The Brief: Nov. 14, 2011
For Rick Perry, it may take more than his solid showing at Saturday's foreign policy debate to erase the "oops." Full Story
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Residents Counting the Days in Groesbeck Until the Tap Runs Dry
Groesbeck, which has received no measurable rainfall since April, ranks near the top of the state’s list of communities in danger of running out of water. Local leaders are attempting a quick fix, lest the town run out of water by Thanksgiving. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: About that Memory Lapse...
For this week's version of our nonscientific survey of political and government insiders in Texas, we asked about Rick Perry's chances — before and after "Oops." Full Story
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Memo to Voters: There's No Free Lunch
Voters clearly want good schools and nice roads and low taxes. It's a political and policy question straight out of a business textbook: What's the right balance of price and quality? Full Story
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Video: SNL Opening All About "Oops"
On last night's episode of Saturday Night Live, the so-called cold open — the sketch prior to the opening credits — predictably mocked Gov. Rick Perry's brain freeze. Full Story
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Another Salvo in the Debate Over UT Faculty's Productivity
Marc Musick, the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Liberal Arts associate dean of student affairs, makes the case in a new faculty productivity report that his institution provides “an incredible return on investment for the state.” Full Story
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With Solid Debate Showing, Perry Looks to Right Campaign
After Gov. Rick Perry's disastrous "brain freeze" earlier this week, many were watching tonight for a fresh stumble in a debate in South Carolina that would spell the end of the campaign. Instead, he gave perhaps his best performance to date. Full Story
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Liveblog: The CBS News/National Journal GOP Debate
Just a few days after his disastrous “brain freeze” during a nationally televised debate in Michigan, Gov. Rick Perry is back under the bright lights tonight. This time, he’ll be in challenging issue territory: foreign policy. We’ll be liveblogging tonight’s CBS News/National Journal Debate here. Full Story
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Ramshaw and Root on the debate that dominated the nation's political news, Tan and Ramshaw on how it will affect Rick Perry's campaign, Philpott on what "oops" might mean for Perry in South Carolina, Root on what it means in Iowa, Dehn with the latest Weekend Insider video, Galbraith on the split fates of water-related constitutional amendments, Grissom on an arrest in a 1986 murder case, Hamilton on UT-Arlington's efforts to control tuition costs and M. Smith, Murphy and Gerdau on West Texas schools raising money with wind farms: The best of our best content from November 7 to 11, 2011. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Nov. 11, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Perry makes $1 million Fox News ad buy; Penn State scandal has possible Texas link; Congress's poorest members Full Story
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Texplainer: What Would Happen if the U.S. Dept. of Education Were Abolished?
Hey, Texplainer: One of the federal agencies Rick Perry managed to remember during Wednesday's GOP debate is the U.S. Department of Education. He says he wants to close it. But what exactly would that mean? Full Story
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Video: "Oops" Moment Could Diminish Perry's Support Among GOP Voters
By now, you've probably seen or heard about Gov. Rick Perry's colossal stumble at this week's GOP debate in Michigan. The Tribune's Thanh Tan talks to Emily Ramshaw about why it's yet another self-inflicted wound that threatens his ability to convince voters he's ready to be president. Full Story
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On Refinery Row, an Effort to Expose Health Problems
Terrence Henry of KUT News and NPR's StateImpact Texas spoke with one longtime resident of Corpus Christi trying to get families to speak out about the health problems they've faced living on what some call Refinery Row. Full Story
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Video: Daily Show Dubs Perry's "Oops" Moment the "Dope Diamond"
On The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the host dubbed Gov. Rick Perry's debate flub "the Dope Diamond." That's right before he unleashed team coverage of the governor's "brain explosive diarrhea" — and the unintended consequences for excited "newsmen." Full Story
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The Brief: Nov. 11, 2011
A humbled Rick Perry put on a happy face Thursday, but his infamous flub and the inevitable fallout have left his campaign shaken. Full Story
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Perry Proves the Maxim: The Big Leagues Are Hard
In and of itself, Rick Perry's latest debate gaffe really was just a human moment. Might have happened to anyone. But it’s not a lone symptom: Perry has been failing at this presidential thing almost since he started. Full Story
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Perry's Brain Freeze Changes the South Carolina Equation
Has South Carolina's primary turned from a must-win to a can't-win for Gov. Rick Perry? Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports on how the governor's South Carolina prospects may have changed. Full Story
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Must You Be a Millionaire to Serve in the People's House?
For those not as fortunate as U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin — Congress's wealthiest member — a low net worth poses a challenge. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: Oops, Before and After
Rick Perry's "oops" moment was costly in our survey of political and government insiders, and we also took soundings on third-party candidates, court-drawn political maps, and the strength of the Tea Party. Full Story
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Video: Perry's Top 10 Excuses for Forgetting That Agency's Name
One day after he experienced arguably the most humiliating gaffe of his political career, Gov. Rick Perry poked fun at himself on The Late Show with David Letterman by delivering the night's "Top 10" list. Full Story
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