Abuse of Power: One Family's Fight
With each day that passes, David Nicholson fears that the man who killed his profoundly disabled brother will join the ranks of state school workers who are never convicted for their heinous acts. Full Story
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Ready to Runoff
Let's say, thanks to Debra Medina, neither Rick Perry nor Kay Bailey Hutchison cracks 50 percent in the Republican gubernatorial primary. What exactly happens next? When? And which of the two top finishers will have the edge? Full Story
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The Abortion Answer
As she demonstrated in last week's debate, Kay Bailey Hutchison still struggles with how to describe her position on an issue that many Republicans consider sacrosanct. Full Story
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2010: What Not to Wear
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami got himself photographed wearing a scarf that says "Palestine" on one end and "Jerusalem is ours" on the other. Full Story
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2010: Kay 41, Rick 0
Former President George H.W. Bush will endorse Kay Bailey Hutchison in the governor's race this week, sources close to Hutchison confirmed tonight. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: January 20, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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TribBlog: Special Master Recommends Reprimand for Keller
Sharon Keller, the presiding judge of the state's highest criminal court, will not be removed from the bench following a trial and review by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Full Story
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The Brief: January 20, 2010
What do 41 Republicans in the U.S. Senate mean to Texas? Full Story
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Mapping the Money Race
To better understand the geography of the money race, we mapped the candidates' contributions by city, using graduated symbols to highlight their most lucrative areas. The bubbles in the maps get larger based on the percentage of a candidates' total take. Full Story
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Abuse of Power
State employees who commit heinous acts against Texas' most profoundly disabled citizens rarely get charged with crimes, let alone go to jail. A Texas Tribune review of a decade’s worth of abuse and neglect firings at state institutions found that just 16 percent of the most violent or negligent employees were ever charged with crimes. Full Story
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What Does Debra Want?
Now that she'll join Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison on stage at the second GOP debate — now that she's cracked spoiler-worthy double digits in the latest poll and will fundraise, Ron Paul-style, through an online "money bomb" — it's fair to ask what longshot gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina is in it for. Full Story
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The Polling Center: It's a Texas Thing
Texas identity remains alive and well and continues to play a critical role in the state’s politics. Full Story
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2010: McDonald's Rewind
Democrat Jack McDonald surprised his supporters last month by dropping his 10-month bid for Congress. He said at the time he'd give money back to donors who want it back. Now come the details, in an email from the candidate to supporters. Full Story
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TribBlog: Will Obama Put Texas Schools Back in the Race?
The president announced he would ask Congress for an additional $1.35 billion for the Race to the Top education grant program — which Gov. Perry spurned last week — along with more flexibility in doling it out to individual districts. He also took a swipe at Texas. Full Story
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2010: White's Way Behind
Former Houston Mayor Bill White has said it won't be easy to beat a Republican for the Texas governorship. The latest Rasmussen numbers prove it. He's trailing both Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison by double-digits. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: January 19, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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2010: The Bushiest Bushie for Kay
James Baker enters the fray. Full Story
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2010: "Strongly Disapprove"
It seems Republicans in Texas are generally unimpressed with the President, according to Rasmussen poll numbers. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Nolan Ryan in KBH's "Fence"
Kay Bailey Hutchison has a friend in baseball legend Nolan Ryan. Full Story
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The Brief: January 19, 2010
It's Debra Medina's moment. Full Story
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