TribBlog: Where's the Stimulus?
Texas ranks poorly among the states when it comes to letting taxpayers know how it's using federal stimulus dollars, according to a report released today by several nonprofit public interest groups. Full Story
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On the Records: Data Decisions
Some deep-pocketed trial lawyers didn't make the Twenty Who Gave Plenty list. Why not? Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: KBH's "Border Security"
Kay Bailey Hutchison's latest ad, "Border Security," touts her record on the issue. Full Story
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2010: Suspended! Darren Yancy's Real Estate License
Darren Yancy, the Republican running for Sen. Kip Averitt's Waco seat, shows off his professional accomplishments on his Web site. One thing it doesn't mention: A 12-month suspension of his real estate license. Full Story
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The Brief: January 26, 2010
Dick Armey to Perry: Play Nice! Full Story
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Guest Column: The 2010 Agenda: Open Government
Compared with other states, Texas alternates between merely OK and downright bad in rankings of how transparently government bodies conduct open meetings and respond to requests for public information. But we can fix that. Full Story
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The Remedy
Should Congress salvage health care reform? How? Is it possible? Democrats in the Texas delegation sound off. Full Story
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Twenty Who Gave Plenty
Houston homebuilder Bob Perry tops the list of the biggest donors to Texas candidates in the last half of 2009. McAllen developer Alonzo Cantu and Dallas businessman Ross Perot Sr. also gave large sums. Full Story
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TribBlog: Friendly Fire
The Texas State Rifle Association has nothing but love for Sen. Hutchison. So why is it endorsing Gov. Perry? Full Story
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TribBlog: Advocates Want DOJ To Probe State School Firings
Advocates for people with disabilities want the U.S. Justice Department to investigate state employees who were fired for abuse, but never criminally prosecuted for it. Full Story
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The Polling Center: White Count
If President Obama’s ratings are looking a little anemic among whites nationally, they are in need of an emergency leukocyte transfusion in Texas. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: January 25, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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The Brief: January 25, 2010
Is Texas building a highway to nowhere? No. But Texas legislators like their pork barrel transportation spending just as much as their Alaskan counterparts, apparently. Full Story
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Primary Bloggers
On Jan. 23, bloggers learned the tools of the trade at the Perry 2010 Blogger Summit featuring Andrew Breitbart, Gov. Rick Perry, and others. Full Story
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Spoiler Alert
What's it like to be a person who wages a no-win campaign but, by taking votes away, dooms the chances of one or more of the other candidates in the race? Mark White knows. Kinky Friedman knows. Debra Medina could soon find out. Full Story
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Social Studies
Thanks to sites like Facebook and Twitter, we know the elected officials who represent us better than ever — sometimes in weirdly intimate ways. You can find out that Dan Patrick had to put his dog down, that Wayne Christian is a fan of real estate wunderkind and reality TV star Chad Rogers, and that Bill White just finished listening to a book on tape. But woe to the pol who hasn't updated her status in a year. Full Story
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Speaking Tweets to Power
Rick Perry's Blogger Summit featured big-name speakers, social media strategizing and a chance to shoot guns with the Governor. What it didn't feature: much talk about Texas. Full Story
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Life of the Parties
Early voting in the Republican and Democratic primaries starts in three weeks, and the election is in five. While there are nearly 200 legislative races on the ballot, only a few are real contests. Here are the ones worth watching — as of now. Full Story
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Guest Column: The 2010 Agenda: Water
The reality is that no matter how many new dams and wastewater treatment projects we build in Texas, the essential components of our hydrologic system are our watersheds and recharge zones. If we lose their vital functions, we won’t be able to build enough water infrastructure to meet our needs. Full Story
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Corporate Politics
The U.S. Supreme Court freed corporations and unions from a century-old ban on political spending Thursday, ruling that restrictions on their electioneering expenditures violate their First Amendment Rights. Full Story