With wildfires raging outside of Austin, Gov. Rick Perry is leaving the campaign trail to return to his home state, the governor’s office confirmed this morning.
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Politics
Doggett vs. the GOP and the Political Map
Austin Democrats are pretty unhappy with the Republican Legislature’s redistricting maps, and Rep. Lloyd Doggett is the poster child for their frustrations. Their anger might save him.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: Trib Traffic Hits New Monthly Record
Another month, another new traffic record for the Tribune. And we did it while sweating through the hottest August in Austin history.
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Video: Gov. Perry on the Future of Texas
During an October 15, 2011 interview, Gov. Rick Perry sat down with Texas Tribune CEO and Editor-in-Chief Evan Smith for an interview co-presented by the Tribune and Austin’s public broadcasting stations, KUT and KLRU.
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State Government
Video: Perry on Destruction of E-mails
In his October 2010 interview with the Tribune, Gov. Rick Perry defended the state’s record retentions policy, which permits his office to destroy e-mails after seven days.
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Studying Perry’s Past Debates for Clues About Future Ones
How will Gov. Rick Perry’s upcoming debates differ from his past debates in Texas, where he’s had much more influence over the ground rules. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: The Other Texan
His supporters wouldn’t necessarily agree, judging from our phone calls and emails, but our insiders think U.S. Rep. Ron Paul — the other Texan in the presidential race — is getting all the attention he deserves. More than a third, however, don’t agree with that.
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Higher Education
After Tumultuous Period, Cigarroa to Present Plan to UT Regents
When University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa rises to address the UT System Board of Regents today, the room won’t be quite the pressure cooker it was in May.
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New Fundraising Calculus Unlikely to Hinder Perry
Gov. Rick Perry is home this week to rest and raise money before heading back out on the campaign trail. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune looks at how much money Perry will need to raise, how he’ll do it and why he’s likely to succeed.
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Higher Education
Conservative Groups: End Tenure, “Frivolous” Research in Higher Ed
One day before a key University of Texas Board of Regents meeting, conservative groups called for increased transparency in higher education and the end of faculty tenure and “frivolous” research projects.
