Gov. Rick Perry leads his Democratic challenger, former Houston Mayor Bill White, 44 percent to 35 percent in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, which was conducted May 14 to 20. Fifteen percent of the 800 registered voters surveyed are undecided about which of the gubernatorial candidates to support, while 7 percent prefer “someone else.” Perry leads among men, women and Anglos. White leads among African-Americans and Hispanics. In five other statewide races polled, each Republican leads his Democratic opponent by a double-digit margin.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Grissom on the transgender marriage conundrum, Hu on the workers’ comp whistleblowers, M. Smith on the Texas GOP’s brush with debt, Garcia-Ditta on why student regents should vote, Aguilar on the tripling of the number of visas given by the feds to undocumented crime victims, Hamilton on the paltry number of state universities with graduation rates above 50 percent, Ramshaw and Stiles on the high percentage of Texas doctors trained in another country, Ramsey and Stiles on congressmen giving to congressmen, Galbraith on how prepared Texas is (very) for a BP-like oil spill, and my conversation with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst: The best of our best from May 10 to 14, 2010.
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TribLive: David Dewhurst, Full Audio
Full, unedited audio from Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s appearance at our TribLive breakfast on Wednesday morning. Dewhurst discusses the coming budget crisis, the Arizona immigration law and other current issues in Texas politics.
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A Conversation with David Dewhurst
For the ninth event in our TribLive series, I interviewed the lieutenant governor about the budget shortfall, state-federal tensions, immigration, why he doesn’t release his taxes, and his future plans. We’ve provided the conversation with the lite guv in three forms: full video, full audio and a transcript.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 28
In this week’s TribCast, Ross, Elise, Ben and Emily discuss the state’s multi-billion-dollar budget woes, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s turn in the hot seat at TribLive, and the intersection of new media and old-school lawmaking.
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Dewhurst on the “Gay Jesus” Play
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst defends his decision to publicly denounce a play featuring a gay Jesus character.
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Immigration
Dewhurst: “We Don’t Need” AZ Immigration Law
In the Tribune’s TribLive event Wednesday, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst takes a position on the controversial Arizona immigration law that requires police to check the immigration status of citizens.
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Dewhurst on Why He Doesn’t Release His Tax Returns
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst explains why he doesn’t release details of his tax returns. “I don’t see my tax returns,” he says.
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Dewhurst “Would Have Taken the Money”
In a Tribune TribLive event Wednesday, Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst splits with Gov. Rick Perry on the decision to reject $555 million in federal stimulus dollars for unemployment insurance.
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Economy
TribBlog: Dewhurst Predicts No Tax Hikes or Gaming
The state won’t need new taxes or expanded legal gambling to cover a budget shortfall next session, but higher fees and more budget cuts are a possibility, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said at this morning’s TribLive interview in Austin.