The tea party is having an out-sized influence on the debt ceiling crisis in Washington. It's threatening to run challengers in GOP prim...

It's hot. Really hot. And dry. Really dry. The last nine months are the driest in Texas history. And that includes the infamous 1950s dr...

Last week, in reporting on Richardson's budget retreat, I warned: "The city proudly points to its Aaa/AAA credit ratings by Moody...

The Richardson City Council voted 5-2 on Monday to approve zoning changes requested by the Brick Row developer that would allow units planne...

Mike Hashimoto, the most conservative member of The Dallas Morning News 's editorial board (at least since Rod Dreher left and arguably ...

How good is your local school? Don't expect to find out from the Texas Education Agency's (TEA) accountability ratings, due out this...

The mayor won the election. Elections have consequences. A revealing exchange of emails was published this weekend on David Chenoweth's...

The Richardson City Council held back-to-back budget review meetings Tuesday and Wednesday at a "retreat" at the Richardson Woman...

From 2011 0707 Madison Is there a better place to be on a late afternoon in summer than in Madison, sitting on the Memorial Union Terrace...

It looks like one of my wishes for the 2011-2012 budget will come true. No increase in property tax rates is proposed. After the jump, an ...