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  • The Weekly TribCast: Episode 90

    By Todd Wiseman

    In this week's TribCast, Ross, Morgan, Jim and Ben discuss the more moderate State Board of Education and how the failure of "sanctuary cities" legislation could affect a Perry presidential bid. Full Story 

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  • A Texas Jobs Miracle? It's Complicated

    By Becca Aaronson

    The “Texas jobs miracle” is a hot topic, but Texas’ unemployment rate is higher than all four states that border it — and it’s up slightly from last year. So why is everyone touting Texas, and Gov. Rick Perry, for its strong economy? Full Story 

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    Credit: Graphic by Becca Aaronson / Todd Wiseman

  • Perry Says Default Fears Are Overblown

    By Jay Root

    Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday he isn’t worried that a failure to increase the nation’s debt ceiling would trigger an economic catastrophe. He also says that it should be up to the states to decide whether abortion is illegal — or legal. Full Story 

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  • For Many Iowans, Perry Still an Unknown Quantity

    By Kate Wells

    As Gov. Rick Perry considers a White House bid, a recent poll shows that 70 percent of Iowa Republicans still haven't fully committed to a candidate. That's fertile ground for Perry, but as Kate Wells of Iowa Public Radio reports, the governor has yet to introduce himself to voters in the Hawkeye State. Full Story 

    Gov. Rick Perry at the Frank Erwin Center on March 23rd, 2011.
    Credit: Todd Wiseman

  • Guest Column: Perry as a (Very Conservative) Democrat

    By Mark P. Jones

    To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, the analysis suggests Rick Perry did not leave the Democratic Party so much as it left him, although compared to Reagan, Perry was (ideologically) much less of a Democrat to begin with. Full Story 

    State Rep. Rick Perry with House Speaker Gib Lewis (D-Fort Worth) during the 69th Legislative session, on September 2, 1986.
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  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

    By Ross Ramsey

    Ramshaw on the lioness of the Texas House, Dehn and Tan review 20 years of Rick Perry's political ads, Murphy's latest database includes the governor's political accounts over the last decade, Aaronson's visualizations of what was said in the biggest legislative debates, M. Smith on the woman in the middle chair at the State Board of Education, Galbraith on how the drought is forcing ranchers to sell their herds, Grissom has the story on a cattle rustler who's asking the courts to give him an old-fashioned sentence, Hamilton covers Rick O'Donnell's latest salvo at higher education, Aguilar on whether and how the sanctuary cities issue will translate at the ballot box next year, yours truly on Ron Paul's candidacy and the candidate in his own words: The best of our best from July 18 to 22, 2011. Full Story 

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  • On the Records: Diving Deeper Into Perry's War Chest

    By Ryan Murphy

    We have prepared a series of graphics and tables that examine Gov. Rick Perry's success in growing his war chest from year to year and from campaign to campaign, and which cities and individuals or entities have done the most to ensure the governor's electoral success in Texas. Full Story 

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    Credit: Graphic by Ryan Murphy / Todd Wiseman / Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • The Final Frontier for Space City?

    By Chris Hooks

    Houston’s official nickname since 1967: Space City. It’s NBA team: the Rockets. Its MLB franchise is the Astros, and they played in the Astrodome. No wonder the city is in a funk as space shuttle Atlantis makes its final landing today. Full Story 

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