Debra Lehrmann may have violated campaign finance laws during her bid to become the Republican Supreme Court nominee, according to a complaint filed today with the Texas Ethics Commission.
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Grissom on the fall of Norma Chรกvez; M. Smith and Ramsey on the runoffs, the results, and the aftermath; Hu on the Tea Party’s birthday party; Thevenot and Stiles on the path between schools and prisons; Ramshaw on prosecutors’ reaction to helping hands from Austin; Hamilton on self-appointed lawyers; Galbraith on property rights and power lines; Aguilar and Grissom sit down with the mayor of Juรกrez to talk about his crime-ridden city; Kraft on telling the stories of Texans and other Americans who died in Vietnam; Ramsey on slots and horses and casinos; and Hamilton goes on a field trip with Jim Hightower to hear the history of populism. The best of our best from April 5 to 9, 2010.
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2010: Hey, Wait a Minute
Late last night, Rick Green took to his Facebook page to dispute comments attributed to Debra Lehrmann claiming he had pledged to have his supporters back her in the general election campaign.
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Runoff Day: A Spectator’s Guide
Todayโs elections in 18 Texas primary races, all but two involving Republicans, probably won’t change the overall temperature of the statehouse or our delegation to Congress. The partisan makeup of those places isn’t at stake until November. But for three House incumbents and challengers in two other races โ for the State Board of Education and the Texas Supreme Court โ how the vote turns out is a big deal.
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Tipping the Scales
If Rick Green wins his runoff against Debra Lehrmann on Tuesday, Democrats will be licking their chops โ but do they really have a shot of occupying their first Texas Supreme Court seat in more than 10 years?
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2010: Lubbock or Leave It
Low voter turnout means that in a downballot statewide race like that between Debra Lehrmann and Rick Green the winner could be decided by chance โ whose name comes first, or whose name sounds the friendliest. Green and Lehrmann are working to combat that dynamic in an unlikely place: Lubbock.
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2010: Rick Green, With Envy
Rick Green and Debra Lehrmann face-off. And Green finds inspiration for a new campaign slogan โ from The Texas Tribune.
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Can Rick Green Be Stopped?
Ever since his narrow March 2 win set off a collective grumble from the legal establishment, thereโs been a movement afoot to shore up support for his runoff opponent. Now the fruits of those efforts have ripened. ๏ปฟ
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The Supremes
As the last numbers crept in late Tuesday night, there were no surprises in the contested races for the seats on the stateโs highest civil court. Voters will return to the polls again in April to see who will take over Harriet OโNeillโs old spot, and Rose Vela didnโt manage an upset against recent appointee Eva Guzman.
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Sup. Ct. 3: Green on Top, but Runoff Certain
As of early Wednesday morning, Rick Green has barely broken from the crowd of six GOP candidates vying for the open spot on the High Court, and a runoff is guaranteed. What’s unclear is who his opponent will be โ Rebecca Simmons, Jim Moseley, and Debra Lehrmann are all hovering close behind. It’s likely Jeff Brown, who narrowly trails those three, won’t make the cut. The only clear loser of the night is Rick Strange, who didn’t keep up with the pack.
