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• Farouk Shami's Post-Debate Q&A

  By Elise Hu Feb. 9, 2010

  Once the debate ended, the candidates continued taking questions at separate post-debate press conferences. Farouk Shami met with reporters to defend his various policy positions and to take a few more jabs at frontrunner Bill White. Full Story 

• A Conversation with Susan Combs

  By Evan Smith Feb. 8, 2010

  For the second event in our TribLive series, I interviewed the Comptroller of Public Accounts about the size of the coming budget shortfall, the likeliest sources of new revenue, and, of course, election year politics. Full Story 

• Al Edwards vs. Borris Miles ... Again

  By Elise Hu Feb. 5, 2010

  Perennial rivals Al Edwards and Borris Miles are facing off in this year's Democratic primary to see who'll represent HD-146 in the 2011 legislative session. Full Story 

• Interview with Bill Meadows

  By Abby Rapoport Feb. 4, 2010

  Transportation Commissioner Bill Meadows talks about what the Texas Department of Transportation needs to do to repair relations with the State Legislature. Full Story 

• The Debate Watchers Speak!

  By Elise Hu Feb. 1, 2010

  They came, they saw, they sounded off. For Friday night's gubernatorial primary debate, the Tribune and Austin's KXAN-TV partnered to host a focus group of 10 undecided Republican voters. They watched the hour-long face off between Rick Perry, Kay Bailey Hutchison, and Debra Medina with us, and they pulled no punches when sharing their thoughts after the show. Full Story 

• Hank Skinner interview

  By Brandi Grissom Jan. 29, 2010

  I interviewed Henry "Hank" Watkins Skinner, 47, at the Polunsky Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — death row — on January 20, 2010. Skinner was convicted in 1995 of murdering his girlfriends and her two sons; the state has scheduled his execution for February 24. Skinner has always maintained that he's innocent and for 15 year has asked the state to release DNA evidence that he says will prove he was not the killer. Full Story 

• Medina Ad: "One of Us"

  By Ross Ramsey Jan. 27, 2010

  GOP gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina introduces her family, trying to connect with voters as "one of us." Full Story 

• KBH Ad: "Border Security"

  By Elise Hu Jan. 26, 2010

  Kay Bailey Hutchison's latest ad, "Border Security," touts her record on the issue. Full Story 

• Primary Bloggers

  By Reeve Hamilton Jan. 25, 2010

  On Jan. 23, bloggers learned the tools of the trade at the Perry 2010 Blogger Summit featuring Andrew Breitbart, Gov. Rick Perry, and others. Full Story 

• 1998 Ad Featuring George H.W. Bush for Rick Perry

  By Elise Hu Jan. 22, 2010

  As President Bush 41 prepares to publicly endorse Kay Bailey Hutchison's run for governor, we found his appearance in a 1998 spot for then Lt. Gov. candidate Rick Perry. Full Story 

• Brian McCall as Texas State Chancellor?

  By Evan Smith Jan. 22, 2010

  The retiring Republican state representative from Plano talks about how he'll spend his time after twenty years in elective office. 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