Houston Mayor Bill White has hit the campaign trail after joining the race for governor late last week. One of his first stops was Austin. The Capital city is considered a democratic stronghold. And made for a nice safe place to start his run for governor. Ben Philpott is covering the Texas governor’s race for the Texas Tribune and KUT News.
White Stumps Austin
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Health care
The Hidden Food Line
Pending food-stamp applications have soared in Texas — from about 38,000 a year ago to more than 65,000 in October. Two-thirds of those people had waited longer than the federally mandated 30 days, and nearly half had waited more than 60 days.
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Video: On Being a Black Republican
Wallace Jefferson, the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court, on what race has to do with politics, why he’s a member of the GOP, and whether the party has been sufficiently hospitable to African Americans.
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Health care
Final Preparations
If you’re checking off the boxes for gubernatorial candidates, Thursday belonged to Gov. Rick Perry, who filed for reelection before noon on the first day he was allowed to do so.
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Video: Bill White’s Announcement Speech
The Houston mayor reveals the worst-kept secret in Texas politics: He’s running for governor. Unedited video in two parts.
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Economy
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
It was a political week, with a full-court press from our staff on Bill White’s switch to the governor’s race and all of the fallout; the moves during the first week of filing for political races; Philpott’s look at Republicans challenging Republicans; Hu’s latest in the popular Stump Interrupted series; Ramshaw on emergency rooms, family doctors, and child protection; Stiles and Grissom mapping payday lending locations juxtaposed with family income data; Rapoport on the state budget and education; Thevenot on KBH’s plans for schools; and Hamilton on the power (or not) of political endorsements. The best of the best from November 28 to December 4, 2009.
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HuTube: Behind the Scenes of Snow; White
It’s the latest installment of a HuTube video journal, or vlog, to take you behind the scenes of Bill White’s annoucement in Houston.
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Bill White’s Announcement Speech, Part Two
Bill White’s Houston announcement that he will run for Texas governor. Part two of two.
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Bill White’s Announcement Speech, Part One
BIll White’s unedited gubernatorial announcement speech from Houston on December 4th. Part one of two.
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2010: Kinky Moves?
Texas Democrats aren’t through with the changes on the statewide ticket. Take a look at this teaser from gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman, issued after Hank Gilbert exited the governor’s race, set his heart on being agriculture commissioner, and endorsed Farouk Shami.
