The Midday Brief: April 30, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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Reeve Hamilton
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Reeve Hamilton worked at the Tribune from 2009 to 2015, covering higher education and politics and hosting the Tribune's weekly podcast. His writing has also appeared in Texas Monthly and The Texas Observer. Born in Houston and raised in Massachusetts, he has a bachelor's degree in English from Vanderbilt University.
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The Brief: April 30, 2010
This much we know for sure: the next Texas governor will not be backing Arizona-like immigration laws. Full Story
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TribBlog: What Happens in Arizona...
It's no surprise that Arizona's new immigration enforcement law is unpopular with Texas Democrats. But it's hard to find a high-ranking Republican in the state who'll endorse it, either. Full Story
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TribBlog: Perry Questions Arizona Law
Gov. Rick Perry does not think Texas should adopt a law like the one recently passed in Arizona. Full Story
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TribBlog: Texas Solicitor General Defends "Under God"
In 2007, the Texas Pledge of Allegiance was amended to include the phrase “under God.” The office of Attorney General Greg Abbott is fighting to keep it that way. Full Story
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TribBlog: Life Imitates @RickPerryFacts
Anyone surprised by the Associated Press story about Gov. Rick Perry killing a coyote during his morning jog clearly doesn't follow @rickperryfacts on Twitter. Full Story
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TribBlog: Coleman on Continental
Amid reports that a merger deal might soon be struck between Houston-based Continental Airlines and United Airlines, with the latter as the surviving company headquartered in Chicago, state Rep. Garnet Coleman discusses Houston's long-standing relationship with Continental. Full Story
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Inman Inside
Every Friday since a blast at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners, graduate students at UT's LBJ School of Public Affairs have been treated to an insider briefing. The name of their course is Managing Crises, and their professor, Admiral Bobby Ray Inman, is dealing with a big one. Full Story
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TribBlog: Hotze, Perry and Gay Jesus
For a one-time-only performance that would have been under an hour, the saga of Tarleton State University’s “gay Jesus” play sure has been a long one. In the latest plot twist, a Tarleton State journalism student has uncovered a conservative activist's allegation that Gov. Rick Perry and his chief of staff were somehow involved. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: April 23, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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