Austin will be the epicenter of the auto racing world this month when its new, $400 million track — the Circuit of the Americas — hosts the first Formula One race in the United States since 2007.
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Newsreel: Hot List Races, Polls, Elections
This week in the Newsreel we fly through the results of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Elections are right around the corner, we’ll hammer down the most competitive races on this week’s final pre-election Hot List.
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State Government
Reorganization Yields Early Reward for Senators
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst upset the normal order of things when he announced his committee leaders four months early. But he did the senators a political favor in the process.
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Transportation
A Trip Down the Fastest Highway in America
The newly opened stretch of State Highway 130 from Austin to Seguin has an 85 mph speed limit, the fastest in the country. Beyond the debate over whether it’s safe, what’s it like to drive?
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Video: Fastest Highway in America
Trying out the newly opened stretch of State Highway 130 from Austin to Seguin, which has an 85 mph speed limit — the fastest in the country.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: The Political Environment
For this week’s nonscientific survey of politics and government insiders, we asked about the direction of the state and the country, the state of the economy and the most important problems facing Texas and the U.S.
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State Government
Aide’s Talk About 2014 May Benefit Perry in 2013
When Ken Armbrister, chief legislative aide to Gov. Rick Perry, said last week that Perry had told him he was going to run for re-election in 2014, Armbrister may have done his boss a favor.
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State Government
Texas Appeals Redistricting Decision; Elections to Proceed
As expected, the state of Texas is appealing a federal court decision throwing out Legislature’s redistricting maps, Attorney General Greg Abbott announced Friday. The appeal, however, won’t affect the current elections.
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The Chairman is Out
The chairman of the Republican Party of Texas says he won’t be home before Election Day.
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State Government
Dewhurst Tears Up the Seating Chart
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, fresh off a stinging loss to Ted Cruz in the race for the GOP nomination to the U.S. Senate, reshuffled the Senate committee chairs.
