Richard Whittaker

The clean sweep at Texas Youth Commission keeps a lot of the same names.

Swearing in public: no longer one rule for Bono, one rule for Bush.

Has his allegiance to Tom Craddick already cost Sylvester Turner the speaker race?

Did Rep. Dunnam really kill an electricity rate rebate bill, or a PR stunt?

The House ends the 80th session like it has been for weeks: divided, fighting over the rule book, and pointing fingers at Speaker Craddick.

Who are the two new figures looming behind Speaker Tom Craddick?

In a show of grand theatrics, Rep. Haggerty holds his own vote on Tom Craddick and busts the House quorum.

Speaker Craddick may have found a real use for his parliamentarians – they may be more hated than he is.

Does Speaker Craddick scream "Unlimited power!" in his sleep?

Why has the Senate Finance Committee chair suddenly become so up-beat about the budget?

Electric cars could both run clean and boost our power supply

Do you really need the Bible to be a constitutional lawyer? Sen. Estes thinks so.

Four representatives have now filed papers to challenge Speaker Tom Craddick. Can he last the five day to Sine Die?

First Craddick, then Dewhurst, now Perry looks unhappy with the Lege.