The Weekly TribCast: Episode 49
In this week's skirmish, topics include campaign cash, the latest polls in the governor's race, the hotbed of Texas House activity in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and the consequences of the budget crisis. Full Story
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TribBlog: More Waiting for Willingham
Navarro County prosecutor R. Lowell Thompson's request that Judge Charlie Baird recuse himself from the Cameron Todd Willingham court of inquiry hearing wasn't decided today. Full Story
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TribBlog: Search for a Body on Falcon Lake
The office of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar has offered to help Mexican authorities in the search for a U.S. man officials say was shot and killed on Falcon Lake in South Texas. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Bill Flores' "Loyalty"
The latest ad from the Bill Flores campaign links difficult economic times to U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards' support of Nancy Pelosi. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Oct. 6, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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2010: Perry 48, White 43
Republican Gov. Rick Perry leads Democratic challenger Bill White by 5 percent in a new poll. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 6, 2010
Controversy could thwart Cameron Todd Willingham's day back in court. Full Story
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Patriot Games?
The lawyer behind a massive voter registration drive in Harris County has filed a defamation suit against a Tea Party group, the King Street Patriots, that sought to link the as-yet-unsuccessful effort to turn out more than 100,000 new voters to the New Black Panthers. Full Story
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Where They Stand: HD-48
Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune looks at where the candidates running in House District 48 stand on the issue of education. Full Story
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The Prosecution Objects
Fifteen years ago Judge Charlie Baird was one of the justices on the state’s highest criminal court who reaffirmed Cameron Todd Willingham’s death sentence. On Wednesday, Baird is scheduled to begin a process that could determine whether that conviction and Willingham’s execution were wrong. And the prosecution objects. Full Story
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2010: The Wages of Sin
If the state needs money to balance its budget, it should look first to sin taxes on gambling, alcohol and marijuana. Full Story
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TribBlog: Mr. Ten Percent?
A court filing provides 59 hints as to what the state's case against state Rep. Ismael "Kino" Flores, D-Palmview, will look like when his trial for ethics charges begins on Oct. 18. Full Story
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TribBlog: A Vision for D.C.
Gov. Rick Perry continued to tout Texas’ superiority to the nation’s capital and the rest of the country when he spoke to the Clean Carbon Policy Summit in Austin this afternoon. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Oct. 5, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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TribBlog: Most Latinos Still Support Democrats
Democratic candidates who fear waning support during what political analysts call an “anti-incumbent” atmosphere can still count on Latino voters, according to a Pew Hispanic Center study released today. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: DCCC Hits Quico Canseco
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, concerned more this cycle about keeping incumbents in office than winning new seats, is honoring its promise to make its presence felt in CD-23, hitting GOP challenger Francisco "Quico" Canseco as he attempts to oust U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-San Antonio. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: New Back to Basics Ad: "Face Us"
The Back to Basics PAC, which has repeatedly attacked GOP Gov. Rick Perry during the general election cycle in ads on TV and in print, has turned its sights on the incumbent's unwillingness to debate Democrat Bill White. Full Story
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2010: More on Perry, White Fundraising
The major party gubernatorial candidates' 30-day campaign reports are now available online, offering political observers more detail about their fundraising from July 1 to Sept. 23. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Bill White's "Profile in Courage"
A new ad from Bill White takes on the Perry campaign's charge that the former Houston mayor profited after hurricanes hit the city — and plays up the governor's personal wealth after 25 years of public service. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 5, 2010
In a reversal, Gov. Rick Perry's now giving Bill White a run for his money. Full Story
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