Over the past year, we’ve seen nearly $100 million worth of gubernatorial politics in Texas and millions more spent maneuvering for advantage in Congress, in the Legislature and in other statewide and local offices. Tonight, we’ll finally know what’s what.
Bill Flores
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Politics
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 52
In our final TribCast before Election Day, the gang takes a look back at the closest races this cycle and dares to makes some predictions about what’s going to happen on November 2.
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2010: Flores Up 12 in Hill Poll
A new independent poll of likely voters in CD-17 shows Republican Bill Flores up 12 points over incumbent U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards.
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Ads Infinitum: Chet Edwards’ “Risk”
In his latest ad, U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, attacks Republican challenger Bill Flores on his plan to privatize Social Security.
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Ads Infinitum: NRCC’s “Chet Edwards’ Real Record”
The National Republican Congressional Campaign Committee’s second CD-17 ad strikes a familiar theme: U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards’ support of Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
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Ads Infinitum: DCCC’s “Flores: Who Paid?”
The first CD-17 spot from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee says Republican Bill Flores has stuck taxpayers with a $7.5 million bill.
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Ads Infinitum: Chet Edwards’ “Agree”
A new ad from U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, goes after Republican Bill Flores’ plan to privatize VA health care.
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Ads Infinitum: Bill Flores’ “Loyalty”
The latest ad from the Bill Flores campaign links difficult economic times to U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards’ support of Nancy Pelosi.
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Congress
Ads Infinitum: Bill Flores’ “Texans Deserve Better”
The latest in the ad wars between Bill Flores and U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, is a spot from the GOP challenger featuring U.S. Sen. John McCain.
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Higher Education
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Thevenot on the fastest-growing charter school chain in Texas, Hu on the continuing legal fights between tort reformers and trial lawyers over the state’s windstorm insurance pool, Hamilton on the push for accountability in Texas colleges, Philpott on legislative skirmishing over federal education funds, Grissom on misdemeanor convicts choosing jail time instead of probation that’s more expensive for them but cheaper for the state, M. Smith on Bill Flores’ challenge in what’s billed as the hottest congressional race in the country, Ramshaw looks at scandals that have put some otherwise safe statehouse incumbents in deep electoral trouble, yours truly on the closest and ugliest race on the statewide ballot and Galbraith and Titus on pollution from idling vehicles and why it’s so hard to control: The best of our best from September 27 to October 1, 2010.
