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Noriega: Inching Toward Senate

Rick Noriega is officially thinking about thinking about running against John Cornyn.

News Blog, Jul. 11, 2007 11:14 AM

Comptroller's Cupboard Not Bare

Texas confirms it actually has the money to pay employees the raise it promised them.

News Blog, Jul. 10, 2007 4:10 PM

Who Steals a Faucet?

Armed rep highlights the big copper theft problem.

News Blog, Jul. 10, 2007 11:15 AM

From the Snake Oil Files

AG Greg Abbott files suit against a half-billion dollar nutritional supplement scheme that he calls a sham.

News Blog, Jul. 9, 2007 10:31 AM

More Places to Splash Around

More lakes to re-open after flooding.

News Blog, Jul. 7, 2007 4:08 PM

Now Where Do We Know That Name ...

Ex-senator Drew Nixon's in trouble again. At least this time it doesn't involve hookers and guns.

News Blog, Jul. 7, 2007 3:38 PM

Break Out the Paddles

The lakes are re-opening, but the process could be very slow.

News Blog, Jul. 6, 2007 12:36 PM

Lege News: Keel named chief parliamentarian

Embattled House Speaker Tom Craddick taps Austin criminal defense lawyer and former state representative to serve as his chief parliamentarian, a move suggesting deepening resolve to fight further attempts at his ouster

News Feature, Jul. 6, 2007

Targeting Iran

These interviews catalog lost opportunities that could have brought Iran closer to America peacefully and headed off the rise of the reactionaries

Reviewed by Books Review, Jul. 6, 2007

From Owners Bench to Park Bench

Backhoe dealer gets to run Texas Parks and Wildlife.

News Blog, Jul. 5, 2007 2:07 PM

City Says Stay out of the Springs

High waters close Barton Springs until further notice.

News Blog, Jul. 4, 2007 11:53 AM

First Damp Squib Announced

Round Rock fireworks rained out.

News Blog, Jul. 3, 2007 1:46 PM

No Relief Upstream

More rain, more closed lakes, more safety warnings.

News Blog, Jul. 3, 2007 1:22 PM

Clemency Then, Clemency Now

Bush grants clemency - but it wasn't always this way.

News Blog, Jul. 3, 2007 9:25 AM

Van de Putte Goes to Denver

Texas senator gets a big boost from the DNC.

News Blog, Jul. 2, 2007 5:11 PM

Cleanliness Is Close to Confession

Will a shopping list prove murder?

News Blog, Jul. 2, 2007 12:08 PM

Bombings and Business

Fox News looks on the bright side of the UK's latest attempted attacks.

News Blog, Jul. 2, 2007 9:51 AM

There's a Not-So-New Parliamentarian

Speaker Craddick announces his new parliamentarian, and Lege watchers wait for the fall-out.

News Blog, Jun. 29, 2007 4:04 PM

Austin Energy Ain't Gonna Get Enroned

Austin Energy's bringing in market experts on keeping the lights burning.

News Blog, Jun. 29, 2007 3:21 PM

More Dam Facts

Even if the rain stops soon, river levels could stay high for weeks.

News Blog, Jun. 29, 2007 12:14 PM

SB 1031: The new exams

News Feature, Jun. 29, 2007

Alamo's Last Stand

The Downtown institution has packed up.

News Blog, Jun. 28, 2007 3:45 PM

More Bad News for Boaters

More rain, more open floodgates, more boat bans.

News Blog, Jun. 28, 2007 11:41 AM

No Love for Ron Paul

Will the only Texan in the presidential primaries get to go Iowa?

News Blog, Jun. 26, 2007 12:43 PM

Rain, Rain, Go Away

More rain means more floodgates opening on Lake Austin.

News Blog, Jun. 26, 2007 11:50 AM

It's No 'Girl From Ipanema'

What does Rick Perry have as hold music?

News Blog, Jun. 25, 2007 2:57 PM

Cash Blowing This Way

Texas gets Federal cash for wind turbine research.

News Blog, Jun. 25, 2007 12:52 PM

Bye Tony, Hello Gordon

So Tony Blair's off - what's this Gordon Brown guy like?

News Blog, Jun. 25, 2007 11:40 AM

More Motion at the Mansion

Perry's looking for a new director of administration services.

News Blog, Jun. 25, 2007 9:01 AM

More Oil, Anyone?

The Texas delegation to the US Senate has a solution to the energy crisis: more oil.

News Blog, Jun. 22, 2007 2:54 PM

Ron Paul: Wii Warrior or PlayStation3 Playah?

The Texas presidential hopeful makes a bid for the youth vote.

News Blog, Jun. 22, 2007 11:03 AM

A Blow to Nonrenewable Energy

Wind power is adding more power to Texas than was thought.

News Blog, Jun. 22, 2007 10:29 AM

Wynning the Fight against HIV

Sticking it to Will Wynn - in a good way.

News Blog, Jun. 22, 2007 9:12 AM

Gov. Perry's Ham-Fisted Veto Pen Strikes Again

Lege coverage

News Column, Jun. 22, 2007

Conspiracy on South Lamar

King of conspiracy theorists Alex Jones to debut new anti-global government footage tonight.

News Blog, Jun. 21, 2007 4:55 PM

Perry's Push or Family's Call?

So why is Texas Commissioner of Education Shirley Neeley standing down? She has two answers.

News Blog, Jun. 21, 2007 9:31 AM

A Tale of Training Hours

Who gets more training - Texas Youth Commission guards or licensed masseurs?

News Blog, Jun. 20, 2007 3:40 PM

More Chair-Shuffling at the Mansion

It's all-change for the same old faces in Rick Perry's staff.

News Blog, Jun. 20, 2007 2:36 PM

Rising Tides on Town Lake

Soggy times ahead as LCRA opens the floodgates.

News Blog, Jun. 20, 2007 9:03 AM

Bye-Bye Roger, Hello Phil!

Meet your new secretary of state!

News Blog, Jun. 19, 2007 3:03 PM

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