“Texas” on The Daily Caller

Texas Gov. Rick Perry may never be president, but at least he doesn’t have to pick up the full tab for his failed campaign. (more)

Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s dismal performance in the GOP presidential race appears to have hurt his popularity at home. (more)

Texas is one of only 13 states in which couples cannot simply fill out a form to begin ending their marriage. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court handed Texas Republicans a partial victory Friday, tossing a court-drawn electoral redistricting plan that favored minorities and Democrats but leaving the future of the state’s political maps – and possibly control of the U.S. House – in the hands of two federal courts with Texas’ April primaries looming. (more)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas and a subsidiary of health care giant Johnson & Johnson reached a $158 million settlement in a Medicaid fraud lawsuit Thursday, allowing the drugmaker to pay a fraction of the potential $1 billion in penalties and fines that state officials had initially sought. (more)

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – In the spin room following the GOP presidential debate in South Carolina, The Daily Caller asked Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign manager, Rob Johnson, if the governor is disappointed that over 80 evangelical leaders voted in Texas to endorse former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum for president. (more)

NEW YORK (AP) — A hedge fund co-founder, a hedge fund portfolio manager, four financial analysts and a Dell Inc. employee teamed up in a record-setting insider trading scheme that netted more than $61.8 million in illegal profits based on trades of a single stock, authorities said Wednesday as they described a cozy network of friends in finance who made the most of their connections with corrupt employees of technology companies. (more)

Now for your shocking news report of the day: Snoop Dogg was busted with possession of marijuana in Sierra Blanca, Texas over the weekend, the El Paso Times reports. (more)

Search Google for former ESPN analyst Craig James and you’re likely to also find references to an alleged murder of five prostitutes during his school days at Southern Methodist University. (more)

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — On a doorstep outside a family home, a father wondered why police had to shoot his son in the hall of the boy’s middle school. In an office across town, a police chief insisted that his officers had no choice. (more)

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Police shot and killed an eighth-year student in the hallway of his middle school Wednesday after the boy brandished what looked like a handgun and pointed it at officers. It turned out to be a pellet gun that closely resembled the real thing. (more)

LAKE JACKSON, Texas (AP) — The last time Ron Paul’s congressional district was redrawn, he ended up with NASA’s Johnson Space Center as a new neighbor. A group of Houston businessmen soon invited their new congressman for a primer on the value of the space shuttle. (more)

Two former opponents of Rep. Ron Paul, one of whom once worked for the Texas congressman, have come forward to discuss racist comments in newsletters published by the Republican presidential candidate. (more)

Key features of payroll tax and jobless benefits bill passed Friday by the House and Senate: (more)

Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Voting Section career employee Stephanie Celandine Gyamfi perjured herself three times during an internal investigation, the Heritage Foundation’s Hans Von Spakovsky reports for Pajamas Media. (more)

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — College football analyst Craig James, who starred as a tailback at Southern Methodist University and with the New England Patriots in the 1980s, left ESPN on Monday and entered the Republican race for the open U.S. Senate seat in Texas. (more)

The field of candidates looking to replace U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) may be about to get a little bit bigger, as ESPN analyst Craig James is reportedly considering a run. Earlier today, a spokesman for the sports cable network confirmed to the Associated Press that James, 50, has taken a leave of absence from the network in order to decide whether to enter the race. (more)

SAN FRANCISCO – Apple Inc is famous for relying on low-cost Asian manufacturers to both source and assemble its popular gadgets, but the consumer device giant recently started receiving a critical component in its iPad and iPhones from closer to home – Texas. (more)

Khloé, Lamar and the camera crews from E! are headed to Texas. (more)

HOUSTON (AP) — Texas’ March primary will likely be delayed after the Supreme Court on Friday blocked the use of state legislative and congressional district maps that were drawn by federal judges. (more)