The Brief: June 21, 2010
It was the cluck heard 'round the world. Full Story
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2010: Andrea White Speaks Out
Andrea White, wife of the Democratic nominee for governor, Bill White, has been traveling around the state drumming up support for her husband's campaign — one living room at a time Full Story
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White: Perry Works Seven Hours A Week
As Gov. Rick Perry tours China as part of an economic development trip, his opponent, Democrat Bill White, is accusing the governor of working an average of seven hours a week. "Leadership starts at the top," White said, promising to put in more hours on the job if he's elected. Full Story
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The Brief: June 17, 2010
Is the boiling battle between Texas and the Environmental Protection Agency slowing to a simmer? Full Story
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The Brief: June 16, 2010
As the dust settled Tuesday, details of the college football kerfuffle-that-wasn't became a little clearer. Full Story
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HuTube: Chicken Suits Never Get Old
Team Rick Perry's media availability outside Bill White's Austin headquarters felt more like a pep rally than a press conference. Full Story
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The Press Conference Crashers
In our latest HuTube vlog post, we venture to a Team Perry press conference at Bill White's Austin headquarters. White's volunteers must have had some advance notice. They came armed with signs, chants — and a guy in a chicken suit — to shout over the governor's spokesman. Full Story
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2010: Carville Protege Joins Team White
Chad Clanton, a Waco-born Democratic consultant and well-known protege of James Carville, has joined the Bill White gubernatorial campaign to "work on a variety of projects ... on multiple media channels," says White spokeswoman Katy Bacon. Full Story
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2010: "The Tea Party Folks are Like Barbara Jordan"
The humorist, singer, and sometime Democrat Kinky Friedman addressed delegates of the Libertarian Party of Texas yesterday. On his mind: what Debra Medina should have said to Glenn Beck, why the "Tea Party folks are like Barbara Jordan" and sex with horses. Full Story
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The Polling Center: Green Pastures Yield a Small Harvest
The potential Green Party drain of votes away from the Democrats is probably pretty small. Full Story
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White Fires Back Over "Profiteering" Claims
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White denies claims that he financially benefited from an investment in a company that helped in Hurrican Rita cleanup. Video courtesy of Tribune news partner KHOU-TV in Houston. Full Story
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The Brief: June 10, 2010
Is the race for governor over? Full Story
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2010: Perry: White Should Resign [Updated]
Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that Democrat Bill White should leave the governor's race it's true that he owned part of a company that got taxpayer money to deal with Hurricane Rita while White was mayor. White's campaign responded by saying Perry is lying about White's record to avoid debating the Democrat before the November election. Full Story
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The Brief: June 9, 2010
It's Bill White versus the campaign hydra this week. Full Story
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2010: White Releases Income Tax Returns [Updated]
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White — after weeks of nagging from Republican Gov. Rick Perry — released his personal income tax returns dating back to 2004. Full Story
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The Brief: June 8, 2010
Efforts to contain the oil still gushing into the Gulf of Mexico finally seem to be making headway, but the government is now warning that the remaining slick may have a mind of its own. Full Story
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TribBlog: Campaigns Sound Off Over 'Fight Club' [Updated]
The day after the Texas Tribune and the Houston Chronicle collaborated to expose a fight club — this one involving young girls at a Houston-area residential treatment center for foster kids — gubernatorial hopeful Bill White's campaign sounded off on it, blaming Gov. Rick Perry for not being aware of the abuse. Full Story
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The Brief: June 7, 2010
Forecasters pegging a looming state budget shortfall at $18 billion don't have Gov. Rick Perry particularly worried. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Perry Goes After "Cap & Trade" [Updated]
Gov. Rick Perry's latest web ad sits challenger Bill White next to someone he might not want to be pictured with right now — Barack Obama. Full Story
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The Weekly Tribcast Episode 31
In this week's TribCast, Ross, Evan, Ben and Reeve discuss the summer political fundraising season, TxDOT's audit, how population projections will impact into redistricting and the politics of pollution. Full Story
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