- Rainy-day deal announced: Perry OK with using up to $3.2 billion – Robert Garrett, Trail Blazers Blog
- So much for the budget deal working out – Paul Burka, BurkaBlog
- Perry's change of heart. Texas got musta got a lot rainier in two weeks – Todd Gillman, Trail Blazers Blog
The state’s political media sometimes get so EXCITED over the perception of a “gotcha” involving Gov. Perry that they can’t even write an error-free headline. - Riddle: Hard-pressed taxpayers 'have said the bank account is empty' – Robert Garrett, TrailBlazers Blog
The topic of waste and the perspective of taxpayers are not just underrepresented in legislative hearings. Look at most of the mainstream media political reporting in the state. - Where Does Lt. Governor Dewhurst Stand on Rainy Day Fund Deal? – The Right Side of Austin
- 'Choose Life' license plates get OK – Mike Ward, Postcards
- Election Contest Committee Sides With Howard – Aziza Musa, Texas Tribune
- Texas Tribune protects protest image – Weston Hicks, AgendaWise Reports
- Starting to worry about redistricting – On The South Steps
- Federally-paid National Guard troops to leave U.S.-Mexico border by June 30 – Stewart Powell, Texas on the Potomac
- TWIA's alleged bungling of Hurricane Ike claims detailed for legislators; insurance chairman Rep. John Smithee ponders dismantling – Mark Lisheron, Texas Watchdog
- Texans not very outraged about cuts – David Jennings, Big Jolly Politics
- What just happened? RDF dizziness – Weston Hicks, AgendaWise Reports
- Additional Thoughts on Yesterday's Budget Kabuki – Nolan Hicks, Hearst Texas Politics
If the intern can’t avoid comma splices, perhaps it’s not quite time to take the training wheels off and let him try political analysis. - New execution drug chosen – Mike Ward, Postcards