In this week’s episode, the TT podcast gang talks about Texas voting trends, the latest skirmishes in the governor’s race and the eligibility questions surrounding state Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury.
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 39
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Health care
TribBlog: Family Planning Quandary?
Sen. Bob Deuell, R-Greenville, wants the attorney general to decide whether a Texas family planning rule — one that bans the state’s Women’s Health Program from contracting with clinics that “perform or promote” abortions — is constitutional.
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Energy
TribBlog: Life’s a Beach in Texas
Texas beaches aren’t awash in oil like the sands are in some other Gulf Coast states, but they could be cleaner, a group of environmental advocates said today as it released an annual review of the nation’s beaches.
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Demographics
TribBlog: Texas Leaders Sound Off on Arizona Ruling
Texas lawmakers and legal experts react to today’s decision to strike down critical elements of Arizona’s immigration law.
Posted inState Government
2010: Birdwell “Never, Ever Voted Twice”
State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, says he didn’t vote twice in the 2004 elections and disputes the Texas and Virginia records that say he did.
Posted inState Government
The Brief: July 28, 2010
Being in two places at once, it turns out, sometimes isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
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State Government
One Man, Two Votes
State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, voted in the November 2004 presidential election twice, choosing between George W. Bush and John Kerry in Tarrant County, Texas, and again in Prince William County, Virginia, according to election records in the two states.
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Demographics
TT Interview: El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles
Interview with El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles
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Demographics
Richard Wiles: The TT Interview
The sheriff of El Paso County on how his job has changed in the wake of rampant violence in Juárez, whether National Guard troops are needed on the border and the practical effect of an immigration law like Arizona’s.
