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No one is watching the walls The San Antonio Express News Share     Despite the growing popularity of towering retaining walls like the one that buckled last week, San Antonio officials have paid scant attention to the structures in residential subdivisions and can’t vouch for their safety. No one at City Hall tracked how many walls were built over the years as thousands of residents flocked to the Texas Hill Country and developers reshaped steep terrain for new homes. City inspectors never checked the walls. And, according to members of the real estate industry, it wasn’t widely known that a permitting process existed for tall retaining walls. More
U.S. Economy: New-home sales fall, capping worst year Bloomberg Share
Sales of new homes in the U.S. unexpectedly dropped in December, capping the worst year on record and signaling the government's tax-credit extension has yet to shore up demand. Purchases declined 7.6 percent to an annual pace of 342,000, marking the fourth decrease in the past five months, the Commerce Department said. More Perry touts Texas border security The Austin American-Statesman Postcards Blog Share
Taking a few shots at federal inattentiveness to border security, Gov. Rick Perry hailed Texas' state-funded intelligence and enforcement initiatives to secure its border from Mexican drug cartrels and trans-national crime gangs. More
Hutchison: Perry border record spotty The Austin American-Statesman Postcards Blog Share
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's campaign says Gov. Rick Perry left out a few important details when he touted his border-security initiatives to the Major City Police Chiefs meeting in Austin. More Texas comptroller: Budget shortfall outlook overblown The Dallas Morning News Share
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs says she's not buying into predictions of a state fiscal meltdown - yet. Forecasts by some that next session's budget shortfall could be as high as $20 billion are too gloomy, "way out there," Combs said. She said estimates that lawmakers will confront a deficit of $10 billion to $11 billion are reasonable, but she sees hopeful signs the number could be well down in the single digits by January. More
GOP candidates leading over Bill White for governor The San Antonio Express News Texas Politics Blog Share
The new Rasmussen Reports poll on the Texas governor's race finds all three Republican candidates would defeat former Houston Mayor Bill White, a Democrat, if the election were held today. More Hutchison's record is two-edged sword The Houston Chronicle Share
Rarely do Texas senators try to trade in their Capitol Hill clout to become governor of the Lone Star State. Sam Houston made the switch in 1859. Sen. Price Daniel did it in 1957. That's the entire list. Half a century later, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is hoping to follow in the footsteps of those two Texas legends. But she is learning that her skills in the capital's corridors of power have been a mixed blessing in the current Republican gubernatorial primary race against incumbent Rick Perry and conservative insurgent Debra Medina. More
Dallas lawmaker pleads guilty, agrees to resign The Austin American-Statesman Share
State Rep. Terri Hodge, D-Dallas , ended her re-election campaign and pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges stemming from a widespread influence-peddling investigation at Dallas City Hall. Indicted in 2007 on federal bribery and fraud charges, Hodge pleaded guilty to a federal charge of fraud and false statements on an income tax return, federal prosecutors said. More First-time jobless claims rise unexpectedly The Associated Press via The Houston Chronicle Share
The number of newly laid-off workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week, evidence that layoffs are continuing and jobs remain scarce. More  Border fence plagued by glitches, long delays The Associated Press via The Houston Chronicle Share
An ambitious, $6.7 billion government project to secure nearly the entire Mexican border with a "virtual fence" of cameras, ground sensors and radar is in jeopardy after a string of technical glitches and delays. Having spent $672 million so far with little to show for it, Washington has ordered a reassessment of the whole idea. More LaHood blasts state over high-speed rail The Houston Chronicle Share
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood blamed Texas officials Wednesday for the state's failure to win federal aid for a high-speed rail system linking its major cities. "If Texas had had its act together, it would have gotten some high-speed rail money," he told reporters. More
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