Ads Infinitum: KBH Touts Endorsements
Kay Bailey Hutchison's newest commercial touts her endorsements from Texas newspapers, emphasizing their scorn for Rick Perry rather their praise for her. Full Story
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Ross Ramsey co-founded The Texas Tribune in 2009 and served as its executive editor until his retirement in 2022. He wrote regular columns on politics, government and public policy. Before joining the Tribune, he was editor and co-owner of Texas Weekly. He did a 28-month stint in government with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Before that, he reported for the Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Times Herald, as a Dallas-based freelancer for regional and national magazines and newspapers, and for radio stations in Denton and Dallas.
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A Little Something for the Economy
This really would be sort of a sweet time to own a television station, wouldn't it? Rick Perry, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Bill White, and Farouk Shami spending, combined, something upwards of $1 million a day, with much of that going on the air or in the mail? Full Story
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2010: The Tangled Web
Corporate grave robbers and the "Vickipedia" — now appearing on the Internet. Full Story
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Accentuate the Negative
Do attack ads work? In the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, we tested the effectiveness of two "comparative" commercials run in the governor's race to see if they were persuasive to voters. Apparently so. Full Story
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Meet the Flintstones
Nearly a third of Texans believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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2010: Clements Endorses Perry
Former Gov. Bill Clements endorsed Gov. Rick Perry for reelection. Full Story
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Empower Texans v. Vicki Truitt, gas tax (Fall)
A robocall message attacking Truitt for supporting a local option gasoline tax. Full Story
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Empower Texans v. Vicki Truitt, Pre-K
A recorded message opposed to Truitt's votes on Pre-K. Full Story
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Empower Texans v. Vicki Truitt, gas tax (May)
A gasoline tax robocall from May 2009. Full Story
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Empower Texans v. Vicki Truitt, unfunded mandates
A robocall attacking Truitt for business regulations and unfunded mandates. Full Story