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The Midday Brief: December 3, 2009
Posted inState Government
2010: Fireworks in EP?
Two El Paso candidates who had been on a collision course to run against one another now have big plans for public filing events at the same time and place. In El Paso, where politics are often a full-contact sport, it has the potential to get interesting.
Posted in
Economy
2010: Ogden Will Seek Another Term
State Sen. Steve Ogden, who said earlier this year he would leave the Legislature after his current term, will seek another two years in office after all. And he may have drawn the first primary opponent of his political career.
Posted in
Criminal Justice
The Brief: December 3, 2009
The season for speculating is drawing to an end. Politicians, it’s time to stake your claim.
Posted inState Government
RINO Hunters
One of the most interesting phenomena of the 2010 election cycle is the number of so-called Tea Party Republicans entering GOP primaries to challenge incumbents they consider RINOs: Republicans in Name Only. Ben Philpott, who’s covering the Texas governor’s race for KUT news and the Trib, has this report.
Posted in
Congress
RINO Hunters
Today is the first day for people wanting to run in the Democratic or Republican primary to file their candidacy. The month-long period is often a mix of the expected — like Governor Perry filing to run for re-election — and the unexpected. Houston Mayor Bill White running for governor could set off a chain reaction among Democrats to enter other statewide races, for instance. But one of the most interesting phenomena this year is the number of so called Tea Party Republicans entering the primaries. Ben Philpott, covering the Texas governor’s race for KUT News and The Texas Tribune, has this report.
Posted in
Health care
Family First?
Should Texas medical schools be responsible for relieving the state’s primary care shortage? Advocates for family physicians think so. They want state lawmakers to reward medical schools that groom young doctors for family medicine — and penalize those that don’t.
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Health care
Family First? A Texas Medical Student’s Perspective
Marjan Bolouri, a Dallas native and Baylor College of Medicine graduate, decided to do her residency in radiology at UC-San Francisco. In an interview on Texas’ primary care shortage, she discusses whether she ever considered family medicine — or will return to practice in Texas.
Posted inState Government
Stump Interrupted: Bill White
Get to know Bill White, his verbal tics, his issues and the car he drives.
Posted inState Government
Stump Interrupted: Bill White
Bill White may soon be retiring his Senate race stump speech and replacing it with a new one. So it’s better to Stump Interrupt it now than never.
