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• "Nothing Untoward" on ETF, Perry Insists

  By Elise Hu Oct. 14, 2010

  Gov. Rick Perry says there was "nothing untoward" about his friend and donor's company receiving $4.5 million from the state's Emerging Technology Fund without getting approval from a regional screening board. Full Story 

• White: Governor's Office "Not for Sale"

  By Justin Dehn Oct. 12, 2010

  Democrat Bill White held a news conference Monday in front of the Texas Ethics Commission, calling for limits on the size of contributions to gubernatorial candidates. Full Story 

• Swing Shift?

  By Elise Hu Oct. 11, 2010

  In one of the most competitive Texas House races this fall, Republican Cindy Burkett is challenging freshman state Rep. Robert Miklos, D-Mesquite, in a southeastern Dallas County swing district. Full Story 

• Perry Describes A Day in the Life

  By Elise Hu Oct. 7, 2010

  In an interview with WFAA-TV in Dallas, Gov. Rick Perry addresses questions about his spare schedule. Full Story 

• Data Explainer: Campaign Ad Treemap

  By Becca Aaronson Oct. 7, 2010

  How to use our latest interactive. Full Story 

• A Place to Shoot

  By Matt Stiles Oct. 3, 2010

  In a pattern that's playing out in San Antonio and other major metro areas in Texas, residents in low-income neighborhoods aren't taking advantage of the state's concealed-carry law as often as residents living in wealthier, more conservative areas. Full Story 

• TT Interview: Ana Yañez-Correa

  By Todd Wiseman Sept. 30, 2010

  The executive director of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition on how criminal justice austerity measures demanded by by state leaders would affect Texas prisons, poor people accused of crimes and the counties responsible for both overseeing overcrowded jails and ensuring that defendants get fair trials. Full Story 

• Judge Orders TWIA Settlement Kept Private

  By Elise Hu Sept. 27, 2010

  In an issue that's sparked a nasty political fight, attorneys for the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and attorneys for the homeowners who sued them appeared at a Monday hearing to argue whether the legal fees in a record $189 million Hurricane Ike settlement should be kept private. Judge Susan Criss ultimately sided with homeowners' attorney Steve Mostyn and granted a new temporary restraining order that keeps TWIA from releasing settlement details, at least for now. Full Story 

• Mostyn and Nixon: No Love Lost

  By Elise Hu Sept. 27, 2010

  Decorum broke down on Monday before a hearing began in Galveston County Court concerning a case involving plaintiffs' attorney Steve Mostyn, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA), and state Rep. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood. Mostyn — one of the state's leading trial lawyers and Democratic donors — confronts Taylor's attorney, Joe Nixon, who in his former life as a legislator authored a 2003 tort reform bill limiting lawsuit damages. Mostyn berates Nixon about how he offered his services unsolicited to Taylor, who has sought to make public the fees earned by Mostyn and other lawyers who sued TWIA. Mostyn compares it to oft-criticized client recruitment by plaintiffs' lawyers (ambulance chasing, in other words). Full Story 

• HuTube: The SBOE Debate on Islam in 70 Seconds

  By Elise Hu Sept. 24, 2010

  For our latest HuTube post, we picked out memorable testimony from Friday morning's five-hour State Board of Education debate. SBOE members ultimately approved a resolution instructing publishers to limit a perceived "pro-Islamic, anti-Christian bias" in Texas textbooks. Full Story 

• A Conversation With Linda Chavez-Thompson

  By Evan Smith Sept. 24, 2010

  For the 13th event in our TribLive series, I interviewed the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor on running for office for the first time in a tough year, how she'd deal with the budget shortfall, whether she'd mess with the Senate's two-thirds rule and what's wrong with the Texas Enterprise Fund. Full Story 

• Chavez-Thompson: "Not Shying Away" From Obama

  By Evan Smith Sept. 22, 2010

  Linda Chavez-Thompson, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, told a TribLive audience this morning that she's not afraid of being associated with President Barack Obama; quite the opposite. Full Story