HPV Bills Move Forward in Senate
Texans would get access to more information about human papillomavirus, but the vaccine would not be mandated, under a series of bills approved by a Senate panel Tuesday.

Senate Panel Backs Voluntary HPV Vaccine
Lawmakers on Tuesday appeared to unite behind a bill for voluntary human papillomavirus vaccination that would override an executive order issued in January by Gov. Rick Perry.

College Top-10 Percent Rule Could Change
Some students who want to attend Texas' most elite public universities could get an admissions break if lawmakers approve measures modifying the state's top-10 percent rule.

Perry Backs 'Religious Expression' Legislation
Surrounded by several parents and children, Gov. Rick Perry on Tuesday endorsed legislation that, he said, would guarantee youngsters the freedom to express their religious beliefs at school.

SB 896 Is, in Fact, About Much More Than TXU & Utilities
Once again, and as we're usually proud of here in the Great State of Texas, "As goes Texas, so goes the nation" ... and the nation is looking to Texas on the crucial issue of whether or not governments can retroactively meddle in the day-to-day operations of the Texas economy.

Senators Pan Tuition Hikes
State lawmakers berated public universities Tuesday for hiking tuition year after year - and themselves for letting it happen.

Senate Committee Approves TYC Overhaul
A sweeping bill to reform the Texas Youth Commission cleared a Senate committee Wednesday, but it might face opposition from prosecutors because it would prohibit children with misdemeanor convictions from being sent to the agency's facilities.

Senate 'Cells' Out
Despite a series of announcements over the last two weeks indicating that adult stem cells have shown promise in treating diseases from Type 1 diabetes to heart damage, a majority of Senators remained doggedly committed to forcing you to pay for research that requires the killing of human embryos.

Gingrich and Thompson: The Men Who Aren't There
These lines, by poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, might as well have been dedicated to Messrs. Giuliani, McCain, Romney, Huckabee, Brownback, Tommy Thompson, Hunter, Tancredo and Gilmore:
When I was coming down the stair
I met a man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I do wish he'd go away

Survey: Excitement Abounds for Those NOT in the Presidential Race
In an overnight survey of GOPUSA's Grassroots Survey Team, it is clear that frustration with Washington continues to carry over from the November elections. In addition, those "candidates" currently at the top of the presidential poll, are not even running for president ... at least not yet.

Mr. Right, Mr. Wrong
In this spring of conservative discontent concerning the leading GOP presidential prospects, the potential candidacy of Newt Gingrich-he ranks third in GOP polls-offers the most intense quandary yet. From a Christian conservative perspective, he says all the right things. He's very smart-but is he presidential?

Religious Extremism
by Gary Bauer
Paul Krugman is a well-known columnist for the New York Times who woke up this morning very worried about religious extremists. He devoted his whole column to it this morning. I understand his concern.