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Greg Abbott Issues Stern Warning to International Election Observers

The Texas Attorney General on Tuesday sent a strongly-worded letter to the OSCE, an international organization that has observed U.S. elections for the last decade.

October 25, 2012 | by Sonia Smith
Texas Officials Speak at National Right to Life Convention
The abortion debate continued to play out in Texas over the last few days as Governor Rick Perry, Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst, and Senator Ted Cruz addressed the National Right to Life Convention in Grapevine.
July 1, 2013 | by Sonia Smith
The Battle of Athens Continues

Some 5,000 people rallied in Athens to support the nativity scene displayed outside the Henderson County Courthouse that has been criticized by an atheist group.

December 19, 2011 | by Sonia Smith
A Green Light for Pre-Trial DNA Testing
The Senate Criminal Justice Committee unanimously signed off on a measure Tuesday that would require DNA testing of all biological evidence before capital cases go to trial.
April 9, 2013 | by Sonia Smith | Criminal Justice
Happy Oops-iversary, Rick Perry!

One year ago today, Rick Perry gave the nation the most 53 excruciating seconds in presidential debate history.

November 9, 2012 | by Sonia Smith
Warren Jeffs Gives the World Another Apocalypse to Worry About this Weekend

The world will end this Sunday, on the birthday of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Or so warns the imprisoned polygamist leader of FLDS.

December 20, 2012 | by Sonia Smith
The Widening Scandal Surrounding Texas’s Cancer-Fighting Agency

Five things to know. 

December 12, 2012 | by Sonia Smith
More EPA Regulations Upset Power Industry Leaders

The EPA announced new mercury emissions rules that please environmentalists, but the timeline and potential price tag worries industry officials.

December 22, 2011 | by Sonia Smith
Texas Began Stockpiling Execution Drugs Before Shortage

A scoop from the Austin American-Statesman reveals the state spent $50,000 buying up the drugs last year before other states scrambled to get them from sources abroad.

June 22, 2012 | by Sonia Smith
Texas’ New Voter ID Law Rejected

The Justice Department slapped the hand of the Texas legislature by blocking the state's new voter ID law, saying it would likely disenfranchise Hispanic voters.

March 13, 2012 | by Sonia Smith

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