At last Thursday’s TribLive conversation, I interviewed state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, and state Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton, about the maps they and their colleagues will draw for the state’s House, Senate and congressional districts.
TribLive: A Preview of Texas Redistricting Maps
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State Government
TribLive: Seliger and Solomons on the House Map
At last Thursday’s TribLive, state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, and state Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton, the chairs of the Senate and House redistricting committees, respectively, talked about their approach to redrawing Texas House district lines.
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AUDIO: Kel Seliger and Burt Solomons at TribLive
The chairs of the Senate and House redistricting committees, respectively, were our guests for TribLive on April 7.
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TribLive: Seliger and Solomons on the Senate Map
At last Thursday’s TribLive, state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, and state Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton, the chairs of the Senate and House redistricting committees, respectively, talked about their approach to redrawing Texas Senate district lines.
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VIDEO: Kel Seliger and Burt Solomons at TribLive
State Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, and state Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton, the chairs of the Senate and House redistricting committees, respectively, were our guests at TribLive on April 7.
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TribLive: Seliger and Solomons on the Texas Congressional Map
At last Thursday’s TribLive, state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, and state Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton, the chairs of the Senate and House redistricting committees, respectively, talked about their approach to redrawing Texas congressional district lines.
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The Brief: Top Texas News for April 11, 2011
The fate of campus-carry legislation — once virtually assured of passage this session — may lie with a Senate Democrat (or two).
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State Government
From Lege to Council Race, Cohen Takes a “Step Closer”
When Ellen Cohen decided, two months after losing re-election to her state House seat, to run for Houston City Council, a friend worried, “Isn’t that a step down?” Cohen’s answer? “No, it’s a step closer.”
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: With Obama Running Again…
For the latest installment of our unscientific survey of political and policy insiders, we asked how President Obama’s re-election bid will go in Texas and what it means for Democrats on the ballot — and for Republicans.
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Economy
Is an Incomplete Budget Better Than a Shrunken One?
There’s a widely held belief around the Capitol that lawmakers balanced a troublesome budget in 2003 with a convenient underestimation of how many people would need to be served. So why not do that on purpose, and out in the open?
