2010: PPP Poll and Runoff Likelihoods
The latest Public Policy Polling numbers show Bill White way up and Gov. Rick Perry holding his lead. Full Story
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2010: Guns, God, and the GOP Primary
March 2 picks from the Texas State Rifle Assocation (yes to Dora, no to Delwin) and Texas Right to Life (no to Kays). Full Story
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The Brief: February 23, 2010
There’s plenty for Texas-focused Supreme Court watchers to gnaw on today. Also, there’s this election going on, and people really want to vote in it. Full Story
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2010: Spending Spree [Updated]
The five major candidates in the governor's race spent $24 million from Jan. 22 to Feb. 20. Full Story
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Primary Color: SD-5
Forget about issues. The GOP primary for this Senate seat in Central Texas is all about honesty and integrity. Incumbent Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, says of his challenger, Ben Bius, "I can't remember the last time he said something truthful." Bius says of Ogden, "I can forgive a man a policy difference if he keeps his word." Full Story
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Primary Color: HD-105
North Texas Democrats see GOP state Rep. Linda Harper-Brown's Irving seat as theirs for the taking in 2010 — the top target in their battle to take back the majority in the House. But first they have to settle on a candidate. Full Story
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Look Back in Anger
With only a week to go before the GOP primary for governor, Debra Medina is pressing forward with her insurgent candidacy — despite the controversy over 9/11 truthers that temporarily upended her campaign. Her core supporters remain strongly with her, unfazed by and miffed at the media's scrutiny. How the whole thing ends is anyone's guess. Ben Philpott, covering the 2010 elections for KUT News and the Tribune, spent Monday on the trail with Medina and her flock and filed this report. Full Story
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TribBlog: The Dallas Tea Party's Olbermann Invite
Will the MSNBC host accept? Full Story
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TribBlog: Staples Hacked
Don't click that link! Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples is the latest "phishing" victim on Twitter. Full Story
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TribBlog: AG's Office Fires Back At Blood Spot Attorney
The Texas Attorney General's office is throwing its own punches at the attorney who sued the state over its storage of infant blood samples, saying all he wanted was the headlines. Full Story
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2010: A Crash of RINOs
Republican candidate Milton Rister says he's got nothing to do with the speaker-bashing in an email making the rounds in Georgetown. Full Story
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TribBlog: More "Federal Takeover" of Texas Schools?
As Texas education officials predicted when objecting to federal Race to the Top grant rules, the feds may now be moving to tie billions more in federal funds to the adoption of national curriculum standards, according to an Education Week report. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: February 22, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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On the Records: 10 Days, Give or Take
Did it just get easier for governmental agencies in Texas to delay releasing public information? Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Perry's "The Queen"
Move over Helen Mirren, there's a new woman starring in "The Queen." That's the name of Rick Perry's latest ad attacking Kay Bailey Hutchison. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Perry Releases "Tenth Amendment"
Gov. Rick Perry's tapping into an anti-government groundswell with his latest ad. It's called "Tenth Amendment." Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: KBH Touts Endorsements
Kay Bailey Hutchison's newest commercial touts her endorsements from Texas newspapers, emphasizing their scorn for Rick Perry rather their praise for her. Full Story
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The Brief: February 22, 2010
Today marks the start of the last full week before the March 2 primaries. Accordingly, the papers are spilling some serious ink on down-ballot races. Full Story
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2010: Newspaper Endorsements: Chron for Gilbert
"[S]omeone who began working at age 10 on the family cattle ranch." Full Story
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2010: Newspaper Endorsements: EPT for KBH, White, Kinky
The El Paso Times backs the favorite gubernatorial candidates of edit boards elsewhere and makes its pick in the anybody's-guess Democratic primary for Ag Commissioner. Full Story
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