El Paso District Judge Bill Moody said Monday that he plans to make a third run for the Texas Supreme Court.
Third time’s the charm?
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Watch That Date
Monday is K-Day. If Kay Bailey Hutchison quits before then, the election to replace her can be held on November 3. If she quits after that date, the replacement race will be held later.
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Looking for the Levers
Kay Bailey Hutchison rebounded in the most recent poll from Rasmussen Reports, but one of Gov. Rick Perry’s hottest arguments rests on the rhetoric of “I’m from Austin; she’s from Washington.” And while the latest polling has the two gubernatorial candidates locked in a tight race, it’s a contest that initially — almost a year ago — was polling strongly in Hutchison’s favor.
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Demographics
Perry Reversal Irks Business Group
The leader of Texas’ largest business group said Wednesday that Gov. Rick Perry’s new election promise to crackdown on employers who hire undocumented workers would be unfair and untenable.
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Public Education
Present but not accounted for
The State Auditor says the Texas Education Agency’s process for monitoring average daily attendance in public schools needs a few adjustments.
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Demographics
What lawless hordes?
Border officials say their communities aren’t being overrun with “lawless hordes” of Mexican drug runners and people smugglers, and they said Gov. Rick Perry is painting an inaccurate scary picture of their home.
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Public Education
The revolution will not be televised
It may not be Mad Men, but the State Board on Education will begin broadcasting its meetings online on Wednesday.
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Demographics
Both bases covered
Gov. Rick Perry and former New York Mayor and GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani are traveling the state this week, touting anti-gang legislation and state border security efforts.
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Border Cameras: The Sequel
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry gave Texas border sheriffs another $2 million for a virtual border wall of web cameras that in its first full year failed to meet nearly every law enforcement goal his office originally set.
