Austin American-Statesman

statesman.com — It is a dirty little secret for the state's child protection system. Last year, parents of 130 Texas children willingly claimed that they abused or neglected their offspring - even though they had not - because involving Child Protective Services was the only way to provide their children the intensive, and expensive, mental health treatment they needed.

statesman.com — American-Statesman Staff A Fort Worth Democrat killed a House bill by an Austin Republican that would have created the Hill Country Regional Water Authority. State Rep. Paul Workman, R-Austin, said a parliamentary move by state Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, destroyed a plan to save Central Texas consumers money on their water bills.