It’s been a long, unconventional election cycle in Texas. Redistricting challenges created a packed schedule between the primaries, runoffs and state and national conventions. Today, it all comes to an end.
November 2012
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Demographics
TribLive: A Conversation with Denise Trauth
At our Oct. 29 TribLive conversation, I talked with Denise Trauth, the president of Texas State University, about the cost of a college degree, graduation rates, changing student demographics and other issues of the moment in higher education.
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Energy
Amid Texas Power Market Changes, Little Talk of Impact on Ratepayers
Ongoing efforts to fix the strained Texas power market will almost certainly have an effect on the monthly power bills for ordinary Texans. But there has been little discussion, or study, of the impact on ratepayers.
Posted inState Government
Cruz Poised for Big Win as Election Day Arrives
Barring a shocking upset, Ted Cruz will be elected U.S. senator Tuesday night, and former state Rep. Paul Sadler will join a long line of Texas Democrats who have failed to break the GOP stranglehold on statewide politics.
Posted inHealth care
Updated Interactive: Mapping Women’s Health Program Providers
As Texas continues a legal battle to keep Planned Parenthood out of the Women’s Health Program, this interactive map shows where the program providers are in relation to the women who could be eligible.
Posted inState Government
News App: The 2012 Election Brackets
Throughout the election year, we’ve tracked the progress of the candidates with our basketball tournament-inspired brackets. Now it’s time for the final round, and the brackets will be full soon after the election ends.
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Energy
In Texas, Extreme Weather is the New Normal
Increasingly hot summers and new extreme weather patterns have helped activists raise awareness of climate change. But in Texas, weather that once would have been considered extreme has become commonplace.
Posted inState Government
The Brief: Nov. 6, 2012
Texans may have missed out on the presidential action, but with the big day finally here, they’re about to find out how the state’s down-ballot drama plays out.
Posted inState Government
What to Expect When You’re Electing
It’s not the most exciting election season Texas has ever seen. Most legislative races are over after the primaries and what’s left, with an exception in the Texas Senate, don’t appear to involve the balance of power in the House.
Posted inState Government
The Evening Brief: Nov. 5, 2012
Your evening reading: what to watch for on Tuesday; early voting total in Texas down from 2008; attorney general rules employers can’t restrict handguns in cars