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The latest 2010 elections news from The Texas Tribune.

  • Ads Infinitum: Moving Moody

    By Brandi Grissom

    El Paso Democratic state Rep. Joe Moody, who is in another pitched battle with Republican businessman Dee Margo in House District 78, pitches himself as a corruption fighter in his latest TV spot. Full Story 

    State Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, at the 2010 Texas Democratic Convention in Corpus Christi.
    Credit: Spencer Selvidge

  • Where They Stand: HD-47

    By Ben Philpott, KUT News

    In House District 47 — which sits entirely within Travis County — incumbent Democrat Valinda Bolton is locked in a tight race with Republican Paul Workman. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune looks at where the candidates stand on the issue of transportation. Full Story 

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  • A Likely Story

    By Ross Ramsey

    You can ask all the right questions in a political poll and still get a wrong answer. The results are based not only on how people answer the questions but on a pollster's educated guess about who'll vote and who won't. Full Story 

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  • Ads Infinitum: Chet Edwards' "Experience"

    By Morgan Smith

    A new ad from the Chet Edwards campaign spotlights a recent Dallas Morning News article that revealed his Republican opponent, Bill Flores, failed to repay $7.5 million he received from the federal government to rescue his company from a bankruptcy. Full Story 

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  • The Life Jacket

    By Brandi Grissom

    For some incumbent Republican House members who might otherwise be struggling to stay above water — Harper-Brown, Bohac, Driver, Kleinschmidt, Anderson, Hartnett, Legler — President Barack Obama may be just the flotation device they need. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman

  • Swing Shift?

    By Elise Hu

    In one of the most competitive Texas House races this fall, Republican Cindy Burkett is challenging freshman state Rep. Robert Miklos, D-Mesquite, in a southeastern Dallas County swing district. Full Story 

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  • Texas Weekly's Hot List, Vol. 6

    By Ross Ramsey

    This week's look at the most competitive races on the Texas congressional and legislative ballots sees two drop from Red to Orange, largely because the incumbents outdid their opponents in the latest campaign finance reports. For similar reasons, three incumbents move into hotter water; they face challengers whose combined general election spending and cash on hand outdistanced theirs. Full Story 

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  • A Sophomore Slump?

    By Elise Hu

    Half a dozen Democratic House members first elected in 2008 face an important test this fall: Can they win re-election on their own merits, without the help of high turnout generated by a popular presidential candidate? Republicans believe the combination of the current anti-incumbent mood, the Obama backlash and the built-in advantage that the GOP enjoys in Texas spells doom for Dems up and down the ballot. But the freshmen playing defense point to a few factors working in their favor. Full Story 

    These freshmen state lawmakers are battling to hang onto their seats this fall.
    Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman

  • 2010: Beaumont, Corpus Papers Endorse White

    By Evan Smith

    The Beaumont Enterprise and the Corpus Christi Caller-Times today threw their support behind Bill White's bid to unseat Gov. Rick Perry, bringing to four the number of newspapers that have endorsed the Democratic challenger over the Republican incumbent. Full Story 

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  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

    By Evan Smith

    Ramsey on whether Bill White at the top of the ballot helps Houston-area candidates, Aaronson and Stiles present a treemap of Texas political ads, Stiles and Ramsey on the latest campaign finance filings, Aguilar on the Laredo mayor's race, Hamilton on anonymous tweeters who make mischief, Ramshaw interviews a disability rights activist with a thing for iPads and bibles, Hu on the accidental release of Rick Perry's "secret" schedule, M. Smith on the bitter back-and-forth over a voter registration effort in Harris County, Philpott's micro-debate on education between two House candidates, Grissom on this week's twist in the Cameron Todd Willingham investigation and, in our latest collaboration with a big-city Texas newspaper, Stiles, Grissom and John Tedesco of the San-Antonio Express News on what kind of Texans, exactly, are applying to carry concealed handguns: The best of our best from Oct. 4 to 9, 2010. Full Story 

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  • The Hunted

    By Reeve Hamilton

    Republicans looking to grow their majority in the Texas House have set their sights on rural districts held by "WD-40s" — white Democrats over the age of 40, who hope their personal reputations will trump political considerations in what's shaping up to be a GOP year. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman

  • T-Squared: One-Hour Interviews With White and Perry

    By Evan Smith

    I'm pleased to report that next Friday, Oct. 15, the Trib — in partnership with Austin public radio station KUT and Austin public televison station KLRU — will present separate hour-long interviews with Democrat Bill White and Republican Rick Perry. The interviews will take place at KLRU's Austin City Limits studio before a live audience. Full Story 

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