The latest is from Public Policy Polling, a Democratic firm, which shows Perry ahead of White by 48% to 42%. PPP’s previous Texas governor’s race survey, in June, showed Perry and White tied at 43% each. A recent Zogby poll commissioned by longtime Texas Democratic godfather Bernard Rapoport has Perry in the lead, 44.4% to [...]

This is TPJ’s summary of its report: Two-thirds of the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) projects that faced job-creation targets by 2009 failed to deliver the jobs that they originally promised in exchange for $368 million in public funding, a new Texans for Public Justice study finds. This marks a sharp increase from the 42 percent [...]

When it comes to obesity, Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Lewisville, says she feels like Indiana Jones trying to desperately outrun a large boulder rolling toward him. State SenatorJane Nelson "I don't know if the public fully understands what's ahead," Nelson...

The Democratic polling firm of Public Policy Polling found Republican incumbent Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst soundly defeating Democrat Linda Chavez-Thompson in their race. Dewhurst is leading 54 percent to 34 percent....