El Paso business developer Jay Kleberg confirmed Sunday that he will run as a Republican in 2010 against state Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso.
2010: New name in the game
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T-Squared
We’re mobile! We’re on iTunes!
Because we believe so strongly in distributing our content across as many platforms as possible, we’re happy to report that you can take the Trib with you. You can see a constantly updated stream of our top stories on our mobile site, m.texastribune.org, and you can download our podcasts and our free Elected Officials Directory app on iTunes (there’s a free version and a paid version). If there’s another way you’d like to get access to Trib content other than at your computer, let us know.
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Demographics
TribBlog: Perry: Arizona shouldn’t deport immigrants through Texas
Starting Monday, U.S. Border Patrol plans to ship about 100 undocumented immigrants a day from Arizona back to Mexico through a remote border entry point in Presidio, and Gov. Rick Perry is displeased.
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Politics
2010: TAM endorses Perry
The Texas Association of Manufacturers — one of the first groups to back the 2006 rewrite of the corporate franchise tax — endorsed Gov. Rick Perry over U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the 2010 gubernatorial race.
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KBH calls for contribution cap
Waco, TX. October 5, 2009. U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison calls for a cap on campaign contributions in Texas. Currently there’s no limit on how much you can give to candidates for state offices, with the exception of judicial races.
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Politics
The Maiden Voyage TribCast
Evan Smith, Ross Ramsey, Elise Hu and Ben Philpott take off on the Tribcast journey together for the first time. Topics on the table include: Todd Willingham and how it plays politically, the pile-up among GOP statewides, and Bill White for Governor?
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The (Texas Tribune) Office
Introducing ‘the office’ of The Texas Tribune, a non-profit journalism organization focused on Texas public policy and politics.
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KBH on resigning
October 6, 2009, Waco, Texas. US Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison responds to a question on when she’ll resign from the Senate to concentrate on running for Texas governor. Previously she said she’d resign by October or November.
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Health care
Rat Race
A bill lawmakers passed to prevent doctors and attorneys from so-called “ambulance chasing” faces a constitutional challenge from — who else? — a chiropractor and a lawyer.
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State Government
Exit notices for some, but not all
On the day Gov. Rick Perry removed three forensic science commissioners, citing their expired terms, at least 100 appointees whose time was also up remained in their jobs.
