Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White denies claims that he financially benefited from an investment in a company that helped in Hurrican Rita cleanup. Video courtesy of Tribune news partner KHOU-TV in Houston.
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2010: Perry: White Should Resign [Updated]
Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that Democrat Bill White should leave the governor’s race it’s true that he owned part of a company that got taxpayer money to deal with Hurricane Rita while White was mayor. White’s campaign responded by saying Perry is lying about White’s record to avoid debating the Democrat before the November election.
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2010: White Releases Income Tax Returns [Updated]
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White — after weeks of nagging from Republican Gov. Rick Perry — released his personal income tax returns dating back to 2004.
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State Government
The Brief: June 8, 2010
Efforts to contain the oil still gushing into the Gulf of Mexico finally seem to be making headway, but the government is now warning that the remaining slick may have a mind of its own.
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Health care
TribBlog: Campaigns Sound Off Over ‘Fight Club’ [Updated]
The day after the Texas Tribune and the Houston Chronicle collaborated to expose a fight club — this one involving young girls at a Houston-area residential treatment center for foster kids — gubernatorial hopeful Bill White’s campaign sounded off on it, blaming Gov. Rick Perry for not being aware of the abuse.
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State Government
The Brief: June 7, 2010
Forecasters pegging a looming state budget shortfall at $18 billion don’t have Gov. Rick Perry particularly worried.
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Ads Infinitum: Perry Goes After “Cap & Trade” [Updated]
Gov. Rick Perry’s latest web ad sits challenger Bill White next to someone he might not want to be pictured with right now — Barack Obama.
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State Government
The Weekly Tribcast Episode 31
In this week’s TribCast, Ross, Evan, Ben and Reeve discuss the summer political fundraising season, TxDOT’s audit, how population projections will impact into redistricting and the politics of pollution.