On the Records: What He Said
Data: Make it available. Make it usable. Make it meaningful. Share. Full Story
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The Medina Effect
Debra Medina may yet have a role to play in the race for governor. Analysts say her potential effect ranges from negligible to potential spoiler. Full Story
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More Than One Million Caught
Next time you plan on speeding through an intersection after the signal changes to red, remember this: A camera could be watching. Full Story
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Race to the Bottom Line
The feds want Texas to sign onto a movement toward national education standards in order to get up to $700 million in "Race to the Top" money. Texas officials say our students —and our curriculum — aren't for sale. Full Story
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2010: Point of No Return
Keep an eye on December 30 — that's the date after which candidates can't remove their names from the party primary ballots. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: December 10, 2009
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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2010: Done-bar
As anticipated, Cynthia Dunbar has officially announced that she will not seek re-election to her spot on the State Board of Education Full Story
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On the Records: A View Behind the Cameras
How we built the red-light camera app. Download the data and build your own — or embed ours as an iframe. Full Story
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The Brief: December 10, 2009
We are one third of the way through the Rick Perry & Kay Bailey Hutchison Christmas sing-along. Full Story
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T-Squared: What's Up, Docs?
Our latest bit of functionality: a searchable, sortable repository of every document on our site. Full Story
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Data App: Red-Light Cameras
Explore red-light camera intersections across Texas, or drill down to individual intersections to see images, crash figures and citation totals. Full Story
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Letting Farouk Be Farouk
Where does Democratic gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami stand on the issues? Full Story
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TribBlog: El Paso ISD Embraces Honest Grading, Sort Of
The El Paso school board this week dumped a controversial policy requiring teachers to give automatic grades of 50 to students who didn't earn them. But teachers are still allowed to do so at their discretion. Full Story
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2010: The Pre-Debate
Kay Bailey Hutchison wants Debra Medina included in gubernatorial debates. Full Story
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2010: Survival of the Fittest?
Even if Cynthia Dunbar doesn't seek reelection to the State Board of Education, another conservative Republican stands ready to take up the cause. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Perry's "Texas Values" Radio Ad
Texans for Rick Perry has released its new radio ad, "Texas Values." It's airing on stations across Texas, according to the campaign. Full Story
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The Charter School Waiting Game
Nearly 130,000 students attend Texas charter schools, but 40,000 more are waiting to get in. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: "We Texans" v. "Banksters"
If you'd prefer "lies and corruption," Debra Medina invites you to vote for "career politicians." Otherwise, she would like you to vote for her. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: December 9, 2009
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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The Brief: December 9, 2009
Gov. Rick Perry has some things to say about the federal government. Hint: They are not good. Full Story