We’re live-blogging the Democratic gubernatorial debate from Fort Worth. (Check your local listings for stations and times and so on). We welcome your input in the comments or on Facebook and Twitter.
The Democratic Gubernatorial Debate: Liveblog
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HuTube: On the Road to the Dem Debate
We’re en route to the Democratic gubernatorial debate between Bill White and Farouk Shami. For the first time, we’re bringing you a video update literally from the road.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: Sunrise?
The Texas Ethics Commission and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts are opening up more of their data to the public at no charge.
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2010: Newspaper Endorsements: Statesman for White
“White brings an impressive resume that includes business leadership, a stint as a top official in the Clinton administration’s Energy Department and a successful tenure as mayor of Houston — a city as politically and ethnically diverse as our state.”
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The Brief: February 8, 2010
People who say the Super Bowl was the biggest night for television are clearly unaware of tonight’s impending excitement: the Democratic gubernatorial debate.
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Criminal Justice
The Trials of Felipe Reyna
Two former Texas Supreme Court justices and a Goliath of state judicial politics are trying to oust the 10th Court of Appeals judge from the courthouse that he once cleaned as a janitor.
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Criminal Justice
Reform Follows Function
The federal push for accountability at “persistently low-achieving” schools across Texas is running smack into the hard, slow work of improvement at the local level.
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A Conversation with Susan Combs
For the second event in our TribLive series, I interviewed the Comptroller of Public Accounts about the size of the coming budget shortfall, the likeliest sources of new revenue, and, of course, election year politics.
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Donkey Business
In the run-up to their first appearance together on statewide TV, the leading Democratic contenders for governor are sticking to the script: Bill White sounds like a guy prepping for a town hall meeting, while Farouk Shami is testier, spoliing for a chance to hold the frontrunner accountable.
