In this week's Q&A, we interview Rebecca Callahan, researcher and associate professor of education at the University of Texas at Austin.

It would take more than 10 days to watch all the ad spots on broadcast television that the campaign of Greg Abbott, the Republican candidate for Texas governor, has bought from July to Election Day.

Texas House Speaker Joe Straus is straying from the Republican crowd on the what to do with the Texas Enterprise Fund.

Democratic state Rep. Celia Israel and Republican Mike VanDeWalle are in a rematch for the state House less than a year after their last face-off.  

For as many as 40,000 low-income Austin households being squeezed by high rents in a booming city, Wednesday offers the barest glimmer of hope.

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's former adviser Kenneth "Buddy" Barfield pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of wire fraud, making a false tax return and embezzlement of funds contributed to a federal candidate.

In his latest web ad, Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott touts the Rio Grande Valley's potential for growth and improvement.

In this week's Q&A, we interview Michael Hooten, superintendent of Trinity Environmental Academy.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott's latest television ad, released Tuesday, is the second in nearly two weeks that links his Democratic opponent, Wendy Davis, and President Obama on several policy issues.

Water and sewer bills are going up substantially across Texas and in many other places around the country as utilities struggle to maintain aging infrastructure, deal with drought or come to grips with the rising costs of a scarce resource while searching for new supplies. 

 In a Spanish language radio ad released Tuesday, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis focuses on Republican Greg Abbott's stance on education funding.

Jack Stick, the top lawyer for the Health and Human Services Commission, asked an Austin judge on Thursday to suppress evidence in his DWI case, while prosecutors said blood test results proved his arrest two years ago was proper.

In this week's Q&A, we interview David Anthony, CEO of Raise Your Hand Texas.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott leads his Democratic opponent, Wendy Davis, by 9 percentage points, 49 percent to 40 percent, according to the latest Texas Lyceum poll, released Wednesday.

In her latest TV ad, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis questions Republican Greg Abbott’s priorities on public education and contrasts their plans.