Ads Infinitum: Medina's TV Spot To Air in East Texas
This ad is worth a look. Toward the end, there's a special shot of Medina really connecting with common man, by carrying a non-descript giant sack on her shoulder. Full Story
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On the Records: Mack Brown vs. Mike Sherman
We've added Texas A&M to our payroll database, so now you can compare both coaches' salaries. Let's hope next week's game isn't so lopsided. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: November 20, 2009
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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TribBlog: Supreme Court Won't Review Bonfire Ruling
The Texas Supreme Court today freed Texas A&M University from further liability in the decade-old bonfire case. Full Story
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TribBlog: Unemployment Rises in Texas
The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent in October, up from 5.2 percent a year ago. Full Story
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On the Records: Tracking Unemployment
Analyzing unemployment in Texas: What would Google do? Full Story
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The Brief: November 20, 2009
Ready to welcome U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Gov. Rick Perry into your living room? Full Story
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Debtors' Treadmill, Part Two: Political Payday
Groups that offer high-interest, short-term consumer loans and want to avoid state regulation contributed more than $1.4 million to Texas politicians over the past nine years, Texas Ethics Commission records show. Full Story
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Hospital War
As lawmakers in D.C. hammer out a health care reform bill, physician-owned specialty hospitals — a quarter of which are in Texas — face an uncertain fate. Full Story
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The Farouk Show
Farouk Shami's red-carpeted gubernatorial candidacy coming-out party was more like a scene out of Fashion Week than anything Texas Democrats typically put on. But the stagecraft and the statewide ad buy that begins today are aimed to quell doubts about whether he's making a serious run. Full Story
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HuTube: Under the Farouk Tent
Couldn't make it to the big tent for Democrat Farouk Shami's gubernatorial announcement? This is your pass to the party. Full Story
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