Your afternoon reading:

  • “A poll that has accurately predicted the outcome of ever governor’s race since 1990 has Gov. Rick Perry leading Democrat Bill White by 11 percentage points in the home stretch of this year’s elections.” — Poll shows Perry leads among Fox News viewers, Texas Politics
  • “The unemployment rate in Texas dropped last month, the Texas Workforce Commission reports.” — Texas unemployment rate drops, Texas Politics

New in The Texas Tribune:

  • “The national group with ties to former Bush White House advisers Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie (and $7 million from Houston homebuilder Bob Perry) steps into the CD-17 race against U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards.” — American Crossroads Releases Ad in CD-17
  • “Federal immigration officials selectively enforce the law and are dismissing the cases of hundreds of aliens who ought to be deported, according to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas. He’s leading a group of senators unhappy with the Department of Homeland Security for releasing immigrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement who haven’t committed serious crimes.” — GOP Senators Accuse DHS of Releasing Aliens

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David Muto was the editor of TribTalk, The Texas Tribune's opinion page. He is also the Tribune's copy editor. A Richardson native, he attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned degrees...