Four of the five statewide elected officials eligible to move out of the capital city following the Nov. 3 passage of Proposition 3, which repealed the state capital residency requirement, said they’ll continue to call Austin home.
George P. Bush
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Politics
Amid Campaign Cuts, Jeb Bush and Family to Rally Top Donors in Houston
Jeb Bush’s presidential campaign is planning a major fundraising push next week in Houston that is expected to include three generations of his famous family, including Land Commissioner George P. Bush.
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Analysis: A Name, But No Reputation
Change is hard, as the state’s new land commissioner, George P. Bush, is finding out. It will take a while to find out whether it’s necessary at the agency he took over in January.
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TribCast
TribCast: Rick Perry, Trump and Carson, George P. Bush
On this week’s TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Patrick and Jay about Rick Perry’s exit from the 2016 race, the outsider appeal of GOP frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben Carson, and George P. Bush’s timesheet.
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Bush: Time Spent on Father’s Presidential Campaign “Nominal”
Land Commissioner George P. Bush said Sunday he has put his “heart and soul” into his job amid questions about how much time he has spent working to elect his father president.
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Energy
Amid Hurricane Debate, Another Storm Surge Option Surfaces
A Rice University-based group is proposing an entirely new plan for protecting Houston, its ship channel and its residents from a massive storm surge during the next big hurricane. But consensus remains elusive.
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Criminal Justice
Bush Leads Push for Endangered Species Reform
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush is leading an alliance of 23 state land commissioners calling for more transparency on how animals are added to the endangered list under the Endangered Species Act.
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TribCast: Sid Miller, George P. Bush, Confederate Statues
On this week’s TribCast, Evan talks with Ross, Alexa and Jim about Sid Miller’s atomic Facebook post, George P. Bush’s agency clean-up, the second round of Ken Paxton indictments and the status of Confederate statues on the UT campus and elsewhere.
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Analysis: You Can’t Win Votes Without Winning Voters’ Attention
Donald Trump is putting on a clinic on how to entertain and hold the attention of lots of voters. Don’t discount the value of that — it’s a vital first step to winning elective office, as several Texas candidates have shown.
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Energy
George P. Bush: Land Office Faces Internal “Threat”
A video of George P. Bush obtained by the Tribune highlights the rising political star’s unease about the the 179-year-old agency he inherited and his commitment to shake it up.