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The Midday Brief: March 29, 2010
Posted inState Government
The Brief: March 29, 2010
It’s easy as 1,2,3…yadda, yadda, yadda…25 million. So why aren’t more Texans doing it?
Posted inState Government
The Runoffs: CD-17
It’s money versus geography and name ID in the race between the two top finishers in the five-way GOP primary in this conservative-leaning congressional district. The winner will face U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco.
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Higher Education
The Gay-Jesus Place
As part of a class assignment, a Tarleton State University theater student decided to direct an award-winning play in which the son of God is heralded as the “King of Queers.” Then came the protests and threats of violence and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s press releases, and suddenly it was curtains for the whole production.
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Criminal Justice
Down for the Count
As of Friday, three-quarters of Texans hadn’t returned their census forms. Only five states have a worse rate of participation so far.
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Advice for Bill White
He has 31 weeks to make his case that we should fire Rick Perry and hire him instead. But when should he introduce himself to voters? When should he start attacking the governor? When should he spend his millions? Democratic strategists Glenn Smith and Keir Murray and blogger Charles Kuffner answer those and other pressing questions for the Democratic gubernatorial nominee.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: The Census Gets Interactive
The U.S. Census Bureau recently launched an interactive map that makes it easy to track participation in the decennial count of households. The map application, which relies on the Google Maps API, visualizes the participation rates by color — orange for higher rates, and blue for lower rates.
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Health care
The Single Most Political Thing They Do
In politics, the crayon is mightier than the ballot. A political mapmaker can do more to change the power structure than a herd of consultants with fat bank accounts behind them. And 2011 will be the Year of the Mapmakers.
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Higher Education
TribBlog: A Note from the Runner-up
Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, sent a congratulatory note to Brian McCall, the challencellor-apparent of the Texas State University System. Wentworth was also in the running for the job.
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Demographics
TribBlog: Border Chief Gets Recess Appointment
The president’s nominee for commissioner of Customs and Border Protection gets the job without Senate confirmation.
