Past Contributions

• Updated: Combs to Appeal Deposition Ruling

  By Beth Brown June 28, 2011

  Comptroller of Public Accounts Susan Combs will appeal an order that she participate in a three-hour deposition, in the aftermath of the largest privacy breach by a state agency in Texas history. Full Story 

• U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Intervene in Death Penalty Case

  By Ari Auber and Beth Brown June 28, 2011

  Ten days before death row inmate Humberto Leal's scheduled execution, his attorneys and the Mexican government have asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay of execution. Full Story 

• Texplainer: What Happens to a Bill Perry Doesn't Sign or Veto?

  By Beth Brown June 23, 2011

  Hey Texplainer: What happens to the bills that Perry doesn't sign or veto? Gov. Rick Perry has vetoed and signed a multitude of bills this year, but to date there have been 27 he allowed to become law by default. Full Story 

• Perry Signs, Abbott Lauds Sexting Bill

  By Beth Brown June 21, 2011

  Prosecutors will be able to punish kids who send explicit photos to each other without resorting to putting them on the sex offender registry, under a bill Attorney General Greg Abbott lauded in a press release today. Full Story 

• Updated: Perry Adds TSA Anti-Groping Bill to Call

  By Brandi Grissom and Beth Brown June 20, 2011

  Gov. Rick Perry has added Transportation Security Administration (TSA) anti-groping legislation to the agenda for the special legislative session. Full Story