Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are both spending an estimated $1 million on TV ads airing across Texas this month. Two recent polls show two different plausible outcomes for our March 4th primary — a Texas Credit Union League poll conducted just days ago shows Clinton ahead 49% to 41%, whereas a poll released this morning by The American Research Group shows Senator Barack Obama leading Hillary Clinton 48% to 42%. Things are certainly getting interesting ... more ›

Well, while we were all was guessing The LBJ Library, Hogg Auditorium or The Frank Erwin Center, UT has announced that the February 21 Democratic Debate will officially be held at The Recreation Sports Center. more ›

Meanwhile, both Obama and Clinton are pulling out all the stops to appeal to our state's Hispanic population, which account for as much as 25% of Texas' eligible voters, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. Obama today launched a Spanish radio ad (mp3) stressing his humble working-class roots. Each campaign is also spending upwards of $1 million on TV ads that began running this week. more ›

Texas U.S. Senators John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison are, evidently, pushing hard for a $450 million national disease research lab to be installed in San Antonio. more ›

Last week, Senate Bill 1317 passed the Senate in a highly partisan vote thanks in large part to lobbying efforts by Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst. The bill itself, if made law, would limit the scope of a city's jurisdiction by making it illegal for any city to regulate air pollution (or, presumably, anything else) beyond its borders. However, despite what many Senators who voted for this bill will tell you, this bill isn't about municipal... more ›

In the wake of a serious dog attack that left 69 year-old Genevia Bushnell recovering from 23 distinct bites, the Texas Legislature is considering a change in dog aggression laws. more ›

Senator Dan Patrick (Houston) – evidently the resident jackass of the Texas Senate, judging by his recent antics – has done it again. A few days ago, Patrick invited mockery and ire from his fellow Senators by suggesting that he can cut the Texas state budget by over $3 billion, something that no other organization or public figure has been able to do as of yet without also proposing to cut many important social... more ›

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Once heroic South Korean scientist, Hwang Woo-suk, fabricated much of his data in some of his research on cloning. Now at an all-time low, he is being charged with fraud. Ritz-Carlton for some, Motel 6 for others; A hotel in Germany actually charges their guests based on their weight. Last night, The Anaheim Ducks took over Round 2 and knocked Colorado out of the playoffs, winning 4-1. The Ottowa Senators beat Buffalo by a... more ›

• Now we know they were just slowly trying to make us dumber on the way to class as if we needed more help. Diesel exhaust proves to be an issue on the big yellow bus.
• Former Iraqui leader Saddam Hussein and his cohorts are faced with new charges; they are accused of and wlll be tried for genocide for the over 5000 killings in Halabja.
• Ex-Lieutenant Colonel Yousef al-Suwaileh won the Kuwaiti election on Tuesday for the final seat in the Municipal Court. Many had hoped that a woman would win the election in a state where women were allowed to vote for the first time.
• Wisconsin now has four Senators who support gay marriage. The state is proposing a Constitutional Amendment to ban gay marriage which will be on the a ballot in November.
• A really busy hurricane season is predicted for the year. William Gray is predicting at least five with winds over 110 mph.
• Brian Doyle, a Department of Homeland Security Press Secretary, had trouble keeping his little habit a secret. He was arrested for attempting to seduce a child over the internet.
• Ex-Microsoft exec Charles Simonyi has decided to take a less traditional vacation and venture in to space. If you've got billions of dollars what else are you going to do?
• If the gas prices and availability were to get to an unreasonable state, Austin would fare relatively well without the stuff.
• As if there wasn't enough reality TV wasting your time, the Miss America Pageant is slated to become a new reality series. Oh yay. more ›

Last week, the Senate Budget Committee caved in to special interest groups and passed a budget resolution that includes a provision designed exclusively to allow drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. more ›

-Chaos continues to reign supreme in Paris, where over 3,000 vehicles and dozens of businesses have been destroyed. All of this is over the accidental death of two teenage boys, who had been hiding from the police. -Harry Potter has the "potential to frighten some children" -They caught that death-row inmate who'd escaped from Houston outside a liquor store in Louisiana - trashed. -Cheney wants desperately to retain the power to torture terror suspects... more ›