Texas governors in both political parties over the years have appointed university regents who also were generous political donors. Gov. Rick Perry, who took office in December 2000, is no different. More than half the people he’s selected to lead the state’s public universities have contributed to his political campaigns — some more generously than others. Use this interactive table to explore those donations.
Interactive: Gov. Perry’s Regent Donors
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Demographics
TribBlog: Cross-Border Fire Draws Perry’s Ire
Following a weekend shootout near the Rio Grande in El Paso, Gov. Rick Perry has once again lambasted the Obama administration over border security.
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Politics
2010: Rasmussen: Perry 49, White 41
Republican Gov. Rick Perry maintains an 8-point lead over Democratic challenger Bill White, according to the latest statewide poll by Rasmussen Reports.
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The Brief: Aug. 23, 2010
Politicians, mark your calendars: It’s time to … mark your calendars.
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Public Education
The New Sex Ed
Students are heading back to school this week, and some of them will begin learning about the birds and the bees. The Texas Education Code requires that abstinence be the focus of any sex education curriculum — but as Nathan Bernier of KUT News reports, there are some changes this year to how sex ed is being taught.
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Criminal Justice
Calendar Club
When Bill White criticized Rick Perry in June for “working part time” after his schedule for the first six months of 2010 showed an average of seven hours of state business per week, Perry responded that he doesn’t write down much of his work for the state. By contrast, Perry’s counterparts in California, New York and Florida do write down what they do, and they make their schedules readily available to the public.
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State Government
The Politics of Ethics
Texas lawmakers were accused this summer of driving a car paid for by a state contractor and double-billing taxpayers for expenses incurred on the job. Does that mean they’ll be defeated in November? Not necessarily.
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Higher Education
Off-Base?
The Texas commission charged with aiding economies hit by military base closures will spend millions for a vaccine plant in Bryan-College Station — even though the region’s military base closed nearly five decades ago.
