

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