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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2010: Perry 48, White 40
The latest Rasmussen Report poll results show incumbent Gov. Rick Perry with an 8-point lead over his Democratic challenger, Bill White. Full Story
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2010: WFAA: Harper-Brown Under Ethics Cloud
Tribune news partner WFAA-TV reports that state Rep. Linda Harper-Brown, R-Irving, and her husband are driving cars owned by a highway contractor doing millions of dollars in business with the state. All the while, Harper-Brown sits on the influential House Transportation Committee. 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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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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TribBlog: Channeling Obama? [Updated]
The Lone Star Project, a Democratic group, claims to have found Republican Stefani Carter's muse. 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 Third Candidate for Governor
On Saturday, the Libertarian Party of Texas chose Houston attorney Katherine Youngblood Glass to challenge Gov. Rick Perry and Bill White this November. 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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2010: Carney: It's Blarney
Dave Carney, general consultant to Gov. Rick Perry, says he had nothing to do with efforts to get the Green Party's candidates on the Texas ballot. 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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2010: Together Again
Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison are together again, politically speaking. Hutchison told a crowd of Republican women in a packed ballroom at the downtown Dallas Hyatt that she's backing Perry for governor and that they should, too. Full Story
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2010: Hold Your Green Horses [Updated]
The Texas Democratic Party won Thursday's battle against the Green Party — but the war isn't over yet. Full Story
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 32
In this week's TribCast, the gang's back together again to talk about Bill White's release of his tax returns, the upcoming GOP convention and who's backing the resurgence of the Green Party. 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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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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TribBlog: Show Me Proof, Dunnam Tells Perry
State Rep. Jim Dunnam, D-Waco, wants proof that Gov. Rick Perry's $9,000-per-month rental property was recommended by state legislators and DPS officials. 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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Ads Infinitum: White Animates Perry
Bill White's campaign has gone back to the drawing board and returned with a brand-new take on Gov. Rick Perry. Full Story
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