How will Thursday’s shooting change security guidelines at the Capitol?
The Brief: January 22, 2010
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1998 Ad Featuring George H.W. Bush for Rick Perry
As President Bush 41 prepares to publicly endorse Kay Bailey Hutchison’s run for governor, we found his appearance in a 1998 spot for then Lt. Gov. candidate Rick Perry.
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The Spigot Turns On
The U.S. Supreme Court freed corporations and unions from a century-old ban on political spending Thursday, ruling that restrictions on their electioneering expenditures violate their First Amendment Rights. Ramsey explains what the ruling says; Philpott, covering politics for KUT News and the Tribune, reports on how it will affect a state like Texas, which has long had a corporate cash ban in effect.
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The Comeback of Corporate Cash
The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in a federal campaign finance case could have an immediate affect on state elections here in Texas, where a ban on corporate contributions has been on the books. Ben Philpott, who’s covering the governor’s race for KUT News and the Tribune, filed this report.
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Brian McCall as Texas State Chancellor?
The retiring Republican state representative from Plano talks about how he’ll spend his time after twenty years in elective office.
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No Love Lost
When George H.W. Bush becomes the latest denizen of Bushworld to endorse Kay Bailey Hutchison at an event at his West Houston home this morning — following on the heels of KBH supporters James Baker, Karl Rove, Karen Hughes, and Margaret Spellings — it will be impossible to pretend any longer that there isn’t a Bush-versus-Perry narrative at play in the 2010 governor’s race. But what’s really going on here?
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State Government
Who’s Got What
A review of campaign finance reports for the period from July to December 2009 reveals that some candidates for the Texas House are capable of raising serious money.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: Meet Me in St. Louis
What will those original thinkers at the Post-Dispatch think of next?
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State Government
TribBlog: Perry Commends DPS Troopers Who Nabbed Capitol Shooter
A man entered Sen. Dan Patrick’s office, then fired shots outside the Capitol. No injuries have been reported.
