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Gov. Rick Perry asks feds to pay $13.5 million in prison fees The Associated Press via El Paso Times Share     Gov. Rick Perry called on the federal government to reimburse Texas in full for holding undocumented immigrants in state prisons, reviving a symbolic message of border security woes made by other governors in previous years. More
Politico: Poll has Debra Medina closing in on Kay Bailey Hutchison Politico Share
Tea party-backed candidate Debra Medina is closing on Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in Texas' Republican gubernatorial primary, increasing the odds the race led by Gov. Rick Perry will be thrown into a runoff. More State's budget shortfall becoming real The Austin American-Statesman First Reading Blog Share
We have all known for some time that a budget deficit would hit the Legislature in the 2011 session. That's because lawmakers passed a giant tax cut in 2006 and didn't reduce spending accordingly - spending has in fact increased. But thanks to the money that has built up in the Rainy Day Fund, and thanks to federal stimulus dollars, the shortfall has been something off in the future that hasn't fully hit yet. More
In ag race, Gilbert and Friedman square off for Democratic nomination The Austin American-Statesman Share
Hank Gilbert and Kinky Friedman are campaigning for the Democratic nomination for agricultural commissioner. But to hear each of them talk politics, you would think they were still running for governor. On the stump, Gov. Rick Perry, who actually is seeking re-election to that office, serves as the standard punching bag for both candidates. The candidates' jabs at each other are largely confined to news releases. More Water officials fine firm for violations in Hallsville The Longview News-Journal Share
State water quality regulators levied more than $16,000 in fines against a Fort Worth construction firm for violations at its Hallsville area site in 2009. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said silt from the company, Draper Construction and Land Development, discharged into a nearby creek and destroyed aquatic habitat, filling a nearby pond with sediment. More
Charlie Wilson, longtime East Texas representative and focus of film, dies at 76 The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Share
Charlie Wilson, the rowdy, fast-living East Texas congressman who worked to secure clandestine arms for Afghan resistance fighters in the 1980s, died of cardiac arrest Wednesday in Lufkin, three years after receiving a heart transplant. He was 76. More Plan to suspend new drilling in Barnett Shale becomes campaign topic The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Share
The energy-rich Barnett Shale is becoming enmeshed in election-year politics as the leading Democratic candidates for governor take opposing directions over a proposed moratorium on new permits for natural gas production amid concerns about benzene emissions. More
A call to go green The Houston Chronicle Share
In an event at a solar-powered home in Houston's Upper Kirby area, the Go Solar Texas coalition released a report on how Texas businesses would benefit from state incentives and sent a letter to Gov. Rick Perry and the Public Utility Commission proposing ways to expand the state's solar power capacity. The state has the largest potential solar capacity of any U.S. state but doesn't take advantage of it, according to the report. More Fluor agrees to pay Katrina workers back overtime The Houston Chronicle Share
Fluor Enterprises has agreed to pay $1 million in back overtime wages to 154 workers who inspected temporary housing trailers during the Hurricane Katrina cleanup. Fluor's agreement resolves a lawsuit the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division filed against the company and its subcontractor, Houston-based Universal Project Management. More
University of North Texas president resigns with no explanation The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Share
University of North Texas President Gretchen Bataille announced Wednesday that she will step down effective Feb. 28. Bataille, 65, came to the university to become "a transformational leader," she said in a statement released by UNT. More Weekend home show adds patriotic touch The Longview News-Journal Share
A booth at the Longview Home Products Show this coming weekend is being designed to remind visitors why home matters. "We're setting up that booth in honor of the military," Dale Hooker said of a camouflage-covered booth he plans to festoon with flags and photos of the people who defend hearth and home. This will be the 31st annual Home Products Show the East Texas Builders Association has produced. More
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