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Governor Rick Perry will provide the Governor’s Address and U.S. Congressman Michael C. Burgess will provide the Congressional Address to the 24 graduating seniors of Westlake Academy, the first and only municipality in Texas to receive a charter designation. Full story

Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday released a five-year strategic plan outlining the state's “high-level roadmap” to deal with threats including natural disasters, disease outbreaks, terrorist attacks, gangs and violence along the Mexican border. Full story

House Republicans are taking their push to cut federal spending to a new level: On Wednesday, they'll unveil a project that lets the public rank its priorities for showdowns over "wasteful or unnecessary spending." Full story

State leaders facing a growing budget shortfall will exempt prison operations, inmate treatment programs, state mental hospitals, and some education programs from 5 percent spending cuts, a person with knowledge of the process said Tuesday. Full story

The University of Texas has laid off 122 employees this year and could cut 80 more as part of a plan to trim $14.6 million, university officials said Monday. Full story

UPS announced its fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles had expanded with the deployment of 25 next-generation hybrid electric delivery trucks to Houston. Full story

A commission run jointly by Texas and Vermont, with a membership made up mostly of Gov. Rick Perry's appointees, could decide this summer to make Texas the potential resting place for radioactive waste from 36 states. Full story

Senators Tell VA Secretary That Inpatient Care for Valley Vets Needed Full story

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) told members of the Dallas and Fort Worth chambers of commerce she plans to push for earmarks for Trinity River plans in both North Texas cities. Full story

Gov. Rick Perry's disdain for the nation's capital apparently wasn't enough to keep him away from Saturday night's ultimate inside-the-Beltway event: the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Full story

Texas Gov. Rick Perry today expressed optimism after meetings in Washington that Obama administration officials would increase federal commitments to secure the violence-plagued border with Mexico. Full story

Texas Sen. John Cornyn sharply criticized Supreme Court nominee Solicitor General Elena Kagan today -- hinting strongly that her lack of judicial experience, privileged background and role in Harvard’s efforts to bar military recruiters make it unlikely he will support her confirmation. Full story

Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison pressed for more federal action Wednesday in securing the Mexican border and preventing violence from spilling over into the United States. Full story

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison promised Wednesday to secure federal funds for the Trinity River projects in Dallas and Fort Worth and to see the massive redevelopments through to completion. Full story

Perry presented a $175,000 grant to Hendrick Medical Center to create an accelerated program that will allow students with Licensed Vocational Nursing degrees become Registered Nurses in about six months. Full story

President Barack Obama's first choice for a Texas federal prosecutor withdrew from consideration Thursday after lengthy delays in the appointment process. Full story

President Barack Obama called Texas Sen. John Cornyn on Thursday to discuss the impending Supreme Court nomination. Full story

Criticizing the president's space proposal during a news conference Saturday morning at Texas Motor Speedway, Gov. Rick Perry accused Barack Obama of purposely neglecting Texas. Full story

Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina brought her concerns about health care – along with a video camera – to the Capitol on Thursday. Full story

With signs, American flags and yellow "Don't Tread on Me" banners by the hundreds, Tea Party activists packed QuikTrip Park for a tax day rally Thursday night. Full story