On Friday, April 26, Gov. Rick Perry announced that he was willing to call a special session of the Legislature this summer to get his biggest priorities passed.
"The UT campus and West Campus are among the most densely populated census tracts in the state. Failing to link these neighborhoods to a new rail system would be a disservice to the students who live there."
In 2011 the UT System Board of Regents invested $10 million in MyEdu, ostensibly in an attempt to provide a more efficient and easy-to-use means of planning for graduation.
District Judge Sam Sparks of Austin rejected efforts to get the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to issue license plates bearing the Confederate battle flag.
"Although nobody was injured as a result of Lehmberg's drunk driving, her violation of such and important and serious law is enough to warrant her resignation." The Editorial Board responds to the arrest of Travis County district attorney Rosemary Lehmberg for drunk driving.
"While we support such a comprehensive move to fund the projects called for in the Texas Water Development Board’s 2012 State Water Plan, the proposal sets the stage for a precarious scenario by making the entire initiative contingent on one statewide vote in November."