The Retirement of Jim Pitts 26 Aug 2013 | 06:09 pm

The retirement of Jim Pitts from the House of Representatives is a sad day. Pitts, who was named a Best this past session, was one of the original eleven Republicans who met to choose a new speaker in...

A Brewing Speaker's Race? 20 Aug 2013 | 08:27 pm

After Wendy, What? 19 Aug 2013 | 08:06 pm

I think it can be safely assumed that Wendy Davis will run for governor in 2014, although the announcement may come later rather than sooner. The question is, where do the Democrats look for candidate...

A Challenge to Donna Campbell 14 Aug 2013 | 09:40 pm

The San Antonio Express News is reporting that State Senator Donna Campbell will be challenged in the primary. Her opponent is Mike Novak, a former Bexar County commissioner and a former chair of the ...

Advice for Rick Perry 12 Aug 2013 | 06:58 pm

Gohmert v. Cornyn 8 Aug 2013 | 09:05 pm

The uncivil war inside the Texas Republican party may be about to break wide open. Elements of the Tea Party are encouraging Tyler congressman Louie Gohmert to challenge U.S. senator John Cornyn in th...

Billion Dollar Band-Aids 7 Aug 2013 | 08:39 pm

So the Legislature coughed up $1.2 billion from the Rainy Day Fund to build roads. Wait, let me rephrase that: the Legislature will let voters decide in fifteen months if they want to cough up $1.2 bi...

Farewell to the 83rd Legislature 6 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm

The third and final special session of the 83rd Legislature is over, and the result is an opportunity for voters to approve $1.2 billion in additional funding for roads in November 2014. Taken togethe...

Is Combs Running? 5 Aug 2013 | 02:35 am

How to Fix the Transportation Crisis (But You Won't Like It) 2 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am

Stateline, the daily news service of the Pew Charitable Trust that covers state government, writes about the possibility of a "vehicle miles traveled" tax: Two years from now, thousands of Oregon dri...