For 6-plus hours, tornadoes raced across North Texas
Ron T. Ennis / Star-Telegram
In many instances, the rapidly developing tornadoes gave residents little time to take cover.
Sheriff: “A lot of people were devastated, a lot of people were just happy to be there.”
Gov. Rick Perry, on a visit to Granbury, suggests the formation of a structure that would help “private sector” individuals provide aid “Texans to Texans” on specific disasters.
Family keepsakes were scattered among debris Thursday in a Cleburne doctor’s home, one of many damaged by a tornado Wednesday night.
Country music star Randy Travis has filed a lawsuit to prevent the release of patrol car video of his 2012 drunken-driving arrest in North Texas.
Most bills aren’t marquee material, and working on them is tedious.
Prospect of special session rises as hopes for a budget deal grow dim.
- U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey: Grandparent Tax Credit Act of 2013
- Gov. Rick Perry "deeply saddened by the deaths" caused by storms late Wednesday
- Fort Worth council members worry more conflicts will arise in mixed-use zoning between schools and alcohol sales
- Fort Worth on track for summer completion of Forest Park "Road Diet"
- Fort Worth council considering two tax abatements
- Man shot dead at north Houston restaurant
- Making mentally ill defendants ready for trial
- Texas Gov. Rick Perry Veto History
- Perry's veto power grows as session grows late
- Memorial for dead Texas cheerleader set for Sunday
- 1 winning ticket sold in Fla. on Powerball
- 4 tornadoes counted from Thursday thunderstorm
- Uranium developer to close NM offices
- Police arrest Dallas man after shootout kills 1
- $590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla
- Dallas man shot to death on front porch of home
- Texas judge denies women's request for attorneys
- Texas Tech won't raise tuition, fees for 2013-14
- Baylor University to build $13.6M track stadium
- Texas police: 2 found in burned home were murdered
- Lawmakers make a deal to boost school funding
- Going nowhere fast: Not much new money for transportation, state leaders say
- Legislating in Texas is not all fun and glory
- Prospect of special session rises as hopes for a budget deal grow dim
- Gag order bill draws late opposition in Austin
- Innocence Commission bill in trouble, sponsor says
- Texas House says ‘no’ to term limits on statewide offices
- ‘Campus carry’ gun legislation moves closer to a Senate vote
- Texas Senate passes legislation requiring photo ID to get a marriage license
- House sends donor disclosure bill to Perry
Guide to the 83rd Texas Legislature
- Key dates
- Find or contact your representative / senator
- The Tarrant County delegation
- North Texas delegation on Twitter
- Texas Legislature
- Info: Nonpartisan Texas Legislative Council
- Guide to Texas Legislative Information
- Challenges ahead in the 2013 legislative session
- How a bill becomes law
- Track a bill
- Bill status hotline: 877-824-7038 (in Texas only, toll-free)
- Legislative Reference Library
- Texas State Directory online
- Texas Legislative Council's redistricting page
- Contact Government and Politics Editor John Gravois
- Contact Austin Bureau Chief Dave Montgomery
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