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  • Running Uphill

    By Ben Philpott, KUT News

    The Republicans have rolled out their slate of candidates in Travis County, which has been enemy territory — but this year, party leaders hope a sluggish economy and dissatisfaction with health care reform give them an opening. Ben Philpott, covering the 2010 elections for KUT News and the Tribune, filed this report. Full Story 

  • Off to the Races!

    By Ross Ramsey

    Monday was the filing deadline for the 2010 elections, and the parties published preliminary lists of the people who want to run the state next year. By our tentative count, 89 members of the House won't have major-party competition, while nine of the 16 senators on the ballot and four members of the state's congressional delegation all apparently drew byes. The full ballots, as they stand now, are in our Election 2010 database. Full Story 

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  • Time's Up

    By Ross Ramsey

    The political window is about to close: Today's the last day to become a candidate in the 2010 state elections. What we know so far is that the ballot will have a fireworks show at the top, with contested and well-financed gubernatorial primaries on both sides. A couple of statewide Democratic races will be competitive, but with incumbents seeking reelection on the Republican side, there's little action there. Full Story 

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  • The Medina Effect

    By Reeve Hamilton

    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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  • Video: On Being a Black Republican

    By Evan Smith

    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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  • Party Matters

    By Reeve Hamilton

    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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  • RINO Hunters

    By Ben Philpott, KUT News

    Today is the first day for people wanting to run in the Democratic or Republican primary to file their candidacy. The month-long period is often a mix of the expected — like Governor Perry filing to run for re-election — and the unexpected. Houston Mayor Bill White running for governor could set off a chain reaction among Democrats to enter other statewide races, for instance. But one of the most interesting phenomena this year is the number of so called Tea Party Republicans entering the primaries. Ben Philpott, covering the Texas governor's race for KUT News and The Texas Tribune, has this report. Full Story 

  • RINO Hunters

    By Ben Philpott, KUT News

    One of the most interesting phenomena of the 2010 election cycle is the number of so-called Tea Party Republicans entering GOP primaries to challenge incumbents they consider RINOs: Republicans in Name Only. Ben Philpott, who's covering the Texas governor's race for KUT news and the Trib, has this report. Full Story 

    Debra Medina

  • Peace, Love, and Understanding

    By Ben Philpott, KUT News

    Earlier this month, Rick Perry helped push a so-called RINO — Republican In Name Only — off the congressional ballot in New York, only to see the Conservative Party candidate he backed lose to a Democrat. But that kind of us-versus-them narrative was missing from the just completed Republican Governor's Association meeting in Bastrop County. Full Story 

    Haley Barbour
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