The collaboration of the big five newspapers on polling in the 2010 election cycle is good news for Texas.
T-Squared: Poll Position
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State Government
2010: Paxton Ducks
Rep. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney, is not, Not, NOT running against Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, in spite of reports that he was planning a challenge.
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State Government
The Brief: December 2, 2009
With the filing deadline fast approaching, are Democrats beginning to feel some holiday cheer?
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Economy
Grading KBH’s Education Plans
Education has emerged as one of the more contentious fronts in the gubernatorial campaign, with Kay Bailey Hutchison this week releasing a barrage of school proposals and attacks on the status quo. But the differences between the candidates have more to do with execution than with design.
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State Government
Debtors’ Treadmill: Treasure Map
Short-term, high-interest lenders are clustered in neighborhoods where the median household income is less than $50,000 a year.
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Politics
2010: Where is Everybody?
Democrats are still talking about who’ll fill out their statewide ticket, and it doesn’t look like they’ll know by the end of the week. Republicans might not see everyone’s filing this week, but expect all of their non-judicial statewide incumbents to file for reelection.
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State Government
2010: The Ogden Show
Wednesday could be the day voters in SD-5 find out whether Steve Ogden has changed his mind about getting out of the Legislature. Maybe.
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Politics
2010: Talk, but No Motion
Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, will seek reelection next year. Is that really a ray of hope for Elizabeth Ames Jones? Really?
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T-Squared
T-Squared: The Month of Living Dangerously
Four weeks into this thing, we’re well beyond where we thought we’d be. And we’re just getting started.
