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Gene Green on "Leader" Pelosi

By Evan Smith Nov. 10, 2010

During his TribLive interview Wednesday morning, U.S. Rep. Gene Green, D-Houston, was asked if — in light of his party's Election Day disemboweling — he would support outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bid for minority leader. Full Story

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"Fed Up" Frenzy

By Justin Dehn Nov. 10, 2010

After a media tour in New York, Gov. Rick Perry returned to Texas to promote his new book, "Fed Up!" San Antonio supporters were not only eager to read the book but hopeful that the governor would run for president. Full Story

A Conversation With Mark McKinnon and Mike Baselice

By Evan Smith Nov. 5, 2010

For the 15th event in our TribLive series, I interviewed the former George W. Bush and John McCain media strategist and Rick Perry's pollster about what happened Tuesday night: how the Republicans took back the majority in the U.S. House and upped their number of seats in the Texas House by 30 percent, what that portends for the next two years in Austin and Washington, D.C., and whether the governor is really running for president. Full Story

The Biggest Gainers

By Elise Hu Nov. 4, 2010

Texas House Republicans react after defeating 22 incumbent Democrats, giving them the largest majority they've seen since Reconstruction. Full Story

Straus: "I Don't Need Lessons" From Chisum

By Elise Hu Nov. 3, 2010

"I don't need lessons on how to be a Republican," Joe Straus said Wednesday morning, responding to claims by his challenger in the Speaker's race, state Rep. Warren Chisum, R-Pampa, that he isn't Republican enough to hold the leadership post. Full Story

Perry's Victory Speech

By Elise Hu Nov. 3, 2010

Gov. Rick Perry addresses hundreds of supporters in Buda after voters re-elected him to an unprecedented third full term in office. Hitting on a familiar theme, Perry said Texans were "tired of big government" and "fed up" with Washington's intrusion into their daily lives. Full Story

White's Concession Speech

By Elise Hu Nov. 3, 2010

After it became clear that the early returns were against him, Bill White called on Democratic voters to support Gov. Rick Perry. “All our elected leaders, including our national leadership, deserve respect,” he said. Full Story

Rick Perry's Closing Argument

By Justin Dehn Nov. 2, 2010

Gov. Rick Perry wraps up his final full day on the general election campaign trail with an appearance before a throng of supporters in Austin. Full Story

Time Flies

By Elise Hu Nov. 2, 2010

We've been around for one whole year! To mark the occasion, we look back at our inaugural 365 ... by the numbers. Full Story

Bill White's Closing Argument

By Justin Dehn Oct. 29, 2010

Video of the Democratic gubernatorial nominee — confident as Nov. 2 approaches — visiting his Austin campaign headquarters. Full Story

A Conversation With Tom Leppert

By Evan Smith Oct. 29, 2010

For the 14th event in our TribLive series, I interviewed the mayor of Dallas on the challenges of leading the state's third-largest city, why he endorsed Rick Perry despite being a nonpartisan elected official, what he thinks of federal health care reform and whether he'll run for the Senate in 2012. Full Story