Full video of my 12/4 conversation with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who talked about Dan Patrick, education funding, border security, the two-thirds rule, what he'll do next, and more.

Members of the press will continue to be allowed on the Texas House floor in the upcoming legislative session, but they will now be required that to affirm that they do not lobby.

With two sentences, a federal appeals court in New Orleans stopped the execution planned for Wednesday night of Scott Panetti.

In his 31st lawsuit against the Obama administration, Gov.-elect Greg Abbott leads Texas and 16 other states challenging new protections for up to 5 million undocumented immigrants.

If he opts to run for president again, Gov. Rick Perry wants to ensure that his entry into the field bears little resemblance to 2011, when he jumped into the Republican presidential primaries with little preparation or forethought.

Gov. Rick Perry announced Wednesday that he would require all state agencies to use E-Verify, a federal electronic employee verification system that aims to prevent the hiring of illegal workers.