Assessing Bill White
Two Houston bloggers duke it out over the wisdom and promise of the mayor's gubernatorial candidacy. Full Story
Two Houston bloggers duke it out over the wisdom and promise of the mayor's gubernatorial candidacy. Full Story
Rep. Dan Gattis says state Sen. Steve Ogden is running for reelection after all. But Ogden has maintained radio silence, not commenting (except through staff, who are happy to tell reporters that there's no comment available). Full Story
The City of Laredo and Farouk Systems β the Houston company founded and run by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami β brought 96 soldiers who couldn't afford the trip from El Paso for an early Thanksgiving with family last week. Full Story
Dan Patrick is changing the programming at his Dallas station exclusively to Indian music. Full Story
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
With the Thanksgiving behind us, itβs time to put noses back to the grindstone β unless you are state Rep. Dan Gattis, R-Georgetown. Full Story
The stimulus money increased funding for education last session. But can the state keep it up next session without more federal money? Full Story
The final amendment in the Bill of Rights provides state leaders their best avenue around federal policies they don't agree with. That is, if the Tenth Amendment actually means something. Full Story
Hoping to push a wide array of digital content and teaching tools to public schools, the Texas Education Agency has cut a deal with a division of The New York Times for an electronic curriculum portal and searchable access to the newspaperβs content since 1851. Full Story
Democrat Tom Schieffer dropped out of the gubernatorial race after nine months of trying to raise money and nonfinancial support, saying he'll endorse Houston Mayor Bill White and hopes other gubernatorial candidates will do the same. Full Story
Dan Gattis' announcement that he won't run for Senate or for reelection to the House next year: Full Story
Doubt about Houston Mayor Bill White's plans is scarce, but just for grins, undo this political pretzel. Full Story
State Rep. Dan Gattis, R-Georgetown, is dropping his bid for state Senate and won't seek reelection to the Texas House next year, he said Sunday. Gattis said State Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, will seek reelection after all. Full Story
Kay Bailey Hutchison launches sharp attacks against Governor Rick Perry in a twenty-minute television interview. Full Story
Ramsey and others on Bill White and the changing state of the race for governor; Thevenot's two-parter on what Dallas churches are doing to combat social ills and racial division; Ramshaw on the use of force by school district police departments (and why parents don't know about it); Grissom's two-parter, abetted by Stiles, on unregulated payday lenders; Aguilar on Mexican immigrants who play against type; and Rapoport on those missing extra checks for retired public employees. The best of the best from November 21 to 25, 2009. Full Story
Well, now it's official: The mayor of San Antonio will save us all. Full Story
With some notable exceptions, few political donors cut checks to both candidates. Full Story
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
A very special season finale of Dancing with the Stars features Texas' paunchy political star, Tom DeLay. Full Story
Congressional Quarterly's latest rankings of congressional races has only three Texas contests in the "likely" category, two on the Democratic side and one on the Republican side. Full Story