In his new 60-second television spot, Democrat Bill White reintroduces his family and lays out his vision for Texas. His Republican opponent, incumbent Gov. Rick Perry, isn’t mentioned.
August 2010
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The Brief: Aug. 3, 2010
Her gubernatorial run may be long dead, but Kay Bailey Hutchison’s money is still talking.
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State Government
State of Pay
According to a review by the State Auditor’s Office, the salaries of state law enforcement officers in DPS, the Alcoholic Beverage Commission and other agencies lag as much as 20 percent behind those of big-city police.
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Interactive: Where Did Hutchison’s Donors Go?
Many contributors to U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s unsuccessful campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination now are backing other candidates. Most remained loyal to party, collectively donating at least $1 million to fellow Republican Rick Perry, the incumbent who soundly defeated Hutchison. But others decided to back Perry’s general-election opponent, Democratic former Houston mayor Bill White, who has collected at least $675,000 from the senator’s backers. Use the tabs below to view Hutchison’s top donors — and see which candidate, if any, they decided to support.
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Higher Education
A Court Date for Hopwood 2.0
A panel of federal judges will hear arguments today for and against the University of Texas at Austin’s race-based admissions system, which the school has used for decades as part of what its “holistic” admissions program. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports.
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State Government
“A Big Step Forward”
A change in policy by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs granting extended benefits to soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder should disproportionately impact Texas: Seven PTSD treatment programs are located in the state, and an estimated 13 percent of the 2 million troops who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq since 9/11 are from here.
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Interactive: Kay’s Cash
When U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison lost the Republican primary for governor, her supporters became political orphans. But many of them have landed with either Rick Perry or Bill White. A Texas Tribune data mash-up shows that more than $1 million has flowed to Perry from Hutchison supporters since March, while at least $600,000 has gone to White.
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Energy
TribBlog: Efficiency Sufficiency
Within 10 days, the Public Utility Commission plans to adopt stricter requirements for energy efficiency, though they are lower than originally proposed.
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Demographics
TribBlog: Obama the Remover
A report released today from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University shows that during the first nine months of 2010, Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed 279,035 non-citizens, compared to 254,763 for the same time period during the final year of the Bush administration.
