"Rick Perry’s disastrous campaign deserves to be remembered for appealing to the darkest impulses of the right—and for wasting a phenomenal amount of money."

A group of pastors and other conservative Christian leaders from across the country continue to plan their behind-the-scenes strategy to defeat President Obama in 2012.

However, the group does not seem likely to support a Republican during the primary race or even reach a consensus as to which candidate should receive the Republican nomination.

The group is connected to Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry's plan for a large prayer rally in August.

As record drought hits #Texas, Congressional delegation votes to deny #climate change - lots of masochists there?

Joe R. Lansdale on TX noir

A roundup of notable new songs from the state’s great artists.

"As 'Truth-O-Meter' Spreads, Politicians Wince" @Statesman @politifact featured on @NPR: #austin #texas #politics

#Texas #GOP rebrands itself as the "No #Blowjob Party" -- that'll be popular.

Duh! Left #Austin, #Texas out of my list of upcoming tour-stops!

Conversations about uniting Big Bend with the territory in Mexico have been reignited every decade or so since the land deed was signed in 1944 but ultimately have been squashed by politics. Despite daily death tolls in the dozens in Mexico and tense international politics, the idea now seems to gaining new momentum. Big Bend managers and federal representatives are seeking approval from the Interior, Homeland Security and State departments to unite Big Bend with Mexico’s designated protected areas and create the United States’ second international park, after Waterton-Glacier International Park in Montana and Canada. The project would require a binational effort to build visitor facilities and open at least one legal crossing in the park.

The Abel prize — considered the 'Nobel' prize of mathematics — has been awarded to John Tate, recently retired from the University of Texas at Austin, for his work on algebraic number theory, the mathematical discipline that deals with connections between whole numbers and lies at the heart of Internet security.

RT @QueerjohnPA: Texas School Board Votes to Remove Thomas Jefferson from Curriculum #p2 #texas

In Manor, TX - crowdsourcing govt: "Welcome to Manor Labs! Manor Labs is an open innovation platform designed to allow you to help us solve problems that plague our local government agency. This is also a place for you to submit ideas on how we can do things better. For more information on how we are using open innovation in Manor, please e-mail innovations@cityofmanor.org."

edwards aquifer fell below the 650' level.

In a statement, TWC made clear isn't giving up on the idea -- it just lost a public relations battle, saying that it was "shelving the trials while the customer education process continues."

...the entire State of Texas has decided that Microsoft Windows Vista should not be used in any government agency...

clonal amoebas

Texas leads the nation in spending for abstinence-only programs. It also has one of the highest teen birthrates in the country. Those two sentences together sound like the basis for a logic question on the SAT, but a really easy one.

calvin trillin in tny on snow's

Whereas I look at the polygamist sect in Texas with intrigue, as they seem to mimic the mating system of quite a few animals (sending out young males so that the dominant males can freely reproduce with lots of females),...

A man has been accused of attempting to pass a $360 billion check, which he claims was given to him by his girlfriend’s mother to start a record business, Fort Worth police said.

A federal appeals court has overturned a Texas statute outlawing sales of sex toys, essentially leaving Alabama as the only state with such a ban.

Popular Science recently released a list of the top 50 greenest cities and Austin rounded out the top 10.

Federal appeals court says law violates constitutional right to privacy... "Whatever one might think or believe about the use of these devices, government interference with their personal and private use violates the Constitution."

Texas scores a lowly 9 points out of 100 when it comes to legislation aimed at keeping firearms away from "criminals and other dangerous people."

A former top narcotics officer, credited with over 800 arrests in eight years, is now selling a DVD that shows marijuana users how to avoid arrest when traveling with a stash.

Steven Schafersman is the president of Texas Citizens for Science, and he sent along a status report for Texas — it's not all bad news, and of course it's always good to see a strong, active organization defending science in the state. I've put the full

Balmorhea State Park etc.

The chief executive of Whole Foods Market Inc. wrote anonymous online attacks against a smaller rival and questioned why anyone would buy its stock, before Whole Foods announced an offer to buy the other company this year.

...says the Texas lawmakers "have had an opportunity to eliminate the leading cause of the second most common cancer in women. They chose not to."

AUSTIN — A package left at a women's clinic that performs abortions contained an explosive device capable of inflicting serious injury or death, investigators said today.

To its fans, the US supermarket chain Whole Foods Market is proof that green shopping can be glamorous. But its critics claim the store has got greedy and betrayed its organic ideals. And now it's coming to Britain.

Bill introduced to allow blind Texans to hunt with guns

A research project involving GE and Texas Tech plans to use wind turbines to run desalination plants.

in texas, of course

The law bans the creation and sale of anything "designed or marked as useful primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs." Harsh.