In this week’s skirmish, Evan, Ross, Elise and guest podcaster Julian Aguilar talk about the promise and potential pitfalls for Bill White, the legislative races to watch this fall and whether anyone is buying Karl Rove’s new book.
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What Bill White Really Said About Taxes
What exactly did the Democratic gubernatorial candidate say about his willingness to take raising taxes off the table? See for yourself.
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State Government
2010: Montague Mystery Solved
Inquiring minds wanted to know: What’s so different about Montague County, the one county Bill White failed to win in the primary? Turns out, nothing — it’s just like all the rest of them.
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Economy
2010: White Starts the Argument [Updated]
Democrat Bill White said he won’t rely on “Soviet-style budgeting” and “hot air politics” if he’s elected governor, and said the state should make education its first priority and would be better off with a governor who’s got business experience when it comes to economic development.
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HuTube: WFAA Asks White About That Carney Email
The Democratic nominee takes on charges from Gov. Rick Perry’s top consultant on television airwaves over the weekend. “That’s a real shame,” he says.
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Politics
2010: More of DC Rates Perry as Vulnerable
The Cook Political Report isn’t the only place that sees some chinks in Rick Perry’s armor.
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General Dynamics
In the run-up to last Tuesday’s primary, gubernatorial candidates of both parties courted activists by talking about topics that were near and dear to their hearts. For the general election campaign, as they compete for the votes of a broader electorate, Rick Perry and Bill White will likely shift the substance and tone of their stump speeches. Ben Philpott, covering the governor’s race for KUT News and the Tribune, filed this report.
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2010: On Twitter, Bill White Created NASA
The Democratic gubernatorial candidate also “kicks it” with Chamillionaire and does trigonometry — “IN SPANISH.” If only his smile could bring “a puppy back to life.”
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Our obsessive-compulsive election day and next day coverage: frenetically updated county-by-county maps and up-to-the-minute returns in every race on the ballot, Hu’s awesome crowdsourced liveblog, Ramshaw on the twenty surprise outcomes, Aguilar on recount possibilities and dead incumbents, M. Smith on how judicial races turned out, Rapoport on changes at the SBOE and who was elected before the first vote was cast, Thevenot on whether the GOP has a problem with Hispanics, Hamilton on how the Tea Party fared, Grissom and Ramshaw on the legislative and congressional mop-up, Ramsey on what happens now, Stiles on how much candidates spent per vote; and my post-primary debrief with Rick Perry’s pollster and George W. Bush’s former strategist. The best of our best from March 1 to 5, 2010.
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2010: The Only County Bill White Lost
It’s Montague, in far north Texas. His Democratic gubernatorial rival, Alma Aguado, won it. Give us a plausible reason why and you’ll win a free Texas Tribune hat.