At our Hot Seat conversation at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, state Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, and U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, talked state and national politics and previewed both the 83rd session and the 113th Congress. Full Story
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, will be named the chairman of the powerful House Committee on Homeland Security later today, Republican sources have confirmed. Full Story
At last Friday's quarterly meeting of the Texas Lyceum, I interviewed U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, about the future of Medicaid and Medicare, Texans without insurance and the likely fate of the Affordable Care Act. Full Story
Even if none of the remaining incumbents gets beat or loses, this will be the biggest freshman class over all — legislative and congressional officeholders combined — since 1983, when 63 newbies came in. Full Story
At the 2012 Texas Tribune Festival, San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ted Cruz talked about the former's plan to raise sales taxes to fund pre-K. Full Story
Though the Republican National Convention festivities are beginning a day late, Texas delegates are already getting down to business — and discussing much more than the weather. Full Story
Ted Cruz's win in the U.S. Senate primary proves Republicans have a significant opportunity to reach out to Texas Hispanics, and win them over on substance. Full Story
U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler, and DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano had a heated exchange Thursday at a hearing after Napolitano took issue with accusations she said are being made against people solely because they are Muslim. Full Story
Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas on Tuesday called for congressional involvement if Attorney General Eric Holder fails to appoint a special counsel to investigate recent national security leaks to the media. Full Story
The Republican congressman from Lewisville on his objections to a law setting higher efficiency standards for lightbulbs and how he intends to stop the Department of Energy from enforcing the standards. Full Story
Aaronson on why the latest Texas job gains are a mixed bag, Aguilar on the fight over an Eagle Pass coal mine, Batheja on nasty U.S. Senate race ads, Galbraith on El Paso's water woes, Grissom on John Bradley's tough primary, Hamilton and M. Smith on the controversial chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents, Murphy's cool higher ed stats interactive, Ramsey talks to Robert Draper about what's wrong with Congress, Ramshaw on Joe Barton vs. himself, Root on Perry's Mitt embrace and my exclusive sit-down with the chancellor of the UT System: The best of our best content from May 14-18, 2012. Full Story
An excerpt on U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, from Robert Draper's new book on Congress — Do Not Ask What Good We Do — from a chapter titled "Coffee with Your Congressman." Full Story
An excerpt on U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, from Robert Draper's new book on Congress — Do Not Ask What Good We Do — from a chapter titled "Woman of a Certain Rage." Full Story
The author of a new book on Congress on what's wrong in Washington, whether the new members or the establishment is more to blame, what might change things, whether the insiders know their system is broken, and whether he thinks more or less of the institution after seeing it up close. Full Story
The author of a new book on Congress on what's wrong in Washington, what might change things and whether he thinks more or less of the institution after seeing it up close. Full Story
Local and statewide lawmakers turned to social media to warn North Texas residents about Tuesday's tornadoes — and the widespread damage they caused. Full Story