There are plenty of reports every year about government at every level, and often political news in Texas coincides with the release of some report or another on departmental or governmental performance. The best report I've seen in a while, though, turns out to be about reports.

CNN has it that Pat Philbin, the person responsible for putting together the fake FEMA news conference we discussed on Friday, has run into some trouble as a result.

First the Republicans in Iowa decided to have their caucus on January 3, leaving the state's Democrats to decide whether to join them in the earliest start to Presidential voting ever or to split the date, keeping their caucus on January 14.

For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Sue Funkhouser, County Chair for the Brazoria County Democratic Party.

Anna Mowery resigned as State Representative for District 97, and now the special election for her seat is so full of candidates it resembles the Dallas mayoral race.

This week's mailbag is heavy on issues from outside Texas, from Louisiana all the way to Pakistan.

Guess who the only reporters allowed to ask questions at the latest FEMA press conference were?

The march to war continues, as the Bush administration announces new, tougher sanctions against Iran.

The once-mighty House Speaker has resorted to guilt by association, and in doing so projects his own weakness and his intentions to hang on to the Speakership.

For this episode of On The Record, we speak with Lorna Ward, Chair for the Rusk County Democratic Party.