Ads Infinitum: Kay Calls an Audible
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's campaign took a new approach in its Super Bowl ad: Humor. Full Story
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2010: Shami vs. the "Democrat" Party
"They've been supporting one candidate because he's been a Democrat longer than me," he said Saturday. "That is not democratic. That's not in the Constitution. And that is not what people think. So it is not fair that the Democrat Party backs up somebody without listening to the other." Full Story
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2010: Labor Sticks with Democrats
The Texas AFL-CIO went with Democrats, even to the extent of not endorsing in statewide races where only Republicans are running. Full Story
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2010: Newspaper Endorsements: Statesman for Kay
"Hutchison is not the flashiest politician in the race, but she is nonetheless the best choice in the Republican primary." Full Story
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TribBlog: Who's He In Bed With Now?
The Obama administration — which is one of the ways Mark Sanford and Rick Perry are not alike. Full Story
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2010: Win One for the Ricker
The Perry campaign counters the litany of Bushies for Kay with a roster of Reaganites for Rick. Full Story
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Thevenot on the abysmally low community college graduation rate and higher ed's coming budgetary winter. Ramshaw on Terri Hodge's guilty plea and hasty exit. Grissom on the Department of Public Safety's use of dreaded federal stimulus funds to plug a hole in the state's border security budget. Hu on the first of the intraparty face-offs in our Primary Color series. Ramsey and Stiles on the congressional candidates with the most money on hand. Ramsey on whether Farouk Shami's accent and name are an obstacle to his election. Aguilar on the fever-tick epidemic overwhelming South Texas. Rapoport on TxDOT's hard road and the State Board of Education's lack of finance expertise. Philpott on how Barack Obama's budget will impact Texas. M. Smith on whether lawyers giving to judges is a good thing. Hamilton on the latest transportation innovations on the drawing board. The best of our best from February 1 to 5, 2010. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: Bill White Ad No. 2
The Democratic gubernatorial candidate releases his second ad. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: February 5, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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HuTube: G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S
Kay Bailey Hutchison's preference for private jets is the latest barb in a back-and-forth over which Republican gubernatorial candidate lives a lusher lifestyle. Full Story
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The Brief: February 5, 2010
Cowboys fans now have a new option for what to do on Super-Bowl Sunday: hear Ted Nugent croon and Sarah Palin rally. Tony Romo won't be there. Full Story
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Guest Column: Advice for Kay
Don't believe all the loose talk that the GOP race for governor is over. A month is forever in politics, as Ann Richards proved in 1990. Full Story
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Department of Public Stimulus
The Department of Public Safety, which is struggling financially, is planning to use $16 million of the federal stimulus dollars that Gov. Rick Perry begrudgingly accepted to plug a hole in the border security budget. The decision follows a mandate by Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and House Speaker Joe Straus that state agencies cut 5 percent out of their budgets to meet an anticipated shortfall. Full Story
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The Capital Gang
The six Texas congressional candidates who ended the year with $1 million or more on hand are incumbents. Only two of the candidates with the 20 biggest bank accounts are not. Full Story
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Primary Color: HD-146
State Rep. Al Edwards, D-Houston, and former State Rep. Borris Miles are vying for the same Texas House seat for the third time. In a district with a high dropout rate, a high incidence of HIV infection, and a high percentage of people without health insurance, they predictably disagree about who can best deliver on promises of help, hope and change. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: February 4, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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2010: C'mon, Nuge, Tell Us What You Really Think!
Rick Perry's other Super Bowl party guest pulls no punches about Barack Obama. Full Story
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Ads Infinitum: KBH Goes Negative
Kay Bailey Hutchison's newest ad — coming on the heels of polls showing an increase in Gov. Rick Perry's lead and a slide in Hutchison's support — attacks the incumbent for ties to lobbyists. Full Story
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The Brief: February 4, 2010
Goodbye, Terri Hodge. Hello, Eric Johnson? Full Story
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That's Right, He's Not From Texas
Farouk Mohammed Shami, who's running for governor as a Democrat, has a strong Middle Eastern accent and a strange name. Some of his fellow Democrats are loathe to talk about it. He's not worried. "If a president can be named Barack Hussein Obama, a governor can be named Farouk Shami," he said. "If a president can be black, a governor can be brown." Full Story
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