Ads Infinitum: Topic of Debate
Say what you will about Republican gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina — she delivers (on commercials, at least). Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Snapz_Pro_XScreenSnapz001.jpg)
-
![A still image from Debra Medina's fall TV spot]()
Credit: Debra Medina Campaign -
The Midday Brief: December 14, 2009
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
-
Kinky Exits Governor's Race
Humorist and author Kinky Friedman is setting his sights on a new prize: the agriculture commissioner post. Full Story
Credit: Bob Daemmrich -
The Brief: December 14, 2009
Kinky Friedman’s song “Before All Hell Breaks Loose” begins, “Time to resign from the human race.” Today, we will find out if he thinks it’s time to do the same in the governor's race. Full Story
-
Does Texas Pre-K work?
One education model — with unproven results — serves almost a third of pre-kindergarteners in Texas. Its grade? Incomplete. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/121009_classroomdetail001.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Abby Rapoport -
Advice for Annise Parker
Congratulations, Mayor-Elect. Now you get to govern a great city — Houston — that’s much bigger than the electorate and much more complicated than the campaign. Perhaps you’d like some aspirin? Or a re-count? Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/kirk_watson_Two.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: gavelgrab.org -
USDA Approved: Jail Construction
Some Texas sheriffs are looking to an unlikely source to get them out of the hole as private prisons win away federal contracts for inmates and put the financial squeeze on county jails. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/geogroup-laredo-rgdc-usda.png)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Ross Ramsey -
Mapmaker, Mapmaker
Think like the political pros and your mind will go to the long game instead of the short one. The short game is the elections of 2010. The long game is redistricting in 2011, when maps are drawn that corral the voters into the districts that will elect legislators for the next ten years. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/housemap.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
-
It's Still the Economy, Stupid
Sales taxes are down and the recession in Texas hasn't bottomed, so financial concerns will almost certainly factor into the governor's race. Ben Philpott, covering that contest for KUT News and the Tribune, takes a look. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/112409_money001_jv.jpg)
![Article thumbnail]()
Credit: Jacob Villanueva -
The Map to the Maps
Think of the long game instead of the short one. This election is the one that picks the people who draw the maps that corral the voters into the political districts that will elect state and federal legislators for the next ten years. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/77ce20d06f328859f8fbc32e50b5c7d3/BD%20INC%20Kinky%2001%202009)