Guest Column: A Campaign Finance Coup d'état
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United case constitutes activist judicial arrogance. Full Story
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Ticked
The worst outbreak of fever-tick infestations in South Texas in four decades has ranchers and animal-health officials scrambling to prevent not just a loss of billions to the state cattle's industry but an outright ban on our cattle. Full Story
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No Experience Necessary
Few members of the State Board of Education have finance expertise. Should we be concerned that they manage the investments of the $23 billion Permanent School Fund? Full Story
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The Debate Watchers Speak!
They came, they saw, they sounded off. For Friday night's gubernatorial primary debate, the Tribune and Austin's KXAN-TV partnered to host a focus group of 10 undecided Republican voters. They watched the hour-long face off between Rick Perry, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Debra Medina with us, and they pulled no punches when sharing their thoughts after the show. Full Story
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The Talk Shows
Friday night's second and final debate between the Republican candidates for governor might as well be called "The Debra Medina Show." While the two big-name contenders — Kay Bailey Hutchison and Rick Perry — are trying not to make any career-threatening gaffes, she'll be trying to add momentum to an outsider run that has made her the most interesting candidate in the race. Full Story
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
The death penalty and DNA testing in a 16-year-old triple murder in the Texas Panhandle. The second debate between the three Republican candidates for governor. Charter schools are having a hard time hanging on to the employees that matter the most: Teachers. The possibilities and perils of a switch to electronic medical records. A rundown of top races. Who's giving to candidates, and how much? Social networks and politicians. Ballots: The slow reveal. And a new and highly requested feature makes its debut. The best of our best from January 23 to 29, 2010. Full Story
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HuTube: The Focus Group
Who won the debate? Our panel of ten undecided Republican voters was nearly unanimous in its decision. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Perry Answers With Border Ad
Now U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison isn't the only one talking about border issues on television. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: January 29, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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2010: Livebloggin' the GOP Debate Tonight
Don't just watch the debate. Follow along with our reporters in Dallas and Austin with our team liveblog event tonight. Full Story
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The 2nd GOP Gubernatorial Debate: Liveblog
The three Republican gubernatorial candidates — Kay Bailey Hutchison, Debra Medina, and Rick Perry — met for the second, and probably final, time in Dallas tonight. We came, we watched, we wrote, live-blogging all the way. Full Story
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The Brief: January 29, 2010
Brief devotees, like this brief writer, have surely scheduled their date nights for Saturday—tonight’s the second and final Republican gubernatorial debate, and everyone’s talking about it! Full Story
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Paperless Medicine: Training the eWorkforce
If doctors in Texas are going to start using electronic medical records, somebody has to teach them how to do it. The state's universities are gearing up to teach the teachers. Full Story
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Case Open: The Investigation
It took a crew of eight Northwestern University students to bring national attention to questions about Hank Skinner's death sentence. But his legal pleas for more DNA testing of crime scene evidence — and his lawsuit against the Gray County district attorney — have gone nowhere. Unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes, he'll be executed on Feburary 24. Full Story
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File Not Found
In the Information Age, it still takes the major political parties in Texas three weeks to figure out who should be listed on their state ballots. Full Story
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T-Squared: Email Alerts. Finally.
Sign up here and we'll push all of our latest content — or just some of it — to your inbox, whenever you tell us to. Full Story
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2010: Dems to Debate
Democrats Bill White and Farouk Shami will face off before a live audience in a televised debate. Full Story
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TribBlog: Family Values in Jail
Local elected officials and civil rights groups urged legislators at a committee hearing today to implement more programs for women and girls in Texas prisons and jails. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: January 28, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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The Brief: January 28, 2010
For our Texas retrospective of the State of the Union, let’s start from the top of the political food chain and work our way down. Full Story