A Burleson insurance agent who was challenging him in the primary is the beneficiary of his unexpected decision, as no Democrat filed to run in the race.
Evan Smith
Posted inState Government
Jerry Patterson on the Governor’s Race
The Land Commissioner weighs in on the titanic clash of Rick vs. Kay.
Posted inState Government
2010: Here We Go Again
Another day, another debate, another Debra Medina dis.
Posted inState Government
Jerry Patterson: Why I’m a Big Fan of Obama
You know, don’t you, that the Land Commissioner is being facetious when he says that?
Posted inState Government
Jerry Patterson on Tea Party Republicans
Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, a blood-red Republican, on whether the GOP’s Tea Party wing presents an opportunity or a problem.
Posted inState Government
An Interview with Jerry Patterson
The Texas Land Commissioner talks with the Tribune’s Evan Smith about taking on ExxonMobil, protecting the Texas coastline, what he really thinks of all those Tea Party Republicans.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: Question Time
If you were interviewing Speaker Joe Straus on Wednesday morning, what would you ask him?
Posted inState Government
2010: Oh, the KBH Campaign’s Just Gonna Love This
Deposed debate-question-asker Paul Burka’s latest TEXAS MONTHLY cover story: “Perry for President?!?”
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Demographics
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Ramshaw’s four-parter on the rural health care condundrum and depressing take-out on sexual abuse in youth lock-ups. Ramsey on filing day follies and the untimely death of a Democratic mainstay. Aguilar on the U.S. government’s detention center mea culpa. Grissom on alien deportations in the name of making our streets safer. Rapoport on the organization and association endorsement dance. Hamilton on whether coattails exist. Hu and Philpott’s multimedia profile of Linda Chavez-Thompson. And Philpott on big gubernatorial campaign bucks and even bigger candidate angst over the ways journalists are using social and new media to cover them. The best of our best from January 4 to January 8, 2010.