The Texas A&M University Police Department has released its report regarding the termination of A&M System Deputy Chancellor Jay Kimbrough, who displayed a knife while he was being fired. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry's go-to problem solver, Jay Kimbrough, could have chosen a more inconvenient time to take out his pocket knife in response to his firing from the Texas A&M University System, whose flagship university is Perry's alma mater. But maybe not much more. Full Story
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Your afternoon reading: Brownback endorses Perry; state to end meals of choice for death row inmates; the Rick Perry-Russell Crowe connection Full Story
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The long-standing tradition of allowing death row inmates one last meal of their choosing before they enter the execution chamber ends today, said Brad Livingston, executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Full Story
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The Texas Tech climate scientist and author of A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions on why why working in Texas, a state full of both prominent climate skeptics and extreme weather, is an "opportunity." Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry heads into his third presidential debate with a slight polling problem. Full Story
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An Iowa victory sent George W. Bush on to capture the Republican nomination in 2000. How might Iowans judge Texas’ next governor some 12 years later? Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry, who once scored big on land deals, gave up much of the profits on Wall Street and no longer directly owns any land or even a house, new disclosures indicate. The modest holdings are a big contrast to those of his wealthy rival Mitt Romney. Full Story
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President Obama faces a conundrum: On immigration he's attacked from the left and the right, by disillusioned Latino critics and by conservatives who accuse him of failing to secure the country's borders — even as he deports a record number of immigrants. Full Story
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This week, Evan, Reeve, Emily and Becca discussed the state of the presidential race, changes ahead in the state Legislature and the Texas jobs "miracle." Full Story
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At today's hearing of the Joint Oversight Committee on Higher Education Governance, Excellence and Transparency, experts weighed in on how — and how not — to make universities in Texas more accountable and transparent. Full Story
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Proposed legislation that would require employers across the country to use the electronic employment-verification program known as E-Verify passed out of a congressional House committee today. Full Story
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At a board meeting on Wednesday, the Lower Colorado River Authority approved an emergency plan that could cut off water supplies to downriver rice farmers entirely next year if the drought worsens. Full Story
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Your afternoon reading: Perry-Romney back-and-forth heats up; pro-Bachmann Super PAC to air ad hitting Perry over HPV; Perry and Romney's secret donor deal Full Story
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He’s still the front-runner, but Gov. Rick Perry has entered a crucial and more competitive phase of the 2012 Republican presidential contest, ratcheting up pressure on him ahead of his third televised debate this week in Orlando. Full Story
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In second place in GOP presidential polls, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is not taking his foot off the gas, slamming front-runner Rick Perry almost daily on the Texas governor's past statements on Social Security. Full Story
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Rick Perry's been to Israel more times than any other presidential candidate. But will his Mideast policy win him Jewish votes? Full Story
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Rick Perry's presidential campaign today released an ad contrasting its characterization of Barack Obama's first years in office with the Texas governor's promise of national renewal through new leadership. Full Story
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General elections in Texas will be less competitive than ever under the redistricting maps approved by the Legislature earlier this year. The political threats to incumbents, if any, will come in primaries and not in general elections. Full Story
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With his opponents still taking aim at his comments on Social Security, Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday will go into his third debate with an opportunity to defend a strategy that could pit young voters against old ones. Full Story
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