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Electric Avenue

By Kate Galbraith July 23, 2010

Plug-in cars — which are touted as green because they use little if any gasoline and can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by between 49 percent and 75 percent compared with a conventional vehicle — will soon be a viable option in Texas. By the end of this year, Austinites should be able to buy the new electric car from Chevrolet, called the Volt. By next February, hundreds of Leafs, Nissan's plug-in car, will be on the roads around Houston. The new influx, fueled by government subsidies, should more than double the number of plug-in vehicles in the state. Full Story

Credit: General Motors
Henry Cisneros: The TT Interview

By Julián Aguilar July 23, 2010

The former San Antonio mayor and HUD Secretary on what Bill White has to do to win the Latino vote, what Rick Perry should say about the Arizona immigration law and how Julián Castro's star can continue to rise. Full Story

Credit: Julian Aguilar
TribBlog: Rep. Smith Accuses DOJ of Reverse Discrimination

By Forrest Burnson July 22, 2010

In an op-ed published on Fox News' website today, U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, accused the Department of Justice of reverse discrimination against whites in its handling of a case against the New Black Panther Party. Full Story

Credit: http://lamarsmith.house.gov/
TribBlog: White's D.C. Dollars

By Forrest Burnson July 22, 2010

Gubernatorial candidate Bill White may have more campaign cash on hand than Republican incumbent Gov. Rick Perry — but where it came from could hurt the former Houston mayor's campaign. That’s because nearly 25 percent of the donations since Feb. 20 — about $1.8 million — came from contributors in Washington, D.C. Full Story
TribBlog: Storming the Tower

By Sarah Adler July 22, 2010

A group of environmental advocates is planning a protest on the UT campus tomorrow afternoon to express their displeasure with new tower-shaped plastic bottles. Full Story

Credit: http://www.utexas.edu/news/2010/07/19/h2orange_water/
TribBlog: The Karate Kid

By Morgan Smith July 22, 2010

Supreme Court Justice David Medina can throw a punch — and take one too. Full Story

Credit: Bob Daemmrich
2010: The Most Vulnerable Democratic Congressman in Texas

By Evan Smith July 22, 2010

... is Ciro Rodriguez, D-San Antonio — or at least that's what the big spenders at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee seem to think. Full Story

Credit: House Democrats on Flickr
TribBlog: SBOE Votes Down Charter Allocation

By Elizabeth Titus July 22, 2010

The State Board of Education won't be investing any money in properties to lease to charter schools, at least for now. Full Story

Credit: Caleb Bryant Miller
TribBlog: North vs. South

By Julián Aguilar July 22, 2010

A group of border leaders claims Washington is ignoring Texas yet again — but the issue isn't immigration or security this time. Full Story

Credit: Bob Daemmrich, Caleb Miller
The Midday Brief: July 22, 2010

By David Muto July 22, 2010

Your afternoon reading. Full Story

Credit: Marc Morrison
Ads Infinitum: Perry's "Bill White, Liar Liar"

By Reeve Hamilton July 22, 2010

Rick Perry's campaign is giving Bill White the Jim Carrey treatment. Full Story
The Brief: July 22, 2010

By David Muto July 22, 2010

The State Board of Education wades into a little bit of controversy — yet again. Full Story
Unchartered Waters

By Elizabeth Titus July 22, 2010

Lawyers for the State Board of Education advised members Wednesday to proceed cautiously with a proposal to invest $100 million of the Permanent School Fund in facilities that would be leased to charter schools. Full Story

Credit: Jacob Villanueva
A Pollution Solution?

By Bill Dawson July 22, 2010

Texas environmentalists have adopted a pragmatic strategy for winning tougher control of industrial air pollution through the Sunset Advisory Commission's review process: They’ve teamed with a former commissioner of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to craft recommendations. They’re speaking with a unified voice. And they're pursuing limited changes in existing practices. Full Story
Courting Hispanics: The Dems

By Ben Philpott, KUT News July 22, 2010

The Hispanic vote in Texas is often referred to as a "sleeping giant" because of historically low turnout. If Hispanics were to show up at the ballot box in record numbers, they could easily influence elections of all kinds. In part two of his three-part series, Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports on the efforts of state Democrats to sound the alarm. Full Story
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 38

By Elise Hu July 21, 2010

Evan returns for this week's TribCast, in which the podcast gang takes up campaign finance, the Hispanic Republicans of Texas, Gov. Rick Perry's taxes and the committee shakeup in the Texas Senate. Full Story
2010: Timing is Everything

By Ross Ramsey July 21, 2010

It couldn't be much better for Rolando Pablos. Full Story

Credit: Texas Senate
TribBlog: He's All That

By Brandi Grissom July 21, 2010

House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, did not have to win a formalwear or swimwear competition to land the title of Mr. South Texas. Full Story

Credit: George Washington Celebration Association
The Midday Brief: July 21, 2010

By David Muto July 21, 2010

Your afternoon reading. Full Story
The Brief: July 21, 2010

By David Muto July 21, 2010

Hispanic Republicans of Texas made its public debut Tuesday. Even the group's leaders are even willing to admit that the political atmosphere could be friendlier. Full Story

Credit: Jacob Villanueva