It’s the post-primary edition of our weekly skirmish. Evan, Ross, Elise and Ben look ahead to Perry v. White, bid farewell to KBH and Farouk and list their biggest surprises of the election night that was.
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 18
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Public Education
TribBlog: Restraints Bill Passes U.S. House
The U.S. House has passed the Keeping All Students Safe Act, a measure designed to protect students from abusive restraints in school settings.
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2010: Home Field Disadvantage
Among the major gubernatorial hopefuls Tuesday night, only incumbent Rick Perry and former Houston mayor Bill White were able to win the counties where they claim residence.
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HuTube: A Day Without Crowd-Surfing is Like…
Leave it to Farouk Shami to bid a festive farewell to his campaign.
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Demographics
Carrillo: Hispanic Surname Caused Election Loss
“Early polling showed that the typical GOP primary voter has very little info about the position of Railroad Commissioner, what we do, or who my opponent or I were. Given the choice between “Porter” and “Carrillo” — unfortunately, the Hispanic-surname was a serious setback from which I could never recover.”
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Higher Education
TribBlog: UT System Regents Hike Tuition
The cost of higher education at UT schools will rise between 9 and 12 percent over the biennium, one in which officials fear steep cuts in the state portion of higher education financing.
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2010: Cornyn Wants Kay to Stay
When U.S. Sen. John Cornyn gets the chance to talk with U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison about last night’s GOP gubernatorial primary loss, he will ask her to reconsider her repeated campaign promise to step down.
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Perry’s Primary Victory Speech
Gov. Rick Perry’s remarks in Driftwood, TX, after Tuesday night’s primary election victory.
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The Brief: March 3, 2010
It seems like just yesterday — the gubernatorial race was overflowing with three GOP candidates and seven Democrats. But, it’s time to forget that bygone era — now, it’s all about Rick Perry v. Bill White.
