2010: Perry Has $10 Million on Hand
Gov. Rick Perry's campaign reported today raising more than $8 million since July 1, eclipsing his Democratic challenger, former Houston Mayor Bill White, by about $3 million. Full Story
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2010: White Has Less Than $3 Million on Hand
In partial campaign finance filings released today, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill White's campaign reports raising $4.68 million and has $2.75 million in cash left to spend. Full Story
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2010: Moody Hearts Perry?
The Republican Party of Texas is accusing Democratic state Rep. Joe Moody, of El Paso, of plagiarizing the text of a State of the State address by Gov. Rick Perry, and it has launched a website to make its case: www.madatmoody.com. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Bill Flores' "Texans Deserve Better"
The latest in the ad wars between Bill Flores and U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, is a spot from the GOP challenger featuring U.S. Sen. John McCain. Full Story
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Texas Weekly's Hot List, Vol. 5
This week's look at the most competitive races on the Texas congressional and legislative ballots sees an addition to the list (HD-57), because of indications that conservatives have a prominent Democrat in their target zone, and three upgrades, with a race (HD-113) going from Orange to Red and two (HD-1 and HD-56) moving from Yellow to Orange. Full Story
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2010: Austin American-Statesman Endorses Bill White
Calling him a "thoughtful, experienced, unifying leader," the Austin American-Statesman this morning backed Democrat Bill White for governor over incumbent Republican Rick Perry. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Rick Perry's "Border"
Rick Perry's campaign has released a new ad on the topic of border security that pivots off of the letter the governor hand-delivered to Barack Obama during their brief tarmac meeting in Austin. Full Story
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HuTube: Hair Today
Governor Goodhair and his opponent with less hair each produced video features explaining how they maintain their manes. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Chet Edwards' "General"
The latest ad from U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, features General Paul Funk, the former commander of Fort Hood, who accuses Republican Bill Flores of "spreading outright lies." Full Story
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Where They Stand: HD-45
In House District 45 — which covers Hays, Blanco and Caldwell counties — incumbent Democrat Patrick Rose faces a stiff challenge from Republican Jason Isaac. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune looks at where the candidates stand on two flashpoints this election year: the budget and immigration. Full Story
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 48
Our topics this week include the renewed debate over concealed handguns on campus, the advantages of not debating or talking to the press and the hotly contested battle between Congressman Chet Edwards and Republican Bill Flores in CD-17. Full Story
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The Contender
Bill Flores is the latest in a line of Republicans to try to dislodge U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, from the country’s most Republican district held by a Democrat. But this time, he swears, it’s going to come out differently. The pundit class thinks he may be right. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: DGA's "Cracks"
The Democratic Governors Association is running commercials critical of Gov. Rick Perry. Full Story
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TribBlog: Perry Proposes Tougher Laws For Sex Offenders
Three years after passing some of the toughest sex offender laws in the nation, Gov. Rick Perry is pitching another effort to crack down on sexual predators. Full Story
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Texas Weekly's Hot List, Vol. 4
This week's look at the most competitive races on the Texas congressional and legislative ballots has two (HD-3 and HD-52) moving from Red to Orange, and three (HD-96, HD-101 and HD-102) moving in the other direction. The two downgraded races both have three candidates in them; none of the three upgraded contests has a Libertarian on board to help the Democrat by pulling votes from the Republican. Full Story
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HuTube: Perry and White Uncut
In lieu of a face-to-face debate, Rick Perry and Bill White are separately sitting down with the press between now and Election Day. This morning, WFAA-TV in Dallas aired back-to-back interviews with Perry and White discussing immigration, insurance and the coming budget crisis. Full Story
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2010: Newspaper Poll Has Perry By 7
Gov. Rick Perry leads his Democratic challenger, Bill White, 46 percent to 39 percent in the latest poll commissioned by the state's five largest newspapers. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Chet Edwards' "People"
The latest ad by U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, features veterans speaking out against what he alleges is Republican Bill Flores' plan to privatize their health care system. Full Story
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2010: Perry 48, White 42
In the latest poll from Rasmussen Reports, Gov. Rick Perry maintains a 6-point lead over his Democratic challenger, Bill White. Full Story
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2010: Perry Leaves Editorial Writers "Stunned and Disappointed"
If Gov. Rick Perry's goal in speaking at the National Conference of Editorial Writers luncheon in Dallas was to win the group over, then they say he "utterly failed." Full Story
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