Should the Texas Forensic Science Commission meet in private? The new chairman, John Bradley, says there’s a good argument for it.
Behind Closed Doors
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Campaign finance: Kinky Friedman
Friedman, in his second run for governor, says public financing is the way to go.
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State Government
Campaign finance: Mark Miner
Rick Perry’s campaign spokesman says the governor opposes limits on contributions and thinks the solution is transparency, so that voters know who’s backing whom.
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Campaign finance: Kay Bailey Hutchison
Hutchison, a U.S. Sen. and gubernatorial candidate, says the state ought to impose limits on the size of campaign contributions.
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Campaign finance reform, anyone?
Ben Philpott reports on the gubernatorial candidates’ stands on campaign finance. Some want reform. Some want the status quo.
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Campaign finance: Tom Schieffer
Schieffer, a Democrat, says current regulations of campaign finance are “not serving anybody’s interest.”
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Campaign finance: Hank Gilbert
Gilbert, a Democrat running for governor, says campaign finance regulation is the only way to control special interests.
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Economy
Economist: A “mild” recovery ahead
Texas probably started its version of the recession in the second half of 2008, and October of this year might turn out to have been the low point.
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The Private Option
When investigations are conducted in public, it is difficult to protect them from outside influences, says Forensic Science Commission Chairman John Bradley. His suggestion? Private meetings for a panel that’s in the public spotlight.
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Energy
2007 TXU television ad
A 2007 television advertisement used by lobbyists working for Texas Energy Future Holdings, Inc., the company that acquired TXU.
