Past Contributions

• A Timeline of Texas Governor's Race Debates

  By Becca Aaronson, Alex Duner, Aman Batheja, Ryan Murphy and Sarah Adler Aug. 29, 2014

  Take a look back at the highlights from the last three decades of Texas gubernatorial debates. Full Story 

• Taint by Association

  By Ross Ramsey and Sarah Adler Aug. 18, 2010

  The mud-throwing season is underway, with candidates on both sides working overtime to tie their opponents to controversial people, acts and money, hoping the negative mojo rubs off. Democrats are pushing anchor-baby videos of state Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball, and U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Tyler. Republicans slam their Democratic foes for taking contributions from ethically suspect U.S. Reps. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., and Maxine Waters, D-Calif. "Both sides have folks who do what they do," says a rueful Texas Republican who doesn't want his name next to those of his party's outspoken officeholders. Full Story 

• 2010: White: Perry Cut Corners to Help Friend

  By Sarah Adler July 30, 2010

  Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White is calling for an independent audit of Texas Enterprise Fund grants after documents showed the governor's office offered $2.5 million in state subsidies to Sino Swearingen, a company founded by Doug Jaffe. Jaffe is one of two partners involved in a controversial land deal that netted Perry a $500,000 profit. Full Story 

• TribBlog: Storming the Tower

  By Sarah Adler July 22, 2010

  A group of environmental advocates is planning a protest on the UT campus tomorrow afternoon to express their displeasure with new tower-shaped plastic bottles. Full Story 

• TribBlog: Hate on Ice

  By Sarah Adler July 9, 2010

  The Westboro Baptist Church, whose members believe God hates homosexuals, is planning to convey that message in protests at nine sites in the Dallas and Arlington area this weekend. One of the organizations the church plans to protest is throwing its own counter-fundraiser to buy an ice machine used to provide lunches for HIV-positive people. Full Story 

• A Long-Standing Debate

  By Sarah Adler July 8, 2010

  Bickering over whether to debate — as Rick Perry and Bill White are doing now — is nothing new. In our multimedia look at three decades of Texas gubernatorial debates, reluctant incumbents are hardly unusual, but the leading candidates have faced off every time. Full Story 

• TribBlog: Pick Your Plate

  By Sarah Adler June 24, 2010

  Twenty-eight new Texas specialty license plates are up for a public vote by My Plates, the company that markets them. Full Story