Former Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe Jr. died Sunday after a long illness. He was 87.
TribBlog: Dolph Briscoe, 1923-2010
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Democrats Still Dancing
Two years after the party’s hybrid primary/caucus system allowed Barack Obama to win more presidential delegates than Hillary Clinton, Texas Democrats voted at their convention this weekend in Corpus Christi to keep the controversial “Texas two-step.”
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TribBlog: Richie Defeats Barnes
Incumbent Boyd Richie easily won re-election to his seat as the chairman of the Texas Democratic Party.
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Demographics
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Ramsey’s interview with Rick Perry’s chief consultant, Stiles on the massive amount of cash that cities are collecting from red-light cameras, Grissom on the coming debate over the Democrats’ two-step primary/caucus process, Thevenot on the State Board of Education’s latest controversial plan, Aguilar on immigrants deported for minor infractions, Ramshaw on the social conscience (or lack thereof) of medical schools, M. Smith on a nascent voter registration effort in Harris County, Hamilton’s interview with the newest state senator, Philpott on Bill White’s feistier week, Galbraith on how tighter EPA rules will affect Texas and Hu on questions about the governor’s transparency: The best of our best from June 21 to 25, 2010.
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Demographics
TribBlog: Solomons to Berman: ‘You are a Liar’
In what might just be the toughest letter you’ll see exchanged among legislative colleagues, state Rep. Burt Solomons today attacked state Rep. Leo Berman over his “conspiracy theories” regarding illegal immigration.
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TDP Convention: The Live Blog
The Texas Democratic Party State Convention is underway in Corpus Christi, and the Tribune is there to cover the whole shebang. Follow along with reporters Ben Philpott, Brandi Grissom and Reeve Hamilton as they bring you live updates and photos from the weekend.
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Ads Infinitum: Perry Calls White Shady
As Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White prepares to rally his troops at the Democratic State Convention in Corpus Christi, Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign today released a new attack video.
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Demographics
TribBlog: Texas Ranks Fourth in Legal Immigrants
About 83,000 immigrants become legal permanent residents in Texas each year, according to data compiled by California Watch. California averages three times as many.
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TribBlog: Farouk’s Factories Coming Soon
Remember those solar panel factories former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami promised? He does.
