Jane Nelson

Acting Texas secretary of state John Scott resigned earlier this week. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that he would nominate longtime state Sen. Jane Nelson from Flower Mound to replace him. The quick turnover of secretaries of state in Texas is unusual, especially since the office oversees the state's elections.

The Flower Mound lawmaker is the most senior Republican in the upper chamber and has served as its top budget writer for the past four sessions.

Dallas distributed packs of free drinking water at four recreation centers Monday. While Dallasites don't have to boil tap water the way some other city dwellers do, many who lost water from frozen pipes that burst welcome the help.

Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst says the Senate has no plans to expand Medicaid to insure more people.The Obama Administration has offered states…

If Gov. Rick Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst have their way hundreds of thousands of Texans would have to pass drug tests to get public assistance.Gov.…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kera/local-kera-943368.mp3Dallas, TX – Priority one for state lawmakers meeting in Austin next week is…