Ben, Ross, Morgan and Evan raise the curtain on Tuesday's runoffs — with special attention to the U.S. Senate race — and the consider the disappearance of $300 million in public education funding. Full Story
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Your evening reading: Palin, Santorum to campaign for Cruz; runoff turnout strong so far; House passes Paul's "Audit the Fed" bill Full Story
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Several nationally known conservatives, including former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, are coming to Texas in the last days of the U.S. Senate campaign runoff to help former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz. Full Story
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The state's lieutenant governor has clearly sided with and protected the Republicans in the Texas Senate, but has he presided as a conservative? That's in the eye of the beholder. Full Story
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Though Gov. Rick Perry’s HPV vaccine mandate was overturned in 2007, the shots have been offered through a state vaccine program. In 2011, the state received parental approval to provide 308,680 doses to children. Full Story
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A week out from election day, Gov. Rick Perry delivered perhaps his most forceful show of support yet for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Full Story
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A little-watched board that operates out of the General Land Office cast a vote last week leaving public schools $300 million short — and the lawmakers who put that money into the 2012-13 budget scratching their heads. Full Story
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Controversy over a professor's failure to disclose financial ties to a drilling company while leading an academic study has erupted at the University of Texas at Austin. The professor, Dr. Charles "Chip" Groat, has called the charges unfounded and overblown. Full Story
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If preclearance for the state’s voter ID law is granted, the state has promised to issue free “election identification certificates," forms of photo ID for use only in voting. But some argue that Texas voters could have a tough time reaching the Department of Public Safety offices to get those IDs. Take a look for yourself at our map of the all the DPS driver's license offices in Texas. Full Story
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