What we intend to accomplish with the Trib — what we mean to do on an ongoing basis — is right there in our stated mission: to promote civic engagement and discourse on public policy, politics, government, and other matters of statewide concern.
Welcome to The Texas Tribune
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Introducing The Texas Tribune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCnXdR0SmDQ Credit: Elise Hu Texas Tribune donors or members may be quoted or mentioned in our stories, or may be the subject of them. For a complete list of contributors, click here.
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A conversation with Dan Bartlett
Former White House Communications Director Dan Bartlett sits down with the Tribune’s Evan Smith to talk about Rick vs. Kay, what Texans should think about health care reform and troop levels in Afghanistan, and the GOP’s missed opportunity to reach out to Hispanics.
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Hu Tube: 3-2-1…
In the spirit of multi-platform journalism, the posts here at Hu Tube will be highly visual. If I don’t have a new video for ya each day, I’ll throw up photos and do some live photoblogging during the election cycle and legislative sessions. Stay tuned.
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State Government
Rick vs. Kay: Battle of the Titans
Today is Election Day for 11 propositions on the constitutional ballot in Texas, but most of the state’s political attention is focused on next November’s gubernatorial election—and the brightest light is squarely on the Republican primary battle between incumbent Governor Rick Perry and U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Ben Philpott, who’s covering the governor’s race for Austin public radio station KUT-FM and the Tribune, reports on the battle of the titans taking place in the GOP and what its aftermath could mean for the party in power … and the Democrats’ chances next fall.
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The Brief: November 2, 2009
Don’t look now, Senator, but the vultures are circling.
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Politics
The Video Brief: November 2, 2009
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: A Data Manifesto
We’ve created “On the Records” to help you explore these databases and records — and the visualizations, mashups and stories that use them.
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Exit Notices for Some, But Not All
by Matt Stiles and Elise Hu, The Texas Tribune
