Redistricting is right where we left it last week — in the U.S. Supreme Court.
2011
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State Government
Political Pre-bituaries
So far, 26 members of the Texas House have said they won’t seek reelection — 27 if you count Rep. Fred Brown, R-Bryan, who resigned after the legislative session. The list could grow by next Thursday, the deadline for filing for the 2012 elections. And four more incumbents will lose their elections next year — to four incumbents.
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Holdouts, Laggards, and Court Watchers
Here’s an interesting list: Incumbents who haven’t filed yet.
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Higher Education
UT President Asks Law School Dean to Resign Immediately
After months of bubbling discontent among professors over the law school’s faculty compensation practices, University of Texas School of Law Dean Larry Sager was forced to resign his position Thursday.
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Demographics
Weekend Insider: Immigration and Politics, Second Chance Candidates
In this episode of Weekend Insider, Tribune reporter Julian Aguilar discusses immigration and politics, and executive editor Ross Ramsey discusses talks about candidates looking to voters for a second chance.
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Health care
Perry Ad Hits Newt, Mitt on Health Care Mandate
In his latest ad, Rick Perry takes aim at GOP front-runners Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney on health reform and vows to repeal “Obamacare.”
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The Midday Brief: Dec. 8, 2011
Your afternoon reading: top Perry staff split over latest ad; Perry turns down Trump debate; governor not sure what to do with gay soldiers already serving openly
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Criminal Justice
El Paso is Tops Again on Low-Crime Cities List
El Paso has the lowest crime rate of American cities with populations over 500,000, according to rankings assembled by the CQ Press and released earlier today. This is the second year in a row the border city has topped the list.
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Opposition to Perry’s “Strong” Ad Goes Viral
Rick Perry’s new ad railing against the repeal of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and proclaiming he’d end “Obama’s war on religion” has created some viral backlash. Quickly.
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Perry Hedges on Gay Soldiers Who Are Already Serving Openly
Gov. Rick Perry is promising to reinstate the ban on gays serving openly in the military if he’s elected president, but he’s not sure yet what to do with the ones who have already come out of the closet.
