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  • Fail to the Chief

    By Ross Ramsey

    Nearly as many Texans believe Barack Obama is a Muslim as approve of his performance as president, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Full Story 

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  • How I Became Lieutenant Governor

    By Bill Hobby and Saralee Tiede

    "I always wanted to run for office," Bill Hobby writes. "And I grew up in a family that had been part of state government for a couple of generations." An excerpt from the forthcoming How Things Really Work: Lessons from a Life in Politics. Full Story 

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  • Dick Armey: The TT Interview

    By Ross Ramsey

    The former University of North Texas economics professor, U.S. House majority leader and hired-gun Washington lobbyist, now the head of the conservative activist group Freedom Works and the co-author of the new book Give Us Liberty: A Tea Party Manifesto, on what the Tea Party is and isn't, why a GOP majority in Congress isn't enough, where George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush went wrong, what Rick Perry did right and why Barack Obama won't be re-elected in 2012. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman

  • Debra Medina: The TT Interview

    By Ross Ramsey

    The third-place finisher in this year's GOP gubernatorial primary on whether she'll vote for Rick Perry, how she feels about the mosque near Ground Zero and what her reaction to Glenn Beck should have been. Full Story 

    Debra Medina addressing Ron Paul supporters
    Credit: Rita Quinn

  • A Certified Texan

    By Ross Ramsey

    In the wake of a court ruling keeping state Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, on the ballot, lawyers for his Democratic opponent and the Texas Democratic Party are deciding whether to appeal to the Texas Supreme Court. But time is short: Today is the last day a candidate who is removed can be replaced. Full Story 

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    Credit: Birdwell campaign

  • 2010: Birdwell Will Stay on Ballot

    By Ross Ramsey

    Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, can remain on the November ballot, the state's 5th Court of Appeals ruled this afternoon. Texas Democrats had sued to remove him, saying his vote in the Virginia elections in 2006 made him ineligible to serve in the Texas Senate. Full Story 

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    Credit: Birdwell campaign

  • Countering Obama

    By Erika Aguilar, KUT News

    As President Obama made his way to a fundraiser in Dallas Monday, Republicans in Austin got in their two-cents worth, holding a "Hands Off Texas" rally on the South Steps of the state Capitol hours after Obama visited Austin for fundraiser and a speech at UT. KUT's Erika Aguilar reports. Full Story 

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  • Fundraiser in Chief

    By Ben Philpott, KUT News

    President Obama is coming to Austin and Dallas on Monday. He'll make a stop on the University of Texas campus to deliver a speech before throngs of supporters — and, no doubt, protesters. But as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, the main focus of his trip is green, not burnt orange. Full Story 

    A screenshot from a web ad by Gov. Rick Perry's campaign.

  • The Map: Can a Democrat Win?

    By Matt Stiles, The Texas Tribune, and Zahira Torres, El Paso Times

    Political observers, partisan faithful and a pair of campaigns have been consumed by one question for nearly eight months: How close is the race between Republican Rick Perry and Democrat Bill White? Members of both parties agree that White represents the Democrats' best shot at winning the governor's office in 15 years, despite the state's status as a Republican stronghold. But many believe that voting patterns show Texas is still years away from becoming truly competitive. Full Story 

    Bill White and Rick Perry have their sights set on the governor's office
    Credit: Graphic by Todd Wiseman

  • Courting Hispanics: The Future

    By Ben Philpott, KUT News

    For the final part of his three-part series, Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune sat down with Hispanic student leaders to find out whether Texas Democrats and Republicans can attract first-time voters in November. Full Story 

    Students at LBJ School's Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders.
    Credit: Jaci Clark

  • Courting Hispanics: The Dems

    By Ben Philpott, KUT News

    The Hispanic vote in Texas is often referred to as a "sleeping giant" because of historically low turnout. If Hispanics were to show up at the ballot box in record numbers, they could easily influence elections of all kinds. In part two of his three-part series, Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports on the efforts of state Democrats to sound the alarm. Full Story 

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