As expected, state Rep. Kelly Hancock, R-Richland Hills, will run for the Texas Senate next year in SD-10, the district currently occupied by state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth. Hancock is the first challenger to announce, but this could get crowded, and quickly.
August 2011
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The Midday Brief: Aug. 1, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Perry at 18 percent in Rasmussen poll; fundraiser holding strategy session for Perry; governor mum on the debt ceiling deal
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Public Education
31 Days, 31 Ways: Thousands of Texas Teachers Losing Jobs
DAY 1 of our 31-day series on the effects of new state laws and budget cuts: Thousands of Texas teachers will not have jobs to return to in the fall, the result of a school finance plan that cut $4 billion from districts statewide.
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Energy
In Lubbock, the Evolution of Wind is on Display
Forests of enormous electric wind turbines now rise across West Texas — a far cry from the smaller, water-pumping windmills that covered the land a century ago. In Lubbock, a museum called the American Wind Power Center traces this change, juxtaposing old and new.
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The Brief: Aug. 1, 2011
Many Iowans watching Fox News will get their first taste of Rick Perry today.
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Ad Touting Perry Will Air in Iowa
A new Super PAC calling itself Jobs for Iowa will air a 30-second ad today on the Fox News Channel touting Gov. Rick Perry for president.
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Demographics
Guest Column: Tea Party vs. GOP on Immigration
It’s not that Tea Party self-identifiers have different positions on immigration than regular old Republicans. They just feel more strongly about it.
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Pulling Back the Curtain on Perry’s Inner Circle
Gov. Rick Perry’s inner circle is a mix of family, old friends and close aides. They know his politics, his history, his strengths and weaknesses — and they are the ones he’s talking with as he considers a run for president.
