The latest Barack Obama news from The Texas Tribune.
While the federal and state governments squabble over what to do about immigrant children on the Texas-Mexico border, Gov. Rick Perry is scoring political points on an issue of high importance to Republican voters. Full Story
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Texans are almost twice as positive about the direction of the state than about the direction of the country, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz criticized the Obama administration for a culture of "lawlessness" and renewed his attack on the Affordable Care Act during the Texas Public Policy Foundation's policy orientation Friday morning. Full Story
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Your evening reading: Pauken leaves governor's race; GOP men get lessons on how to run against women; Republicans on the trail talk about fixes to Affordable Care Act Full Story
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There is a reason so many Texas Republicans are mentioning the Democratic president in their commercials: He's unpopular with Republicans, and moderates and some Democrats have their reservations, too. Full Story
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Your evening reading: Texas gets OK to boost payments to primary care docs; Davis says she would have vetoed cuts to public schools; radioactive material stolen in Mexico Full Story
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U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Amarillo, could be a lot closer to gaining the chairmanship of one of Congress' most powerful committees — House Armed Services. Full Story
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Your evening reading: Abbott's privacy rights proposals scrutinized; Senate Democrats launch the nuclear option; Perry says "hell, yeah" to changing presidential debate format Full Story
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Full video of my Nov. 18 conversation with veteran political reporters Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, whose new book on the 2012 presidential campaign, Double Down, is already a best-seller. Full Story
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President Obama's apology for the latest glitch in the rollout of his signature legislative achievement is failing to convert skeptics in the Lone Star State. Full Story
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Monday could be summed up as a tale of two political speeches. Full Story
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So is New Jersey's Chris Christie the next Bill Clinton — or the next George W. Bush? Full Story
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During a visit to Dallas on Wednesday, President Obama called on Gov. Rick Perry to expand Medicaid under the federal Affordable Care Act. Full Story
In the end, the only electoral drama on Prop 6 was how quickly the wire services would make the call after the polls closed in El Paso. Full Story
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After his part in the federal government shutdown, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is still very popular with Texas Republicans and remains their top pick in the 2016 presidential pack, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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In a new advertisement for his gubernatorial campaign, Attorney General Greg Abbott promises he will preserve Texas and keep President Obama and his allies from turning the state blue. Full Story
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At the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz reacted to news of the first official contact between the U.S. and Iranian governments since 1979. Full Story
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No matter what office they are running for in 2014, every Republican in Texas seems to be running against the same opponent: Barack Obama. Full Story
On Sunday's edition of CNN's State of the Union, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz talked about his dual citizenship, his uphill battle in defunding Obamacare, and more. Full Story
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Liberal critics say Republicans who questioned Barack Obama’s eligibility to be president are hypocritical now that one of their own, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, is facing questions about his. Partisanship may also be a factor. Full Story
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