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Demographics
Primary Color: HD-43
Ideological purity is the big issue on March 2 in this South Texas district. Freshman state Rep. Tara Rios Ybarra, D-South Padre Island, touts her “moderate” approach and bipartisan tendencies, but her challenger insists, “The first thing we have to do is get rid of all the closet Republicans from the Democratic Party.”
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State Government
2010: Spending Spree [Updated]
The five major candidates in the governor’s race spent $24 million from Jan. 22 to Feb. 20.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: Sunrise?
The Texas Ethics Commission and the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts are opening up more of their data to the public at no charge.
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Congress
The Capital Gang
The six Texas congressional candidates who ended the year with $1 million or more on hand are incumbents. Only two of the candidates with the 20 biggest bank accounts are not.
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Criminal Justice
2010: White, Perry Lead in Fundraising
The latest campaign finance reports show that both candidates raised more than $700,000 in January. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison spent more than any other candidate: $3.3 million.
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Guest Column: The End of Judicial Elections?
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United case will come to be seen as the third horseman of the apocalypse for lawyers, judges, and those who favor the direct election of state judges.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: Donations App Updated
We’ve added a few new features to our campaign donations app, including the ability to filter the search results by the donation amount, year and donor type.
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Guest Column: A Campaign Finance Coup d’état
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizens United case constitutes activist judicial arrogance.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
The death penalty and DNA testing in a 16-year-old triple murder in the Texas Panhandle. The second debate between the three Republican candidates for governor. Charter schools are having a hard time hanging on to the employees that matter the most: Teachers. The possibilities and perils of a switch to electronic medical records. A rundown of top races. Who’s giving to candidates, and how much? Social networks and politicians. Ballots: The slow reveal. And a new and highly requested feature makes its debut. The best of our best from January 23 to 29, 2010.
