The Midday Brief: January 21, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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TribBlog: Perry Commends DPS Troopers Who Nabbed Capitol Shooter
A man entered Sen. Dan Patrick's office, then fired shots outside the Capitol. No injuries have been reported. Full Story
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The Brief: January 21, 2010
Kinky to Gilbert: "Give the money back!" Full Story
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The Abortion Answer
As she demonstrated in last week's debate, Kay Bailey Hutchison still struggles with how to describe her position on an issue that many Republicans consider sacrosanct. Full Story
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Ready to Runoff
Let's say, thanks to Debra Medina, neither Rick Perry nor Kay Bailey Hutchison cracks 50 percent in the Republican gubernatorial primary. What exactly happens next? When? And which of the two top finishers will have the edge? Full Story
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2010: Kay 41, Rick 0
Former President George H.W. Bush will endorse Kay Bailey Hutchison in the governor's race this week, sources close to Hutchison confirmed tonight. Full Story
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The Brief: January 20, 2010
What do 41 Republicans in the U.S. Senate mean to Texas? Full Story
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Mapping the Money Race
To better understand the geography of the money race, we mapped the candidates' contributions by city, using graduated symbols to highlight their most lucrative areas. The bubbles in the maps get larger based on the percentage of a candidates' total take. Full Story
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The Polling Center: It's a Texas Thing
Texas identity remains alive and well and continues to play a critical role in the state’s politics. Full Story
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TribBlog: Will Obama Put Texas Schools Back in the Race?
The president announced he would ask Congress for an additional $1.35 billion for the Race to the Top education grant program — which Gov. Perry spurned last week — along with more flexibility in doling it out to individual districts. He also took a swipe at Texas. Full Story
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2010: White's Way Behind
Former Houston Mayor Bill White has said it won't be easy to beat a Republican for the Texas governorship. The latest Rasmussen numbers prove it. He's trailing both Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison by double-digits. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: January 19, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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2010: The Bushiest Bushie for Kay
James Baker enters the fray. Full Story
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2010: "Strongly Disapprove"
It seems Republicans in Texas are generally unimpressed with the President, according to Rasmussen poll numbers. Full Story
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The Brief: January 19, 2010
It's Debra Medina's moment. Full Story
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Riding into Sunset
As the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality prepares for a legislative review next year, one of its ex-commissioners is consulting with environmentalists who are critical of the agency and the Perry administration. Full Story
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Openly Hostile
Kay Bailey Hutchison says Texas government should be more transparent. Rick Perry says it already is. Let the sniping begin. Full Story
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Who's Funding the Governor's Race?
To find the most-common occupations among the thousands of people who've donated to the major candidates in the last year, we created word clouds, a visualization technique that boosts the size of words depending on their frequency. Full Story
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2010: Rasmussen Reports Medina Gaining
Take a look at the toplines from the latest Rasmussen poll, conducted after the first GOP gubernatorial debate. A Perry challenger's gaining ground, but it's not Hutchison. Full Story
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The Brief: January 18, 2010
Debra Medina has a dream — and it’s not just to bring a gun into a grocery store. Full Story
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