For this week’s nonscientific survey of governmental and political insiders, we asked about the mess with the Texas primaries — whether split primaries are a good idea and who might benefit.
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Inside Intelligence is the insider’s poll historically featured in Texas Weekly, our former political newsletter. It’s a survey of political, lobby, and government insiders on issues of the day. These days, you can find it in our new insiders’ newsletter, The Blast.
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Inside Intelligence: Primary Concerns
The state doesn’t have maps for its congressional and legislative districts, throwing the date what was going to be a March 6 primary into question. It seemed like a good time to ask the insiders about this.
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Inside Intelligence: About Those Primaries…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of politics and government insiders, we asked about the early presidential primaries, who’ll be the Republican nominee, and who the insiders think will be sworn in as president in 2013.
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Inside Intelligence: The Road to the White House
With a month to go before people in other states starting voting on presidential candidates, we asked the insiders for their current take on those races. First things first: They don’t see much of a window for Gov. Rick Perry.
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Inside Intelligence: About That Football Game…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked what issues might surface in the party primaries, whether the Voting Right Act is still necessary — and if the state should mandate a Longhorn-Aggie game on Thanksgiving.
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Inside Intelligence: Primary Election Issues
Candidates started filing for the primaries this week, so the latest nonscientific survey of political and government insiders focused on what will separate Republicans and Democrats in their respective primaries. And football, too.
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Inside Intelligence: About Those Maps…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about redistricting — who’s to blame for the maps now in place — and about tax incentives for events like the Super Bowl and Formula One racing.
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Inside Intelligence: Who to Blame?
In which we asked in the insiders about redistricting and, separately, about Formula One racing in Texas.
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Inside Intelligence: Trimming the Branches
For this week’s nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about Rick Perry’s proposals to limit judges’ terms and to make serving in Congress a part-time job.
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Inside Intelligence: Tweaking Judges and Lawmakers
Gov. Rick Perry proposed term limits for federal judges and cuts in pay and work hours for Congress, so we put those issues to the insiders and added Texas versions: What about a full-time Legislature, and appointed judges instead of elected ones?