TribBlog: Facebook is Like, Real, Says UT Study
Researcher finds social networking allows genuine, not idealized, personalities to shine through Full Story
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The Midday Brief: December 7, 2009
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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2010: Hutchison's In; Here's How She Said It
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is in the governor's race, if you were still on pins and needles about that. She starts with promises of property tax reform, a leadership shake-up at the Texas Department of Transportation, and a list of other problems she'd like to address. Full Story
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2010: KBH Calls it for White
Sorry, Farouk. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison called the Democratic gubernatorial primary for Houston Mayor Bill White . Full Story
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The Brief: December 7, 2009
If Thursday was Gov. Rick Perry’s day, and Friday belonged to Bill White, then today is a day for Kay Bailey Hutchison. Full Story
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Video: On Being a Black Republican
Wallace Jefferson, the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, on what race has to do with politics, why he's a member of the GOP, and whether the party has been sufficiently hospitable to African Americans. Full Story
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The Hidden Food Line
Pending food-stamp applications have soared in Texas — from about 38,000 a year ago to more than 65,000 in October. Two-thirds of those people had waited longer than the federally mandated 30 days, and nearly half had waited more than 60 days. Full Story
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Audio: White Hits the Road
After Houston mayor Bill White joined the race for governor late last week, one of his first stops was Austin, a Democratic stronghold that made for a nice, safe place to start his campaign. Full Story
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Party Matters
Candidates from both sides of the spectrum are self-recruited and responsible for their own campaigns. So what's the value of a relationship with the state's political parties? Full Story
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Final Preparations
If you're checking off the boxes for gubernatorial candidates, Thursday belonged to Gov. Rick Perry, who filed for reelection before noon on the first day he was allowed to do so. Full Story
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Video: Bill White's Announcement Speech
The Houston mayor reveals the worst-kept secret in Texas politics: He's running for governor. Unedited video in two parts. Full Story
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
It was a political week, with a full-court press from our staff on Bill White's switch to the governor's race and all of the fallout; the moves during the first week of filing for political races; Philpott's look at Republicans challenging Republicans; Hu's latest in the popular Stump Interrupted series; Ramshaw on emergency rooms, family doctors, and child protection; Stiles and Grissom mapping payday lending locations juxtaposed with family income data; Rapoport on the state budget and education; Thevenot on KBH's plans for schools; and Hamilton on the power (or not) of political endorsements. The best of the best from November 28 to December 4, 2009. Full Story
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HuTube: Behind the Scenes of Snow; White
It's the latest installment of a HuTube video journal, or vlog, to take you behind the scenes of Bill White's annoucement in Houston. Full Story
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2010: Kinky Moves?
Texas Democrats aren't through with the changes on the statewide ticket. Take a look at this teaser from gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman, issued after Hank Gilbert exited the governor's race, set his heart on being agriculture commissioner, and endorsed Farouk Shami. Full Story
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2010: McLeroy vs. the World
Lobbyists from across the Republican party come out to support one of their own for State Board of Education, forsaking former chair Don McLeroy. Full Story
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2010: Dan Patrick Staying Put, Endorsing Combs
Forget what I said on this week's TribCast, parroting the chatter around the Capitol: The state senator from Houston is not considering a primary challenge to his fellow Republican, Comptroller of Public Accounts Susan Combs. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: December 4, 2009
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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TribBlog: Some States May Ban Return-to-work
Though Texas employees are increasingly retiring just to get rehired — a clever way to bring in a salary AND a pension at once — USA Today reports that many states are curbing the practice. Full Story
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TribBlog: Whitmire Wants "Top-to-Bottom" Changes at TDCJ
"If the prison administrators cannot get the job done, we need to find some who can." Full Story
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2010: Gilbert Switches to Ag, Endorses Shami
Hank Gilbert got out of the race for the Democratic nomination for governor, saying there are "two credible candidates" in the race. And he said he'll be a candidate for agriculture commissioner — the office he tried unsuccessfully to win in 2006. And then came the real surprise: Gilbert said he is endorsing Farouk Shami for the Democratic nomination. Full Story
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