The Brief: Oct. 24, 2011
This week could give Gov. Rick Perry the first pages to his comeback story. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: Candidate Perry is Performing...
For our latest nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about the governor's performance as a presidential candidate and checked to see who they think the Republicans will nominate for its top two offices next year. Full Story
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Perry, Governor's Office Downplayed Allegations at Centers for Disabled
Gov. Rick Perry and his staff repeatedly downplayed the severity of abuse and neglect allegations at Texas’ state-run institutions for the disabled — until conditions became so dire that federal authorities intervened. Full Story
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Budget Cuts Threaten Food Safety Research Center
Proposed cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's budget could shutter the Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center, where researchers work to ensure the safety of products that cross from Mexico to the U.S. Full Story
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![Deanna Chapa, a molecular biologist, researches the psyllid disease on young citrus plants in a greenhouse on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, at the Kika de la Garza Subtropical Research Center in Weslaco, Texas. The center faces imminent closure due to federal budget cuts.]()
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Hamilton on efforts to boost faculty productivity, Grissom on newly uncovered evidence in an old murder case, Galbraith on a wind-powered construction boom, Dehn unfurls the new Texas Tribune Weekend Insider, Aguilar on this year's record number of deportations, Ramshaw and Tan on budget cuts and cervical cancer screenings, M. Smith on local control over student grades, Root and Ramshaw on Rick Perry's latest debate performance, Philpott on an issue that didn't get its due in that debate and Titus and Murphy on fundraising and spending in congressional races: The best of our best content from October 17 to 21, 2011. Full Story
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Perry Reports Modest Income, And Losses, In 2010
Gov. Rick Perry released his 2010 tax return Friday, showing modest family income of about $217,000. Perry also reported losing about $6,000 on the sale of a home in College Station and charitable gifts of $12,500. Full Story
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Updated: Morton Lawyers: Former DAs' Claims "Wholly Deficient"
Michael Morton's legal team responded today to claims from the exonerated man's original prosecutors that they cannot be forced to testify as part of an inquiry into how Morton was wrongfully convicted of murdering his wife. Full Story
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![Michael Morton sits beside his mother, Patricia Morton, during an emotional press conference after a judge agreed to release him on personal bond after he spent nearly 25 years in prison for the murder of his wife.]()
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The Midday Brief: October 21, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Mitt Romney swings at Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann staffers quit in New Hampshire, and Ron Paul makes a big ad buy. Full Story
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Maurice Sherif: The TT Interview
The French photographer on why he documented the construction of the border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, and what he learned as he trekked through four states photographing the multi-billion dollar effort. Full Story
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Tackling the Teen Pregnancy Crisis
Health educators and advocates gathered at the Capitol yesterday to talk about what they call the problem of teen pregnancy in Texas. The state has the third highest teen birth rate in the nation, and the second highest rate of repeat teen pregnancy. As KUT’s Matt Largey reports, it’s also an expensive problem for taxpayers. Full Story
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The Brief: October 21, 2011
Today Rick Perry will visit the power hub of the city he hopes to call home for at least four years. Full Story
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Despite Lingering Concerns, Wind Power Transmission Lines Go Up
Workers are stringing thousands of miles of wires across Texas to aid the wind-power boom, despite lingering controversy — and an estimated cost of $6.8 billion. West Texas businesses have found a niche providing for workers. Full Story
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![Near Sweetwater, construction is complete on transmission lines that will connect windy regions of the state to its population centers. The total cost of all the lines throughout Texas is estimated at nearly $7 billion.]()
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From Botched Morton Case, Hope Emerges in Cold Murder Inquiry
Jesse and Caitlin Baker recently learned of the most dramatic development in the mystery of their mother's murder in nearly two decades of probing for clues. The DNA discovery has prompted new hopes for long-awaited answers. Full Story
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Super Pacs and the Rise of the Non Campaign
Super PACs are a dream for the sort of person who likes being a political worker but hates the candidates: it will soon be possible to run a campaign without dealing with an actual contender. Full Story
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Private Sector Continues to Create Jobs in Texas
Texas added 15,400 new jobs last month, according to statistics released today by the Texas Workforce Commission. The Texas unemployment rate, which increased over the last three months, remained steady in September at 8.5 percent. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: Presidential Report Card
Our insiders are watching their governor closely, and half of the people who've been watching him the longest — and professionally, at that — say he's not doing as well in the presidential campaign as they expected. That said, they're not writing him off. Full Story
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Campaign Chatter
Collin County's Republican primary for the state Senate is going to be very interesting. Full Story
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A Fight Outlasts the Proposal that Sparked It
A recurring theme questioned the status quo of the boards that govern higher education at this week’s day-long meeting of the Joint Oversight Committee on Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency: Are the boards that govern higher education due for more restrictive conflict-of-interest policies? Full Story
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Looking for Friendly (Local) Faces
In the Texas press corps, the natives are getting restless. Full Story
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Things to Do: The House's Interim Charges
The House's interim charges are out, starting with instructions to everyone to consider ways to improve the state's manufacturing capability and increase the "transparency, accountability, and efficiency" in state government. Full Story
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