El Paso County Attorney Jose Rodriguez is expected to announce tomorrow at an El Paso press conference that he will run for the Texas Senate seat that state Sen. Eliot Shapleigh is vacating.
2010: Rodriguez Senate announcement Sunday
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Ramshaw’s multi-parter on restraints in schools, Thevenot’s reading on the future of textbooks, Ramsey’s take on a Democratic defection, Rapoport’s profile of self-described “religious fanatic” Don McLeroy, and Henson and Shaw’s thoroughly noncontroversial poll on the governor’s race (kidding!): The best of the best from November 3 to November 6, 2009.
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Criminal Justice
Case Open
If you’re waiting for closure on questions of Cameron Todd Willingham’s guilt or innocence, get comfortable. The Texas Forensic Science Commission’s new chair tells the Tribune that he doesn’t yet have the rules or resources to investigate whether faulty science led to the Corsicana man’s conviction and execution.
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Audio: John Bradley discusses the forensic science commission
Williamson County District Attorney John Bradley, the new chairman of the Texas Forensic Science Commission, says the board doesn’t yet have the rules, staff or resources to be investigating allegations of faulty science in criminal cases — including a high profile arson-murder case that led to a Corsicana man’s execution.
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Public Education
TribBlog: A Conversation With the State Schools Chief
Rather than deliver curriculum by book or even CD — one product per student — “We’re going to buy content and get a statewide license and deliver it to anyone who wants it” over the web, says Robert Scott. Much of that content will come from “smaller content providers who have been shut out of the market.”
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Texas Democratic Party on Hopson’s party switch
Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie addresses state Rep. Chuck Hopson’s switch to the Republican party. The move increases the Republican edge in the state House to 77-73.
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Health care
TribBlog: Medical Board holds off on telemedicine changes
The Texas Medical Board has temporarily tabled a proposal that would cut EMTs and entry-level nurses out of the telemedicine equation, saying the issue needs more study.
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Economy
The Polling Center: Texas vs. Washington?
The UT/Tribune poll results convey some very intense disapproval of political leadership.
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Public Education
TribBlog: Education Department could make restraint reporting mandatory
The U.S. Education Department is considering making restraint reporting mandatory for school districts nationwide, starting this school year.
