2009 Texas Legislative Session

The state's budget is being hit with up to $2 billion in costs. They include the state share of costs from Hurricane Ike, rapid growth in Medicaid costs and enrollment and slowed consumer spending.

Former Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox was laid to rest Tuesday. He died Nov. 20 at the age of 65. Video

Texans came to the state Capitol Monday to honor former Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox. He died Thursday at the age of 65. Video

CBS 42 News followed-up to a story we broke about ghost-voting at the Capitol, as work is underway to install new technology activated by a fingerprint those machines don’t completely eliminate ghost voting. Video

A South Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on charges related to the alleged abuse of prisoners in Willacy County's federal detention centers.