The Brief: Dec. 7, 2011
Rick Perry's poll numbers remain stagnant, but in new internal data, his campaign may see reason for hope. Full Story
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Jon Wellinghoff: The TT Interview
The chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on managing wind energy, how electric cars could change the grid and what he's learned by monitoring his electricity consumption at home . Full Story
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Texas Universities in Stand-Off Over Teacher Program Review
Next year, U.S. News & World Report will issue its first of annual review of teacher preparation programs at universities nationwide. Texas universities, though, are not interested in participating. Full Story
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Campaign Roundup: The Week's Political News
A rematch in Northeast Texas and challenges around the state mark this week's news on the campaign trail. Full Story
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Parks Department Appeals to Texans for Budget Help
Only you can help Texas parks recover from devastating wildfires and a dropoff in visitor-generated revenue, the state parks department says. The agency launched a campaign today asking for donations to help fill a $4.6 million budget hole. Full Story
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On the Records: Newt's Weak Texas Fundraising
He may be the new Republican presidential front-runner, but Newt Gingrich has been well behind his rivals in raising campaign cash from Texas. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Dec. 6, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Paul goes after Gingrich in new Iowa ad; Perry Super PAC making big early-state ad buys; more good polling news for Gingrich Full Story
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Video: In "Serial Hypocrite" Ad, Ron Paul Targets Gingrich
Presidential candidate Ron Paul is expanding ad buys in Iowa, including a new video that calls Newt Gingrich a "serial hypocrite." Full Story
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The Brief: Dec. 6, 2011
Bad timing threatens to spoil Gov. Rick Perry's swing through Washington this week. Full Story
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Anti-Washington Perry Heading to Capitol Hill
Gov. Rick Perry will hit the city he vows to shake up this week for a presidential candidate forum and meetings with the lawmakers on Capitol Hill whose salaries and work he plans to slash. Full Story
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S. David Freeman: The TT Interview
The former general manager of the Lower Colorado River Authority talks about rebuilding the organization after the "Trailergate" sex scandal, the environmental failures of public power and why electricity deregulation is a "huge mistake." Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Dec. 5, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Gingrich joins Paul/Trump spat; new early-state ads for Paul and Perry; black lawmakers object to redistricting talk Full Story
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The Brief: Dec. 5, 2011
Herman Cain's exit has left an opening for Rick Perry, but the governor may have already lost his chance. Full Story
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For Some University Presidents, It Pays to Be Private
David Leebron of Rice University is the state's highest-paid president of a private college, pulling down more than $1.5 million in 2009, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Five other private college or university presidents in Texas made more than $800,000. Full Story
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It's "Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Vote" at Election Time
Voters choose dozens of important state officials without knowing a thing about them. So they rely on other cues — like political affiliations, pleasing names and who knows what else. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: About That Football Game...
For this week's nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked what issues might surface in the party primaries, whether the Voting Right Act is still necessary — and if the state should mandate a Longhorn-Aggie game on Thanksgiving. Full Story
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Some Texas Lawmakers Hold Out on Endorsing
Some Texas Republicans in Congress still have not endorsed a candidate in the contest for the party's presidential nomination. What are they waiting for? Full Story
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In Galveston, Rising Sea Levels Becoming Political
According to scientists, much of what is now Galveston Island could someday be under water. As Dave Fehling of KUHF News and NPR's StateImpact Texas reports, the potential crisis has some worrying that the city and state have ignored the threat. Full Story
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Dogs' Evidence Stands as Woman Waits in Prison
If the dog-sniffing evidence that led to the conviction of her father for conspiring to commit murder was unreliable enough for him to be released from prison, why is Megan Winfrey still serving a life sentence for the same crime based largely on the same evidence? Full Story
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aaronson maps the growth of poverty in Texas, Aguilar on the suicide of an illegal immigrant, Galbraith on the prospect of more rolling blackouts, Grissom on a prosecutor's memory lapse, Hamilton on the prospect of public universities undergoing a sunset review, Murphy's latest awesome redistricting interactive, Ramsey on a stumbling start to the 2012 election season, Root on Rick Perry's latest populist tirade, M. Smith on the boom in for-profit teacher certification programs and Tan on the fight against cervical cancer in ... Africa: The best of our best content from November 28 to December 2, 2011. Full Story
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