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The top 10 percent rule was supposed to solve the admissions problems at Texas' public universities, but it isn't making the grade.
The inside story of the Aggie sailing tragedy.
Who thinks tuition deregulation stinks? Middle-class kids—and me.
In 2006 Texas schools still can’t teach English to Spanish-speaking students. Here’s what we should do about that—now.
The Democratic congressmen targeted by the GOP
redistricting plan think they can survive.
The selling of George W.—in Spanish.
The eightieth session began with a Speaker’s race, ended with a Speaker’s race, and was consumed in between by the usual mix of nuanced issues and nasty politics. Along the way, a handful of lawmakers put the common good ahead of all else. And a handful of lawmakers didn’t.
As Democrats and Republicans prepare for the hand-to-hand combat of 2002, African American and Hispanic candidates are finally on the front lines.
The state agency that’s supposed to protect you is a captive of the industry you need protection from.
As we head into the most critical legislative session in decades—maybe ever—the question is not just, Who are the people with the most clout at the Capitol? It’s also, What do they want?