Meet the Flintstones
Nearly a third of Texans believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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2010: Newspaper Endorsements: Star-Telegram for Chavez-Thompson
"[S]he would bring a fresh perspective, a commitment to work with both sides of the aisle and an emphasis on the state's public schools and higher education..." Full Story
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HuTube: Weekend Programming Note
Catch Kay, Debra and Rick on Dallas television this weekend. Full Story
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2010: Newspaper Endorsements: Eagle for Kay, White, Gilbert
The Bryan-College Station paper's editorial board makes its picks. Full Story
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2010: Clements Endorses Perry
Former Gov. Bill Clements endorsed Gov. Rick Perry for reelection. Full Story
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Primary Color: HD-78
About the only thing Jay Kleberg and Dee Margo have in common is the R next their names on the primary ballot — that and their desire to take on freshman Democratic state Rep. Joe Moody in November. Full Story
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Primary Color: HD-98
State Rep. Vicki Truitt, R-Southlake, has won and won easily since wresting the district from a GOP incumbent in a 1998 runoff. But this year is different. She'll face three opponents and voters who might be in an anti-incumbent mood. Full Story
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Primary Color: HD-20
In one of the fastest growing and most conservative areas of the state, four Republicans are vying for the Texas House seat of outgoing state Rep. Dan Gattis, R-Georgetown. Full Story
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Primary Color: CD-23
Two lawyers, two doctors and an ex-CIA officer are hoping that discontent with the federal government and anxiety about the economy will propel them to victory against incumbent U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-San Antonio. But first, they have to win a crowded Republican primary. Full Story
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Primary Color: Five to Watch
In honor of today's kickoff of early voting — a two-week period in which political junkies, committed activists and other go-to-the-head-of-the-class types will line up to cast ballots for their favorite candidates, unable to contain their enthusiasm or anger until March 2 — we present five different installments in our Primary Color series. Brandi Grissom reports on the GOP face-off to take on state Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, in House District 78. Elise Hu tackles the four-way scrum between Republicans in HD-20 hoping to succeed retiring state Rep. Dan Gattis, R-Georgetown. Ross Ramsey asks why a perenially safe incumbent, state Rep. Vicki Truitt, R-Keller, has a fight on her hands this year in HD-98. Abby Rapoport looks at the battle for conservative cred in the race for the District 5 seat on the State Board of Education. And Morgan Smith picks apart the five-way race for the GOP nomination in Congressional District 23 — and the chance to topple U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-San Antonio. Full Story
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The Republicans Have a Proposition for You
The start of early voting marks the beginning of the final two-week sprint for candidates — and also, in the case of the GOP primary, for activists pushing propositions on the ballot that define the party's stance on a series of hot-button issues. Ben Philpott, who's covering the 2010 elections for KUT News and the Tribune, filed this report. Full Story
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2010: Newspaper Endorsements: Globe-News for KBH and White
The Amarillo paper's editorial board gets behind the state's senior U.S. senator and the former Houston mayor. Full Story
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2010: Newspaper Endorsements: Caller-Times for KBH and White
The Corpus Christi newspaper's editorial board echoes the sentiments of other papers around the state. Full Story
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2010: Newspaper Endorsements: Star-Telegram for Kinky
"[O]ffers a vision for how the department can best serve all Texans, as well as the lands and animals entrusted to them." Full Story
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HuTube: Ronnie Earle's Green Screen Challenge
Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor Ronnie Earle is using online video to introduce himself to more Texans, but his first foray isn't likely to go viral. Full Story
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Truther Consequences
Debra Medina, the upstart GOP candidate for governor, is in damage-control mode since last Thursday's flap over her statements on the 9/11 attacks. Campaigns have always had to deal with putting out fires, but this one is different — one of the first in Texas in which social media sites like Twitter fanned the flames. Ben Philpott, who's covering the 2010 elections for KUT News and the Tribune, filed this report. Full Story
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2010: Newspaper Endorsements: White Nabs Three More
Editorial boards at the Beaumont, Lubbock, and Marshall papers are backing the former Houston mayor's run for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Full Story
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2010: Newspaper Endorsements: Kay, Kay, and More Kay
Editorial boards in Beaumont, Lubbock, Marshall and Wichita Falls join their big-city brethren. Full Story
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2010: Perry Up 16 in Newspapers' Poll
The governor leads the GOP pack with 45 percent, followed by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchsion at 29 and Debra Medina at 17. Full Story
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2010: Newspaper Endorsements: Chron for White
"[F]ar and away the most qualified candidate to represent the party in seeking to crack the Republican lock on statewide offices." Full Story
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