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• Uncut: Perry's Inauguration Speech

  By Elise Hu Jan. 18, 2011

  Full, unedited video of Gov. Rick Perry's Tuesday inauguration speech. Full Story 

• Rick Perry on "Sanctuary Cities"

  By Justin Dehn Jan. 18, 2011

  Gov. Rick Perry says cities shouldn't require police officers to do immigration checks but shouldn't prevent it, either. Full Story 

• Perry on the Budget

  By Justin Dehn Jan. 18, 2011

  Gov. Rick Perry says the state has to live within its means and that "there's nothing new" about that. Full Story 

• Perry on Jerry Brown

  By Justin Dehn Jan. 18, 2011

  Gov. Rick Perry says he and California Gov. Jerry Brown have been comparing notes on the budget, Medicaid, and the federal government. Full Story 

• Jim Pitts on the Tea Party

  By Evan Smith Jan. 17, 2011

  The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee on the Tea Partiers and other hyperconservative types who oppose him in his district. Full Story 

• Jim Pitts on Gambling

  By Evan Smith Jan. 17, 2011

  The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee on why he'd back legalized gambling as a source of revenue for the state's coffers. Full Story 

• Jim Pitts on the Rainy Day Fund

  By Evan Smith Jan. 17, 2011

  The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee on what lawmakers should do with the Rainy Day Fund. Full Story 

• The Weekly Recap: Jan. 10 - Jan. 14

  By Reeve Hamilton and Elise Hu Jan. 14, 2011

  No time to follow every twist and turn of the Texas Legislature? We've made it easier for you with our all-new weekly recaps of the action under the dome. Take a look back at the top political news from Jan. 10 to Jan. 14. Full Story 

• Dewhurst: I've Got My Plate Full

  By Elise Hu Jan. 13, 2011

  Minutes after learning of U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's decision not to seek re-election, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst demurred when asked whether he would run for her seat. Full Story 

• Pitts: "There Will Be Less State Employees"

  By Evan Smith Jan. 13, 2011

  In our TribLive conversation this morning, state Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, spoke frankly about the certainty that state employees would be cut as part of the Legislature's solution to the budget shortfall — and he said furloughs for employees who aren't cut may be ordered as well. Full Story 

• Perry Pressed on "Sanctuary Cities"

  By Elise Hu Jan. 12, 2011

  Gov. Rick Perry wants an end to "sanctuary cities," but in a press conference Wednesday morning, he didn't name specific cities he wants Texas lawmakers to target. Nor did he address whether the Department of Public Safety's policy of state troopers not inquiring about the immigration status of people they pull over should be changed. Full Story 

• Branch: Higher Ed Cuts Unavoidable

  By Elise Hu Jan. 12, 2011

  As state leaders grapple with a budget shortfall that could be as high as $27 billion, state Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, who chaired the House Higher Education Committee in 2009, offers up some possible cuts to higher education. Full Story