The former Houston mayor reported raising $2.5 million from Dec. 4, when he got into the race, and the end of 2009: about $90,000 a day.
Matt Stiles
Matt Stiles covered government and politics for the Tribune, with a focus on data journalism, from 2009 to 2011. He oversaw and developed the Tribune’s library of web applications and interactive graphics. Previously, he was a government reporter at the Houston Chronicle. While there, he won the newspaper’s Jesse Award for service journalism and beat reporting and was its reporter of the year in 2007. Before joining the Chronicle, Stiles worked as a reporter for nearly four years at The Dallas Morning News.
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State Government
2010: Rick vs. Kay Fundraising
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison has slightly more campaign cash in the bank than her GOP rival, Gov. Rick Perry.
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On the Records: UT Boosters Split on Rick vs. Kay
Did the University of Texas’ deep-pocketed football boosters stay loyal to Kay Bailey Hutchison, an alumna, or support the Aggie in the governor’s race, Rick Perry?
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: Spending Search
We have 10 years and more than $350 million in Texas campaign expenditures available for search and download. Find your own stories.
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State Government
Ads Infinitum: Hutchison Releases “Hook’Em” Ad
A burnt-orange view of “Roads.”
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State Government
TribBlog: Fair Game
State Sen. John Whitmire didn’t break the law by spending $90,000 in campaign funds on sports tickets, the Texas Ethics Commission finds.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: What the Big App-le Can Teach Us About Open Government
Is NYC bigger than Texas when it comes to releasing government records?
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: An App-y New Year
A rundown of the data we’ve published so far — and a look ahead.
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Public Education
Data Apps: Best/Worst Public Schools
Find the highest and lowest performers in Texas. Learn why nearly 500 campuses failed to meet minimum standards — and how the state inflated the rankings in the top category.
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Congress
Data App: Frequent Flyers
Search the privately funded trips taken by Texas congressmen and their staffs during the last two years.