Brian Walker, a former opponent who endorsed Chuck Hopson’s bid for reelection after Hopson’s party switch (from the Democrats to the Republicans), was the subject of a Hopson attack ad in last year’s election.
Hopson vs. Walker 2008 commercial
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Public Education
Robert’s Rules
State schools chief Robert Scott recently failed to get the Legislature to increase the cap on charter schools — then found a legal way to do it anyway, much to the dismay of state Democrats and teachers unions.
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Health care
Texas Weekly: Private, Patient-centered Health Insurance
A patient-centered approach to health care reform would build on America’s world-leading quality and high patient satisfaction in a way that extends those benefits to even more people and empowers all patients to make their own medical decisions.
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Demographics
On the Records: Redact Much?
The Texas Public Information Act allows agencies to redact information for security and privacy reasons. The Texas Border Sheriff’s Coalition decided redact just about everything they possibly could on the invoices they sent me.
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Criminal Justice
The Brief: November 11, 2009
There was a bittersweet note of unity preceding what will undoubtedly prove a poignant Veteran’s Day.
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Politics
2010: Hopson’s BFF
Republican Brian Walker, who lost a close race to Democrat Chuck Hopson in 2008, endorsed Hopson’s reelection bid next year — now that Hopson has switched to the GOP.
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Demographics
Broken Border, Part Four: Who’s Watching?
The Web site where you can view border cameras isn’t getting the predicted traffic, calling into question the program’s law enforcement impact.
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Health care
Texas Weekly: A National Plan for Affordable Insurance
To insure most Texans, two big changes are needed: a guarantee of affordable insurance pricing for everyone, and a strong subsidy system for those who can’t pay without help.
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Criminal Justice
Off The Books, Part One: High-Price High-Tech
State agencies are spending tens of millions of dollars every year on information technology contract workers, employees who aren’t on the state payroll – but whose pay often dwarfs those who are.
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Criminal Justice
Forensic Science Chairmen Face Off
John Bradley, the Williamson County District Attorney and the newly-appointed chairman of the Texas Forensic Science Commission, spent his morning answering a steady stream of questions from Texas lawmakers. At issue, if and when his panel will re-open the investigation into whether faulty science led to the arson conviction of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed by the state in 2004.
