- Lawmakers fast-track taxpayer fund to lure big events to Cowboys Stadium – Wayne Slater, Trail Blazers Blog
- Is a North Texas sports commission viable? – Pete Alfano, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- Tax hike is posing as a spending cut – Lan Bentsen, Houston Chronicle
We so tire of the notion that perverse federal incentives to increase the size of local government (and the burden on taxpayers) represent a self-evident argument for doing so. - The News with Cruz: The Texas Senate candidate explains his campaign’s rationale – National Review Online
- Can repealing tax exemptions save the budget? – Paul Burka, BurkaBlog
- Steering tea party to the mainstream – Brian Chasnoff, San Antonio Express-News
Is “avuncular and warm in conversation” the new “articulate?” - RNC gives "Perry for President" new life – On the South Steps
Having grown bored with the Governor’s twitter blocks, the state’s political media can obsess over this tired topic some more. - Fire investigator in spotlight as Willingham review nears end – Chuck Lindell, Austin American-Statesman
- Democrats seek to remove school districts from 'sanctuary city' bill – Tim Eaton, Austin American-Statesman
- State Rep. Todd Hunter files bill to outlaw texting-while-meeting, SLAPP suits – Jennifer Peebles, Texas Watchdog
- Powell does damage control – Paul Burka, Burkablog
- Thousands Protest Education Cuts At Texas Capitol – Morgan Smith, Texas Tribune
- Effort to Draft Tommy Lee Jones is "Absolutely Serious" – Reeve Hamilton, Texas Tribune
We have no doubt that a far-left Pacifica radio host is serious. Whether normal people should take that seriously in an absolute sense is a different matter, however.
Afternoon Update
- Democrats look to flex muscle on rainy day fund – Peggy Fikac, San Antonio Express-News
The views of the ineffectual minority party in the state sure get a lot of play from Fikac, week after week. Playing to her strengths? - Combs adds $300M to her revenue estimate for this year – Robert Garrett, Trail Blazers Blog
- PBS and NPR Throw SXSW Party on Taxpayers Dime – The Right Side of Austin
- Special Adviser at UT System Sparks Concern – Reeve Hamilton, Texas Tribune