The Democratic gubernatorial candidate releases his second ad.
Ads Infinitum: Bill White Ad No. 2
Posted inState Government
HuTube: G-L-A-M-O-R-O-U-S
Kay Bailey Hutchison’s preference for private jets is the latest barb in a back-and-forth over which Republican gubernatorial candidate lives a lusher lifestyle.
Posted inState Government
The Brief: February 5, 2010
Cowboys fans now have a new option for what to do on Super-Bowl Sunday: hear Ted Nugent croon and Sarah Palin rally. Tony Romo won’t be there.
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State Government
Primary Color: HD-146
State Rep. Al Edwards, D-Houston, and former State Rep. Borris Miles are vying for the same Texas House seat for the third time. In a district with a high dropout rate, a high incidence of HIV infection, and a high percentage of people without health insurance, they predictably disagree about who can best deliver on promises of help, hope and change.
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Congress
The Capital Gang
The six Texas congressional candidates who ended the year with $1 million or more on hand are incumbents. Only two of the candidates with the 20 biggest bank accounts are not.
Posted inState Government
Al Edwards vs. Borris Miles … Again
Perennial rivals Al Edwards and Borris Miles are facing off in this year’s Democratic primary to see who’ll represent HD-146 in the 2011 legislative session.
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Demographics
Department of Public Stimulus
The Department of Public Safety, which is struggling financially, is planning to use $16 million of the federal stimulus dollars that Gov. Rick Perry begrudgingly accepted to plug a hole in the border security budget. The decision follows a mandate by Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and House Speaker Joe Straus that state agencies cut 5 percent out of their budgets to meet an anticipated shortfall.
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Guest Column: Advice for Kay
Don’t believe all the loose talk that the GOP race for governor is over. A month is forever in politics, as Ann Richards proved in 1990.
