Former Secretary of State James Baker, one of U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s highest-profile primary supporters, says he now supports Gov. Rick Perry’s re-election bid. And, as it happens, much of Barack Obama’s foreign policy.
2010: Perry’s “My Preference,” Baker Says
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State Government
2010: Birdwell’s Eligibility in Question
Residency requirements tripped up Brian Birdwell’s previous effort to enter the Texas Legislature, and it looks like they will again.
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2010: Borris Miles Prevails in Recount
He’s back, y’all. Former state Rep. Borris Miles will be returning to the Texas House after a recount finished today shows Miles prevailing over longtime state Rep. Al Edwards by just eight votes.
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Criminal Justice
TribBlog: U.S. Supreme Court Grants Stay for Skinner
The U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay this evening of the execution of death row inmate Hank Skinner, who was scheduled to die today.
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Demographics
TribBlog: Farmers Branch Loses, Again
A federal judge declared on Wednesday that a Farmers Branch ordinance that banned apartment rentals to undocumented immigrants was unconstitutional.
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Criminal Justice
TribBlog: Mexico-U.S. Launch New Programs
Senior leaders from the United States and Mexico agreed the two countries will begin swapping intelligence on suspected terrorists and Mexican felons following discussions in Mexico City on Tuesday.
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The Brief: March 24, 2010
Census results released yesterday reconfirm that the state Sarah Palin likes to call Alaska’s little sister is anything but little. Texas cities continue to break population records, according to the last population estimates from the Census Bureau.
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State School Review
It has been a year since it was revealed that staff at the Corpus Christi State School were forcing their mentally disabled wards to fight each other. State lawmakers raced to enact new accountability measures. Ben Philpott, who’s coving state politics and policy for the Tribune and KUT News, looks at what’s actually changed.
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After the Fight
A year ago, staff at the Corpus Christi State School were forcing mentally disabled wards to fight each other, and state lawmakers raced to enact new accountability measures. How are they working out? Ben Philpott, who covers politics and public policy for KUT News and the Tribune, has this report.
