Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday took questions from the Iowa media on lessons learned from his failed 2012 bid for president, the possibility he’ll run again and his take on hot-button issues.
Alana Rocha
Alana Rocha was the director of news partnerships for The Texas Tribune until June 2022. She was previously a multimedia reporter, after working in television and radio news for eight years. Alana covered politics for stations in Florida, Kansas and Texas and traveled the country reporting from the 2012 and 2016 presidential campaign trails. She was the lead reporter on several award-winning projects and launched “The Brief,” a daily audio update. A native of Tampa, Florida, Alana received bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Spanish from the University of Florida.
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Newsreel: Polling the Races, Moods and Weed
This week in the Newsreel: The latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll looks at the 2014 races, the direction of the country and legalizing marijuana.
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Eyebrow Threading Regulations to Go Before High Court
The state Supreme Court will hear arguments this week in a case challenging the state’s regulations on eyebrow threading, which several businesses and threaders say have hurt their ability to operate in Texas.
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Abbott Steps Away From Battleground Probe
UPDATED: Attorney General Greg Abbott’s office is recusing itself from any investigation of the Democratic group Battleground Texas, according to a letter obtained Friday by the Tribune.
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Abbott: Let’s Move On After Nugent Apology
UPDATED: Attorney General Greg Abbott said he wants “to move beyond” the controversy sparked by campaign appearances he made with conservative rocker Ted Nugent.
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Video: Nugent Joins Abbott at Denton Campaign Stop
Here’s full video of Attorney General Greg Abbott, the leading Republican candidate for Texas governor, and conservative rocker Ted Nugent addressing a crowd of supporters in Denton on Feb. 18.
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Pregnant Inmates Find Help to Stay Out of Jail
A new Harris County Jail program is helping pregnant inmates and young mothers transition back into society. Its goal is to ensure they learn how to be good mothers and to avoid going back to jail.
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Video: Pregnant Inmates Find Help to Stay Out of Jail
Mentoring Moms, a program at the Harris County Jail, teaches inmates who are pregnant or have young children how to find jobs, beat addictions and be better parents.
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Video: Davis on School Finance Trial
Here’s video of state Sen. Wendy Davis speaking Monday on what she called the state’s “broken school funding formula.”
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In Letter to Obama, Dewhurst Questions Drug Testing Delays
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst sent President Obama a letter on Wednesday asking for help spurring the U.S. Labor Department to develop the necessary rules to let Texas drug test certain applicants for unemployment benefits.
