Two new Spanish language ads from Gov. Rick Perry play up the governor’s record of creating jobs and supporting businesses.
Ads Infinitum: Perry’s “Trust” and “Working”
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TribBlog: Chair Today, Gone Tomorrow [Updated]
On Tuesday, in a somewhat unconventional move, Williamson County Democratic Party Chairman Gregory Windham endorsed a Republican and abruptly resigned his post.
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Ads Infinitum: Perry’s “New Jobs”
Gov. Rick Perry does some comparing and contrasting of Texas and Washington in his latest television ad.
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Ads Infinitum: Chet Edwards’ “Risk”
In his latest ad, U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, attacks Republican challenger Bill Flores on his plan to privatize Social Security.
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TribBlog: “Frontline” Looks at Willingham Case
Two weeks before the gubernatorial election, the season premiere of Frontline features a timely topic: the Cameron Todd Willingham case. All PBS stations in Texas will air it, despite initial hesitation over running the episode — portions of which question the actions of Gov. Rick Perry — so close to Election Day.
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The Brief: Oct. 19, 2010
Interpret however you will, but the first-day numbers are in for early voting — and they’re up.
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Criminal Justice
Rob Owen: The TT Interview
Texas Tribune interview with Rob Owen, lawyer for Hank Skinner and co-director of the University of Texas School of Law Capital Punishment Center
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T-Squared
T-Squared: Yes, We’re Partnering With The New York Times
Now it can be told — more deliberately and more fully fleshed out than you may have read yesterday: The Trib has indeed inked a partnership with the New York Times that will result in the best of our content appearing in the pages of the most iconic newspaper in the world.
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Criminal Justice
Rob Owen: The TT Interview
The co-director of the University of Texas School of Law Capital Punishment Center, currently representing death row inmate Henry “Hank” Skinner before the U.S. Supreme Court, on what it’s like to try a case in front of the high court, how Texas has influenced capital punishment law, why Texas juries are more inclined to impose the death penalty and the impact of life without parole.
