TribBlog: The (Very) Skinny
Comptroller Susan Combs says the state will have $77.7 billion in general revenue for the current budget, which calls for $77.6 billion in general revenue. Full Story
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HuTube: Monday's Developments in 60 Seconds
It's a Bill White-Tom Schieffer-Kinky Friedman-Farouk Shami-Rick Perry mashup to get you caught up on Monday's developments, if you missed them. Full Story
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T-Squared: Give or Take a Million
If we didn't think campaign finance law was confusing before this morning, well, we do now. Full Story
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The Brief: November 24, 2009
Is “eye-gougingly boring” the new “gubernatorial”? Full Story
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Upwardly Mobile
The number of Mexican-born professionals living in the United States has more than doubled since 1995. They're not the undocumented workers you see in evening-news mug shots or aerial photographs of a littered and barren desert. They're college graduates — some with multiple degrees — who join their blue-collar counterparts in their journeys north. Full Story
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Soul Search: Race, religion and education in West Dallas
Rev. Rayford Butler watched as the churches of West Dallas slipped into irrelevance and the surrounding community suffered. The hard truth: neighborhood pastors failed to work together, selfishly competing with one another. Full Story
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The $4.2 Million Question
How much of Bill White's federal war chest could be used in a race for governor? Most of it. Full Story
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Texas Weekly: Simple Math, Complex Problem
Balancing the next state budget may be more a political exercise than a technical one. Full Story
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On the Records: Shami vs. Himself
Farouk Shami donated $4,800 to Bill White's senate campaign. Now the money could be used against him in the govenor's race. Full Story
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T-Squared: Little White Lie
In which I forgive the mayor of Houston for B.S.ing me last Friday. Full Story
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2010: Kinky to White -- "Plenty of Room in This Hot Tub"
Kinky Friedman has rejected Tom Schieffer's calls for all Democratic gubernatorial candidates to line up behind possible contender Bill White. Full Story
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2010: Watson's for White
State Sen. Kirk Watson, an Austin Democrat who kicked the tires on the governor's race earlier this year, says he'll back Bill White, if White runs. Full Story
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2010: Bill White Considering Gubernatorial Run
He says he'll let you decide whether he runs for governor. Full Story
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2010: Winners and Losers
Tom Schieffer's out, and for the sake of this piece, let's say Bill White is running for the Democratic nomination for governor. How's that work out for everybody? Full Story
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2010: Schieffer: House Democrats
State Reps. Garnet Coleman of Houston, Jim Dunnam of Waco, Jessica Farrar of Houston and Pete Gallego of Alpine got out early in support of Tom Schieffer, who dropped out of the Democratic primary for governor today. Their statement: Full Story
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2010: Schieffer: Shami Sticks
Farouk Shami is staying in the race for governor, Tom Schieffer or no Tom Schieffer, Bill White or no Bill White. Full Story
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2010: Schieffer's Exit Statement
What Tom Scheiffer said when he announced he's dropping out of the race for governor: Full Story
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TribBlog: State Board of Education and the ABCs
Two legislative ABCs — Anybody But Craddicks — back the Republican moderate challenging Christian conservative member Don McLeroy. Full Story
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2010: The More You Know ... About Bill White
Who is this bald, wonkish, moderate Democrat, where’d he come from, and why’s everyone talking about him? Full Story
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The Midday Brief: November 23, 2009
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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