2010: CQ's Take on Texas
Congressional Quarterly's latest rankings of congressional races has only three Texas contests in the "likely" category, two on the Democratic side and one on the Republican side. 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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TribBlog: The (Very) Skinny
Comptroller Susan Combs says the state will have $77.7 billion in general revenue for the current budget, which calls for $77.6 billion in general revenue. Full Story
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2010: Watson's for White
State Sen. Kirk Watson, an Austin Democrat who kicked the tires on the governor's race earlier this year, says he'll back Bill White, if White runs. Full Story
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2010: Winners and Losers
Tom Schieffer's out, and for the sake of this piece, let's say Bill White is running for the Democratic nomination for governor. How's that work out for everybody? Full Story
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2010: Schieffer: House Democrats
State Reps. Garnet Coleman of Houston, Jim Dunnam of Waco, Jessica Farrar of Houston and Pete Gallego of Alpine got out early in support of Tom Schieffer, who dropped out of the Democratic primary for governor today. Their statement: Full Story
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2010: Schieffer: Shami Sticks
Farouk Shami is staying in the race for governor, Tom Schieffer or no Tom Schieffer, Bill White or no Bill White. Full Story
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2010: Schieffer's Exit Statement
What Tom Scheiffer said when he announced he's dropping out of the race for governor: Full Story
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Moderate Democrat 2.0
Bill White is the sort of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Schieffer had hoped to be. He's well-funded. He's got an organization and a base of voters. He's the kind of moderate who can attract votes from independents and not just Democrats. And he never voted for George W. Bush. Full Story
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Schieffer's Out, Will Endorse White
Democrat Tom Schieffer dropped out of the gubernatorial race, saying he'll endorse Houston Mayor Bill White and hopes other gubernatorial candidates will do the same. Full Story
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Starting to Simmer
Things are picking up. Full Story
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