Evan, Ross, Reeve and Jim gab about the latest UT/TT poll and what it means for Rick Santorum, Rick Perry, and all the Texans running for U.S. Senate.
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Video: Perry’s First Sit-Down at Home
Gov. Rick Perry talked with the Tribune’s Jay Root in his first extended interview with a Texas news outlet since leaving the presidential race.
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Sullivan Gets His Message Across, Loud and Clear
Michael Quinn Sullivan’s guerrilla politics irritate some of the state’s leaders, but he’s succeeded at what he set out to do: He’s got their attention.
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Health care
Video: Birth Control Rally Draws Supporters, Opponents
On Friday, a student-organized rally on the University of Texas at Austin campus applauded reforms intended to increase access to birth control for women. Counterprotesters responded with their own anti-birth control message.
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Energy
A Rush for Water Wells as Texas Drought Drags On
As the drought drags on, many Texans are getting their own water wells drilled. But the growing demand has some worried that the groundwater could start drying up, too.
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Inside Intelligence: Predicting the Outcomes
How will the Republican primary elections for president and U.S. Senate actually turn out? Does it matter than one candidate is Mormon? Does the Tea Party have too much influence on Republicans?
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Fort Worth Judge Will Preside Over Ken Anderson Court of Inquiry
Tarrant County state district Judge Louis Sturns will lead a court of inquiry to investigate allegations of criminal misconduct against former prosecutor Ken Anderson in the wrongful murder conviction of Michael Morton.
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Higher Education
UT-Austin Unveils Plan to Boost Four-Year Graduation Rates
UPDATED: UT-Austin President Bill Powers says some of the new recommendations for boosting the university’s four-year graduation to 70 percent will be implemented immediately, while others require further review.
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Jones Resigns From Texas Railroad Commission
Elizabeth Ames Jones resigned from the Texas Railroad Commission this afternoon to run for state Senate, making questions of her move to San Antonio a nonissue.
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Health care
Medical Board Gives Early OK to Adult Stem Cell Rules
After months of deliberation — and input from Gov. Rick Perry — the Texas Medical Board on Friday gave preliminary approval to a set of rules on adult stem cells in Texas that are less stringent than those originally proposed.
