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“I said: 'Right now?' He said: 'Right now.' "I dropped and said a prayer”

Kenneth Foster, the only condemned Texas inmate to win a commutation from Gov. Rick Perry without the prodding of a court, believes other miracles may be headed his way. via Newsday.com

Governors and legislators come and go, and political fortunes rise and fall, but the Texas Constitution just grows older and longer. via MySA.com

“On-site generation cuts the cost and brings hydrogen into the price range of conventional fuels.”

The University of Texas at Austin and Gas Technology Institute have introduced a joint technology program that features the first hydrogen fuel cell bus to be licensed and operated in Texas. via Fuelcellworks

“This election is important, and I encourage Texans to head to the polls and prove me wrong”

Now the public has information about what's been happening with federal funding Texas received to help recover from hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. via Cameron Herald

A political activist is doing what he can to stop Governor Rick Perry has his staff from destroying e-mail records after seven days. via KBTX-TV Bryan

Advocates of open government were aghast to learn that Gov. Rick Perry requires his staff to destroy e-mail records after seven days. via South Texas Chisme

Voters pass $3 billion state bond proposition to set up institute for cancer research and prevention Ann M. Thayer On Nov. via Chemical & Engineering News

“Working with Sen. Hutchison, we put progress over politics for the benefit of Texas.”

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, a member of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations subcommittee, joined Thursday with five members of the Texas Congress-ional delegation, ... via Waxahachie Daily Light

“We want people to have fun, we want them to express themselves. But we have to be careful.”

Texans like to make a splash, but apparently not when it comes to displaying personalized license plates. via KVUE.com

A 31-year-old Texas inmate who unexpectedly avoided certain death believes other miracles may be headed his way. via KXXV-TV Waco

“That Stephen F. Austin's first name is Stephen”

Top photo: McGowen Elementary School teacher Becky Jackson and a group of her fourth-graders, including Antonio Burke , and Nicole Baker, discuss what they learned about Texas during a recent trip to Austin. via Star Community Newspapers

“General Clark's support underscores our nation's need for leaders who have first-hand experience to deal with problems around the world”

The endorsements keep coming in for Rick Noriega . Here's an email Wes Clark sent to his list: 20 months ago I asked you to take a chance. via Off the Kuff

“Countrywide has far exceeded the interim annual targets under our agreement with the Texas Enterprise Fund, already creating great economic benefits to individual workers, other businesses, and state and local governments”

Countrywide Financial Corp. still won't say how many jobs it's cutting in Texas, but the mortgage company assured state officials Thursday it plans to meet the job creation goals of a Texas Enterprise Fund ... via El Paso Times

“We're going to lure some of the brightest minds -- there are going to be people that never thought ten or 15 years ago that they'd be living in the Lone Star State.”

Texans' 61% support on Tuesday for a commitment to provide $3 billion in funding for cancer research over the next ten years is a clear signal to researchers, investors and cancer advocates that Texas will be a ... via MediLexicon

“It's a grand event, but we try not to put a focus on the religious aspects, because that's not the intent”

Diwali attracts attention of businesses in Texas Many mainstream businesses in Houston, Texas are catching on to Diwali, the popular Hindu festival of lights, and marketing to the area's growing Indian ... via Hindustan Times

“We've seen a 62 percent inflation rate over the last five years for the materials that we use to build roads, like concrete, steel and asphalt.”

Even though billions of dollars are at stake, hardly anyone went out for early voting. via KXAM-TV Austin

“And one way is prevention, which might be more of a sure thing and might be cheaper.”

By SUE GOETINCK AMBROSE / The Dallas Morning News sgoetinck@dallasnews.com Despite his dream to accelerate cures for cancer, Gov. via The Dallas Morning News

“I have three children myself and I try to be a positive role model for them”

Partners in Education Secretary Regina Campbell, Partners in Education Specialist Nancy Cowlishaw and Gov. via Star Community Newspapers

“In this program, we will use the university's specialized computer modeling to assist local transit authorities in making good decisions on emerging vehicle technologies”

The 22-foot bus runs on batteries and a hydrogen fuel cell and emits just water vapor out of its tail pipe. via Physics Blog

“We have a big hill to climb in Texas”

Texas high school graduates enter college far less ready for the harder course load than other students, according to new research that shows nearly half of the state's college freshmen take remedial classes. via El Paso Times