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Per-Capita Homeland Security Spending in Texas	3/7/10
2010 Texas Primary: Cost Per Vote	3/4/10
Texas Campaign Finance Totals: 2009-2010	3/1/10
Government Employee Salaries	2/28/10
Data Feedback	2/28/10
Texas Red-Light Cameras	2/28/10
Search Governor's Race Donations	2/27/10
Search Governor's Race Expenditures	2/27/10

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Polling

The Polling Center: First Take on the February 2010 Results | 2/12/10

The University of Texas / Texas Tribune poll, conducted from February 1-7, shows Gov. Rick Perry holding a 24-point lead over U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Republican gubernatorial primary contest, with Debra Medina posing a surprisingly strong challenge to Hutchison for second place. Perry garnered 45% of the vote, Hutchison 21%, Debra Medina 19%, with 16% undecided. The sample of 366 Republican primary voters has a margin of error of +/- 5.12 percentage points.

In the Democratic primary, former Houston Mayor Bill White has a 48%-14% advantage over businessman Farouk Shami. Thirty-eight percent of the Democratic sampled ...

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February 2010
White 51, Shami 19
Perry 49, Hutchison 27, Medina 19
Perry 39, Hutchison 28, Medina 24
Hutchison 49, White 36
Perry 48, White 39
Medina 41, White 38
Perry 44, Hutchison 29, Medina 16

January 2010
Perry 43, Hutchison 33, Medina 12

November 2009
Perry 46, Hutchison 35, Medina 4

September 2009
Hutchison 40, Perry 38, Medina 3

July 2009
Perry 46, Hutchison 36

June 2009
Perry 33, Hutchison 21
Perry 38, Hutchison 26

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Mar 24 2010

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
An Evening with James Baker, III, Former Secretary of State

James A. Baker, III, has served in senior government positions under three United States presidents. He served as the nation's 61st Secretary of State from January 1989 through August 1992 under President George H.W. Bush.
- Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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Apr 21 2010

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
A Conversation with Deirdre Delisi, Chair of the Texas Transportation Commission

Deirdre Delisi is the chair of the Texas Transportation Commission, which oversees the statewide activities of the Texas Department of Transportation. She was appointed by Governor Rick Perry on April 30, 2008.
- Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
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Apr 29 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010
A Conversation with Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., Chancellor of The University of Texas System

Francisco G. Cigarroa, M.D., was appointed the tenth chancellor of The University of Texas System by the UT System Board of Regents on January 9, 2009. As chancellor, he oversees one of the largest public systems of higher education in the nation, with nine universities and six health institutions, an annual operating budget of $11.5 billion including $2.5 billion in sponsored programs funded by federal, state, local, and private sources, and more than 194,000 students and 84,000 employees.
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May 12 2010

Wednesday, May 12, 2010
A Conversation with David Dewhurst, Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst currently serves as President of the Texas Senate. Through four regular and seven special sessions of the Texas Legislature, he has worked to pass legislation to create new jobs and economic opportunity, improve schools, and protect public safety. In 2007, he led the effort to pass one of the toughest Jessica's Laws in the nation. The law, part of Dewhurst's Texas Children First initiative, imposes tough, new penalties against child predators, including the death penalty as an option for the most violent repeat offenders.
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May 19 2010

Wednesday, May 19, 2010
A Conversation with Kirk Watson, State Senator

Senator Kirk Watson is a former Austin mayor first elected to represent District 14, which covers most of Travis County, in 2006. He is the current vice chairman of the Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee and also sits on the Business and Commerce, Economic Development, Jurisprudence, and Nominations committees.
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