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We Like It Better Here

By Ross Ramsey May 27, 2010

A majority of Texans believe the state is on the right track, while a plurality thinks the country is on the wrong track, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story

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Sarah Palin in Austin

By Mose Buchele, KUT News April 30, 2010

The former Alaska governor was in Austin last night speaking to and raising money for an anti-abortion group. Mose Buchele of KUT News talked to people who had come to support and protest her appearance. Full Story

2010: Guns, God, and the GOP Primary

By Morgan Smith Feb. 23, 2010

March 2 picks from the Texas State Rifle Assocation (yes to Dora, no to Delwin) and Texas Right to Life (no to Kays). Full Story

TribBlog: DSHS Pulls Informed Consent Guidelines Down

By Emily Ramshaw Feb. 18, 2010

State health officials have pulled guidelines allowing abortion facilities to use pre-recorded telephone messages to provide informed consent to patients off of their website. They said concerns raised by Rep. Frank Corte, who is seeking an AG opinion on the matter, "may have merit." Full Story

The Republicans Have a Proposition for You

By Ben Philpott, KUT News Feb. 16, 2010

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

Democratic Gubernatorial Debate: Liveblog, Video, Audio

By Ross Ramsey Feb. 9, 2010

In their first and probably only televised debate, Bill White sounded experienced, as you'd expect of a three-term mayor of Houston, while wealthy hair care magnate Farouk Shami was more passionate, more animated, and much more prone to political mistakes. Full Story

The Democratic candidates on screen at their primary debate.

2010: Rallying Cry

By Reeve Hamilton Jan. 23, 2010

More than a week after they surfaced in the Republican gubernatorial primary debate, the politics of abortion are again heating up. Full Story

James "Patriot" Dillon crashes Gov. Rick Perry's remarks during the Texas Rally for Life. — Credit: by Abby Rapoport

TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

By Evan Smith Jan. 23, 2010

Hu explores on the schism between Bushworld and Perrywold and the increasingly curious question of what Debra Medina wants; Stiles goes all Shark Week on gubernatorial campaign finance, with searchable databases, bubble maps and word clouds; M. Smith on what happens if there's a GOP runoff; Rapoport on the sniping between Perry and KBH on transparency; Hamilton on KBH's abortion issue odyssey; Ramshaw exposes the disgracefully low percentage of state school employees who abuse or kill profoundly disabled Texans and are then prosecuted for their acts; Thevenot on higher ed's tuition time bomb; Aguilar on the Latino pay gap; Ramsey on Farouk Shami's "gift" to Hank Gilbert; Ramsey and Philpott on the the Supreme's Court's corporate campaign cash fallout; and E. Smith's interviews with House Speaker Joe Straus with retiring Republican state representative — and future Texas State chancellor? — Brian McCall. The best of our best from January 18 to 22, 2010. Full Story

Hutchison and Hutchison on Abortion

By Elise Hu Jan. 21, 2010

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison answers questions on Roe v. Wade during debates in 1993 and 2010. Full Story

The Abortion Answer

By Reeve Hamilton Jan. 21, 2010

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