The Brief: December 23, 2009
A major chapter of U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s fight in DC may be drawing to an end. Full Story
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The Brief: December 21, 2009
Just like Santa needs Rudolph et al. to get him through Christmas, Democrat Farouk Shami needs a good team to carry him to the March gubernatorial primary. Full Story
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The Brief: December 18, 2009
Is this the end of the line, Carl? Full Story
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The Brief: December 16, 2009
Larry, we hardly knew ye. Full Story
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Mapmaker, Mapmaker
Think like the political pros and your mind will go to the long game instead of the short one. The short game is the elections of 2010. The long game is redistricting in 2011, when maps are drawn that corral the voters into the districts that will elect legislators for the next ten years. Full Story
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The Brief: December 9, 2009
Gov. Rick Perry has some things to say about the federal government. Hint: They are not good. Full Story
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Audio: The Pecking Order
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman could announce this week whether he’ll continue his run or stake his claim to another statewide office. Full Story
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2010: Where is Everybody?
Democrats are still talking about who'll fill out their statewide ticket, and it doesn't look like they'll know by the end of the week. Republicans might not see everyone's filing this week, but expect all of their non-judicial statewide incumbents to file for reelection. Full Story
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2010: Winners and Losers
Tom Schieffer's out, and for the sake of this piece, let's say Bill White is running for the Democratic nomination for governor. How's that work out for everybody? Full Story
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The Brief: November 17, 2009
Two unrelated notes for this Tuesday morning: The National Weather Service says that cool — even freezing — temperatures are expected throughout the state and former Vice President Dick Cheney is in town. Full Story
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KBH won't resign to run
Kay Bailey Hutchison won't resign from the Senate to run for governor. Hutchison and her aides began calling other Republicans Friday afternoon to tell them to make other plans. Full Story
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TribBlog: Sunset's Up
House Speaker Joe Straus' picks for the legislative committee that says whether the state should kill or keep state agencies: Reps. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, and Byron Cook, R-Corsicana. San Antonio attorney Lamont Jefferson, who's with the Haynes and Boone law firm, will serve as the House's public member. Full Story
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The Polling Center: Our Inaugural Election Survey
The results of the first UT/Texas Tribune poll, which was in the field from October 20-27 and sampled 800 Texans who identified themselves as registered voters, shows Texas slowly turning their attention to the 2010 elections. Perhaps more to the point, they have become extremely skeptical about the direction of the federal government. Today we’ll focus on the election match ups and what they tell us about the state of play a little less than six months out from the March primaries. Full Story
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The Brief: November 2, 2009
Don’t look now, Senator, but the vultures are circling. Full Story