State Government

These important projects were not selected for Proposition 12 funding: the expansion of I-35E in Dallas and Denton Counties and improvements to the interchange at I-35W and I-820 in Tarrant County.

Jacoby stopped by our offices to discuss the recent appointment of SMU professor Al Armendariz to head up Region 6 of the EPA.

Kay Bailey Hutchison has released an ad highlighting Governor Rick Perry's contradictions in the debate.

Kent intends to host additional town hall meetings, as well as another "Coffee with Carol" in the near future.

Allen Vaught says misinformation has confused the meanings of Prop. 2 and 3.

We'll learn you good. Read about new amendments involving property tax appraisal procedures, imminent domain, public funding for universities, and veterans' hospitals.

The media at the news conference seemed more interested in the Todd Willingham arson and execution issue than education.

Greg Abbott said he had no choice but to challenge the ruling since the state has defined marriage as involving one man and one woman.

The forum will also discuss the upcoming Arlington ISD bond election.

Dallas and Fort Worth recently got Twitter feeds (after we posted this story). But TxDOT's latest road congestion feature is pretty helpful.

Collin County gets $14 million; Rockwall gets $140,000.

Among the new laws are one requiring seat belts for everybody in a vehicle 15 passengers or less and several friendly to those who would carry concealed handguns.

Note to fashionistas: Haute couture does not qualify for the tax break.

A detour will be in place to assist with traffic.

They don't know what to use it for yet, one spokesperson said.

It's all about the hot, dry weather, and the resulting danger of wildfires.

Dallas attorney Eric Johnson intends to challenge Hodge in the 2010 Democratic Primary.

... which would have kept a lot of lead out of our landfills and, eventually, our soil and water.

The Texas Legislature adjourned sine die Monday night without passing sunset legislation for several major Texas agencies, including TxDOT.