Campaign Roundup: The Week's Political News
Some of the Republican U.S. Senate candidates fight to appeal to the right, and a domestic partner becomes the centerpiece in a race for the State Board of Education. Full Story
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Perry Decries Insider Trading by Politicians, But His Critics Call Foul
Gov. Rick Perry wants lawmakers who use “insider knowledge to profit in the stock market” to be jailed. But his critics argue that at home, his personal and political relationships have been entangled in ways that helped him profit financially Full Story
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Lawmakers Want Defense Technology on Border
With American troops leaving Iraq and an eventual withdrawal from Afghanistan expected, advocates for tighter border security hope to bring military technology — and soldiers' expertise — to the border. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Nov. 15, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Perry lays out sweeping government reform plan; Combs says state won't fund Formula 1; Perry campaign eying second ad buy in New Hampshire Full Story
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Video: Perry Promises Overhaul of Federal Government
In Iowa today, Gov. Rick Perry promised he would bring an outsider's approach to Washington, D.C. The GOP presidential candidate promised he would "overhaul" the judicial and legislative branches of government. Full Story
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Updated: Combs Taps the Brakes on Formula 1 Racing
The state won't spend any taxpayer money on Formula 1 in advance of Texas races, Comptroller Susan Combs announced this morning — days after racing officials expressed doubt over a Grand Prix here. It's not clear how that will affect the track. Full Story
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The Brief: Nov. 15, 2011
Rick Perry has yet another policy-driven reboot plan in store — and this time, he's going big. Full Story
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Updated: Perry Takes Aim at Congress, Courts
Gov. Rick Perry is proposing to bring a little Texas to Washington — with a “part-time citizen Congress” that doesn’t meet so often, and whose members earn only half of what they make now. Perry will also call for an end to lifetime appointments for federal judges, including members of the U.S. Supreme Court. Full Story
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Guest Column: Call Them "Illegal"
I suppose as a legal immigrant to this country at the age of 4, I might have a different perspective from those who have not had at least part of those terms applied to them during their lives. Full Story
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Guest Column: Call Them "Unauthorized"
Whether we use the word illegal or unauthorized, alien or migrant, or whether we call it a banana, the only thing that matters is whether, and when, we enact meaningful, and comprehensive, immigration reform. Full Story
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T-Squared: The End of Miller Time
Sorry to report that our editor, Mark Miller, is leaving us to return to New York and a job with his old employer, sort of. Happy to report that the magnificently talented Emily Ramshaw will take the TT reins. Full Story
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Easy to Call for Federal Agency Elimination, Harder to Do
Lost in the clamor around Gov. Rick Perry's debate stumble last week is that he's calling for the elimination of three federal agencies. As Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, actually accomplishing that is hard to do. Full Story
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Video: In New Web-Only Ad, Perry Bashes Congress
In a new web-only ad posted on YouTube, Gov. Rick Perry takes aim at congressional insider trading — the subject of a 60 Minutes segment last night. Full Story
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Updated: Perry Vows to "Uproot" Washington
Rick Perry will famously remember the three federal agencies he wants to shut down in a key policy speech in Iowa on Tuesday, but the “oops” heard around the world is still a big hurdle here. Full Story
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Madden Bows Out
State Rep. Jerry Madden, R-Plano, won't seek an 11th term in the Texas House, he told the Tribune this afternoon. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Nov. 14, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Dewhurst makes ad buy; why Perry will survive the "oops" fallout; Gingrich picking up steam Full Story
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Video: First Dewhurst Ad Airs This Week
The U.S. Senate campaign of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has made its first TV ad buy, according to Hotline On Call. The political tipsheet says the campaign will spend six figures to air the ad beginning tomorrow on cable systems statewide and DirectTV in Dallas and Houston. Full Story
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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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