Houston Mayor Bill White, interviewed by Texas Tribune Editor-in-chief and CEO Evan Smith at the Center for Politics and Governance at the University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs. White said, once again, that he’s running for Senate and not governor.
White: Still Running for Senate. Really.
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Running with the Numbers
Texas gained more than 41,000 jobs in October, according to the Texas Workforce Commission. More than 100,000 jobs were lost over the previous two months. These statistics are good political fodder when there’s a fight for the governor’s office brewing, like there is now.
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Ads Infinitum: Medina’s TV Spot To Air in East Texas
This ad is worth a look. Toward the end, there’s a special shot of Medina really connecting with common man, by carrying a non-descript giant sack on her shoulder.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: Mack Brown vs. Mike Sherman
We’ve added Texas A&M to our payroll database, so now you can compare both coaches’ salaries. Let’s hope next week’s game isn’t so lopsided.
Posted inState Government
KBH Internet Ad
Kay Bailey Hutchison doesn’t attack Rick Perry in her television ads (which just started today), but her Internet advertising is a different proposition. Here, she’s deconstructing his first TV spot. His is an attack on her; she’s returning the volley.
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Criminal Justice
TribBlog: Supreme Court Won’t Review Bonfire Ruling
The Texas Supreme Court today freed Texas A&M University from further liability in the decade-old bonfire case.
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Economy
TribBlog: Unemployment Rises in Texas
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent in October, up from 5.2 percent a year ago.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: Tracking Unemployment
Analyzing unemployment in Texas: What would Google do?
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Politics
The Brief: November 20, 2009
Ready to welcome U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Gov. Rick Perry into your living room?
