Israel, VanDeWalle Head Into Rematch in HD-50
Democratic state Rep. Celia Israel and Republican Mike VanDeWalle are in a rematch for the state House less than a year after their last face-off. Full Story
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Eva Longoria: The TT Interview
The actor, political activist and Corpus Christi native, interviewed at the Women in the World Texas summit in San Antonio, on her efforts to mobilize Hispanic voters, Texas' voter ID law and the impact of groups like Battleground Texas. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 23, 2014
GOP statewide candidates uniformly hold sizeable advantages over their Democratic rivals. Full Story
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UT/TT Poll: Abbott Holds 16-Point Lead Over Davis
Republican Greg Abbott holds a double-digit lead over Democrat Wendy Davis in the race for governor of Texas, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: Scheck on Max Soffar
Let Max Soffar — an innocent man on death row in Texas who is dying of liver cancer — spend his last days at home, writes Barry Scheck of the Innocence Project. Full Story
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![In 1981, Max Soffar was sentenced to death for the murder of three people at a Houston bowling alley. Soffar, who has spent three decades on death row, says his confessions were coerced. Prosecutors say that the case against him is solid, and police officers deny accusations of coercion.]()
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Davis: I'd Be "Thrilled" to Have Obama on Campaign Trail
While many Democrats in southern states are running away from Barack Obama as fast as they can, Sen. Wendy Davis leaned into her embrace of the president on Wednesday, saying she would welcome him on the campaign trail. Full Story
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![Despite a double-digit shortfall in most early polls, Democratic candidate Wendy Davis predicts victory in the race for Texas governor on Oct. 22, 2014.]()
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TribCast: Early Voting, Oil Prices and Embezzlement
Reeve, Ross, Emily and Jim discuss the political landscape now that early voting has begun, the latest in the state's fight against the Ebola virus, the significance of falling oil prices and a guilty plea for embezzlement. Full Story
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State Fights Release of Race Records
The Texas Department of Insurance is fighting the Tribune’s request for records that could shed light on why the agency has failed to collect racial data on injured workers, despite a 1993 law that requires it. Full Story
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![Glenn Johnson, 55, was injured in a smelting accident near Amarillo in 1997 in which a furnace filled with molten metal exploded, crushed him and left major burns over 90 percent of his body. His left arm was amputated and all but two the muscles in his right forearm were removed.]()
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No Halloween Hearing for Perry
Gov. Rick Perry won't be making a Halloween court appearance after all. The Oct. 31 hearing that had been scheduled in Perry's criminal case has been rescheduled for Nov. 6 at 10 a.m., a court employee confirmed. Full Story
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Control Eluded State Leaders in Ebola Crisis
Gov. Rick Perry and other Texas leaders are pointing fingers at the Obama administration for botching the Ebola response. But the state did not use its own power to restrict travel and limit possible spread of the deadly virus. Full Story
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Little Help for Those Who Can't Make the Rent
For as many as 40,000 low-income Austin households being squeezed by high rents in a booming city, Wednesday offers the barest glimmer of hope. Full Story
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![Sharon Jones, 38, outside her new home in east Austin. Before building her house, she received Section 8 housing aid for 10 years.]()
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New in Trib+Water: Disappearing Rural Lands
In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: Texas is losing more rural land than any other state, the cost of water is rising and an interview with Kent Satterwhite, general manager of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 22, 2014
Criticism by state leaders of the Obama administration for failures in the response to the Ebola virus omits mention of the tools at the state's disposal that were not used. Full Story
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![Gov. Rick Perry visiting soldiers at Fort Hood on Oct. 9, 2014. The 36th Engineering Brigade is preparing to deploy to Liberia to assist in the effort to control the Ebola outbreak.]()
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At First Bullet Train Meeting, Location is Everything
Attendees at the first public meeting on a proposed high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston told federal officials they're for the project — so long as the stations are conveniently located downtown. Full Story
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![The Japanese Shinkansen is a high-speed trail used by JR Central in Japan. A private company is planning to build a rail line between Dallas and Houston using the same trains.]()
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Former Dewhurst Aide Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's former adviser Kenneth "Buddy" Barfield pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of wire fraud, making a false tax return and embezzlement of funds contributed to a federal candidate. Full Story
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![Former David Dewhurst consultant Buddy Barfield walks to Austin federal court in October, 2014, to plead guilty to embezzling almost $2 million in campaign funds.]()
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Perry Announces Second Ebola Treatment Facility
Gov. Rick Perry announced Tuesday that three health care providers in North Texas will partner to form an Ebola treatment facility, as recommended by the state’s infectious disease task force. Full Story
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Oil Price Tremors Not Rattling Texas. Yet.
A steep drop in crude oil prices threatens to slow drilling in some U.S. oilfields, but officials in Texas' hottest shale plays say they're not worried. Full Story
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Texas on Lonely Side of Battle Over Ozone Science
Most scientists believe less ozone pollution in the air Americans breathe would make people healthier. Texas' environmental regulators disagree. Full Story
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As Election Draws Near, Fracking Fight Puts Denton in Spotlight
A ballot initiative to ban fracking in Denton has put the North Texas city at the center of a nationwide debate over the safety of drilling, the money it produces and the role cities play in regulating it. As Election Day nears, the fight is growing fiercer. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 21, 2014
Here are some dispatches from around the state on the first day of early voting. Full Story
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