The Midday Brief: December 28, 2009
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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The Brief: December 28, 2009
‘Tis the season for retrospection. Full Story
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Last Man Standing, Part One
As a holiday gift to Tribune readers, I'm pleased to present Last Man Standing, my documentary about the 2002 Texas House race between Republican incumbent Rick Green and challenger Patrick Rose, a young Democrat who mounted his campaign while attending law school at UT-Austin. Full Story
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Roll your own political videos ... interactive travel maps of your federal and state legislators ... scary movies, to keep the kids out of the border's scary drug wars ... puttting dropouts back in class ... rates squeezing families out of home health care ... how many lobby and trade associations do teachers in Texas need? ... enjoying the silence before an expected two-month siege of political advertising ... the dean of Texas political writers gets shut out of the gubernatorial debates ... and we have an interactive database of the state's best and worst public schools. The best of our best for a short news week, from December 19 to 26, 2009. Full Story
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HuTube: A Multi-Platform Look Back
The multimedia/social media side of the TT operation has various projects and enterprises to connect you with in case you missed them over the past seven weeks. Full Story
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T-Squared: We Wish You a Merry Tribmas
Here's what to expect from us between now and January 4. Full Story
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Grin and Bexar It
How are San Antonio Democrats reacting to the party's embezzlement scandal? Full Story
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The Midday Brief: December 23, 2009
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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On the Records: An App-y New Year
A rundown of the data we've published so far — and a look ahead. Full Story
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TribBlog: Border Mayor Escapes Mexico Shootout
Eagle Pass Mayor Chad Foster might have to change his tune about his idyllic border home after this week. Foster was having lunch Tuesday with Mexican officials across the border in Piedras Negras when a gunmen started spraying the place with bullets. Full Story
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TribBlog: Texas Grows
We added more people this year than any other state — more than Florida, Arizona, California, Nevada and Colorado combined. Full Story
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The Brief: December 23, 2009
A major chapter of U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s fight in DC may be drawing to an end. Full Story
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Data Apps: Best/Worst Public Schools
Find the highest and lowest performers in Texas. Learn why nearly 500 campuses failed to meet minimum standards — and how the state inflated the rankings in the top category. Full Story
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BurkaBlocked
Why the dean of Texas political writers won't be asking questions when the GOP gubernatorial candidates debate next month. Full Story
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Do Not Open Until After the Holidays
In a couple of weeks, they'll be all over the place. But political ads at this time of year are dangerous. Ben Philpott filed this report for KUT News and the Tribune. Full Story
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Sibling Squabbles
Four Texas teachers groups offer similar benefits and want the same basic things. So what’s the fuss about? Full Story
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T-Squared: Our Mobile Site, Revisited
You wanted access to every bit of our content, including taglines, on the go. Done and done. Full Story
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TribBlog: Sun Bowl to Oklahoman: Drop Dead
The El Paso Brut Sun Bowl has sold out more quickly than ever in its 76-year history, officials said today. The sellout comes less than a week after the Oklahoma City daily The Oklahoman, ran a story about how the raging violence in Juarez was keeping many Sooner fans from buying tickets Full Story
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The Midday Brief: December 22, 2009
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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TribBlog: DSHS Will Destroy Blood Spots
The Department of State Health Services will destroy all blood samples taken from infants before May 27, 2009 to settle a lawsuit over the state's newborn screening program. Full Story