Almost 157,000 inmates in the Texas prison system were counted by the U.S. Census Bureau as living where they’re incarcerated and not as residents of their home counties — a policy that some opponents argue has dire political and economic consequences.
Counting Convicts
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Politics
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 45
In this week’s TribCast, the regular podcast gang is back to talk about the start of campaign season, the latest polls in the race for governor, and the political effect of that $18 billion budget hole.
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Politics
2010: Poll-Land
A new political survey says Gov. Rick Perry is beating Democrat Bill White in the governor’s race, but also shows the incumbent is unpopular with half of likely Texas voters and that the same percentage of voters support a two-term limit for governors.
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Economy
On the Records: Mapping Foreign Investment
Texas.gov, the state’s clearinghouse for services like driver’s license renewals and vehicle registrations, has launched a new page featuring numerous raw government data sets — including a list of foreign companies doing business here.
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Congress
Ads Infinitum: Bill Flores’ “Slideshow”
Republican Bill Flores released his second television ad today in his race to unseat incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco.
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Demographics
Ads Infinitum: White’s “Border Security” Pitch
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Bill White promises 1,000 more security officers on the Texas-Mexico border in his latest TV spot, appropriately titled “Border.”
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Ads Infinitum: Back to Basics on Insurance
Back to Basics PAC went on television today with a new ad attacking Gov. Rick Perry for allowing home insurance rates to skyrocket.
