Pro-Perry Super PAC's First Ads Air in S.C., Iowa
Make Us Great Again, the Super PAC formed to raise money in support of Rick Perry's White House bid, has made its first ad buys — in South Carolina and Iowa. Full Story
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TYC Ends Contract With Doctor Who Gave Race Testimony in Court
The Texas Youth Commission terminated its contract Friday with a psychologist who testified repeatedly in death penalty cases that Hispanic and black men were more likely to be dangerous in the future. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Oct. 31, 2011
Your afternoon reading: A new ad buy in South Carolina for Perry; Cain denies sexual harassment allegations; special interests in judicial campaign contributions. Full Story
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Former Morton Prosecutor Faces Questions on Alleged Misconduct
Former Williamson County district attorney Ken Anderson this morning entered a closed courthouse room where he faces Michael Morton and an inquiry into how prosecutors secured a wrongful murder conviction against Morton 25 years ago. Full Story
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Little Opposition to Measure That Would Increase School Funding
Proposition 6 on the Texas constitutional ballot would allow the land commissioner to transfer hundreds of millions of dollars to public education. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports that the measure has seen little opposition. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 31, 2011
Herman Cain may be up, but Texas Republicans haven't abandoned Rick Perry, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: Perry's Grades Are...
In this week's nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we stuck with the presidential race and the governor, asking for their impressions of Gov. Rick Perry and how his candidacy reflects on the state. Full Story
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Cities Make Wage-Theft Prosecution a Priority
With a new state law designed to protect workers from wage theft now in effect, organizations and lawmakers in at least three Texas cities are facing a new challenge: how to ensure that prosecuting it is a priority. Full Story
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New Perry Ad: "I'm a Doer, Not a Talker"
Gov. Rick Perry's campaign is broadcasting a new ad in Iowa starting today that implicity denigrates Barack Obama for being "slick" and using a TelePrompter and explicity promises action instead of talk. Full Story
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Audio: UT/TT Pollster on How Texans Perceive Perry's Presidential Bid
The Trib's Thanh Tan kicks of a week of stories on the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune political poll — which shows Herman Cain in a statistical tie with Rick Perry in Texas — by interviewing the poll's co-director, Jim Henson of the Texas Politics Project. Full Story
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Cain Edges Perry in New UT/TT Poll
Herman Cain leads Gov. Rick Perry by a single point, 27 percent to 26 percent, among GOP presidential primary voters in Perry's home state of Texas, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Full Story
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Video: Perry's "Bizarre" Must-Watch New Hampshire Speech
A giddy Gov. Rick Perry was fidgety and full of exuberance in this must-watch speech recorded in New Hampshire Friday night. The revealing video appears to have gone viral. Full Story
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Video: Perry on "Fox News Sunday"
This morning Chris Wallace interviewed Gov. Rick Perry about his flat tax plan, the debate debate and more. Full Story
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Galbraith and Collier on the drought's economic impact, Grissom on the latest in the Morton and Skinner cases, Hamilton on university regents' potential conflicts of interest, Murphy on spending by Ron Paul's presidential campaign, Philpott on Rick Perry's plans for Social Security, Ramsey on the dirty little secret about dropouts, Ramshaw on how Perry and his staff downplayed allegations of abuse at state centers for the disabled, Root on Perry's flirtation with birtherism, M. Smith on GOP candidates making public ed their focus and Tan and Hamilton on why students in Texas illegally get access to state financial aid: The best of our best content from October 24 to 28, 2011. Full Story
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Forensic Science Panel Recommends Wide-Ranging Arson Review
The momentous and long-awaited move was welcomed by the family of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was convicted of killing his three daughters in a 1991 arson fire. He was executed in 2004, and scientists have since discredited the science that was used to cement his arson conviction. Full Story
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"Independent" Analysis of Flat Tax Questionable
Rick Perry's presidential campaign is touting a positive "independent" analysis of its flat tax plan. But interviews, company literature and a visit to the office of the firm hired to review it indicate the research falls short of a rigorous economic analysis. Full Story
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Video: Perry's Comeback Week Included Self-Inflicted Wounds
Gov. Rick Perry tried to inject new energy into his campaign this week by hiring high-profile political players and unveiling his plans for a flat tax. But some self-inflicted wounds may have garnered more attention. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Oct. 28, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Perry says he's "here to win" New Hampshire; George Will says Romney becoming "less electable"; state officials unsatisfied by proposed changes to EPA pollution rule Full Story
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Drought Eases, but Schools Still Trying to Keep the Grass Green
Fall weather conditions may bring a small amount of relief to the drought-stricken state, but as Nathan Bernier of KUT News reports, Texas' worst single-year dry spell still has school districts wondering what to do with their football fields. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 28, 2011
Fellow Republican candidates aren't coming to Rick Perry's defense over the possibility that he might skip future debates. But to some extent, they can sympathize. Full Story
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