The Week in the Rearview Mirror

As a House panel set to work on drafting articles of impeachment against UT System Regent Wallace Hall, Gov. Rick Perry launched his fiercest defense yet of his appointee.

The University of Texas System board of regents voted not to raise tuition for in-state students at all of its academic institutions.

After the GOP contest for lieutenant governor hit a new height for controversy late last week with the release of Dan Patrick's medical records detailing his treatment for depression and exhaustion in the 1980s, the candidates did an about-face and were on their best behavior Tuesday at their final debate before the primary runoffs.

State Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, was named the sole finalist for the job of chancellor at Texas Tech University. His departure could lead to a lively election contest to choose a successor, with one challenger, state Rep. Charles Perry, already announcing his intention to run.

San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro was offered the Cabinet position of housing and urban development secretary in the Obama administration. The news quickly led to speculation as to what this means for the Texas Democrat's future on the national stage.

Longtime Perry adviser Jay Kimbrough suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle accident late last week. He underwent surgery on Monday, which a family friend said went well.

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