Congratulations, Mayor-Elect. Now you get to govern a great city — Houston — that’s much bigger than the electorate and much more complicated than the campaign. Perhaps you’d like some aspirin? Or a re-count?
Advice for Annise Parker
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Public Education
Does Texas Pre-K work?
One education model — with unproven results — serves almost a third of pre-kindergarteners in Texas. Its grade? Incomplete.
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The Map to the Maps
Think of the long game instead of the short one. This election is the one that picks the people who draw the maps that corral the voters into the political districts that will elect state and federal legislators for the next ten years.
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Dan Patrick on the Two-thirds Rule
The Republican state senator from Houston explains why the longstanding parliamentary tradition is “arbitrary” — and why his party should better exercise its power.
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Criminal Justice
TribBlog: What Fredo Learned
Alberto Gonzales — remember him? — in Esquire.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: Someday Your Print Will Come
You may now print our stories, blogs, etc. (You’re welcome.)
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Transportation
HuTube: Red Light Cam Story Near You
NBC-5 in Dallas used our data application for a story on red-light cameras.
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Health care
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Stiles and Babalola’s long-awaited red-light camera data app. Grissom’s two-parter on a powerful Texan’s quest to change the DPS report on the crash that killed his son. Ramshaw’s two-parter on transitional medicine. Thevenot on the charter school queue. And a ton of political news: KBH filed (but our TribCasters wondered about her path to the GOP nod); Debra Medina filed (and Hamilton tried to sort out what effect she’ll have on the race); Farouk Shami defiantly remained in the Democratic primary (but Hu couldn’t find evidence that he’d voted very often, let alone like a Democrat); and Rick Perry sent personalized messages to every Tom, Dick, and fill-in-the-blank. The best of our best from December 7 to 11, 2009
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Criminal Justice
HuTube: Shot Blocker
Gotta hand it to these young Republicans for not letting a bitter battle between their bosses get in the way of polite pleasantries on the street.
