Ads Infinitum: Willie Pitches Kinky
Kinky Friedman is hoping some star power will help his campaign, so he's called in a favor from an old friend named Willie Nelson. 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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TribBlog: The Dallas Tea Party's Olbermann Invite
Will the MSNBC host accept? Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Perry's "The Queen"
Move over Helen Mirren, there's a new woman starring in "The Queen." That's the name of Rick Perry's latest ad attacking Kay Bailey Hutchison. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Perry Releases "Tenth Amendment"
Gov. Rick Perry's tapping into an anti-government groundswell with his latest ad. It's called "Tenth Amendment." Full Story
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2010: Plano Mud Season
As promised, the race to replace state Rep. Brian McCall, R-Plano, is kicking into high gear — and it's not pretty. Full Story
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Primary Color: HD-127
Four plausible candidates are vying for the GOP nomination to succeed retiring state Rep. Joe Crabb, R-Atascocita, and each has a decent shot. The tough part for voters in this reliably Republican north Houston suburb is differentiating between them. Full Story
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2010: Sham-Wow
Five Farouk Shami staffers - including his top aides - have quit the campaign. Full Story
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TribBlog: "Mayor, Dogcatcher, Whatever"
Whatever his job might be, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro says he would have applied for the federal government's Race to the Top education grants, which could have been worth $700 million to the state's schools. Full Story
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2010: Farouk Shami, White People, and 9/11 "Truth"
"You don't find white people who are willing to work," the Democratic candidate for governor said. But there's more. He also didn't disavow the conspiracy theory that the U.S. government was involved in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Full Story
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Texas Tea
The Tea Party is a movement more than an organization, with various Texas offshoots that agree on some things and not on others. Like whether to be a PAC or a nonprofit. Which issues to emphasize. And whether to endorse — gulp — Democrats. Full Story
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