Democrats are still talking about who’ll fill out their statewide ticket, and it doesn’t look like they’ll know by the end of the week. Republicans might not see everyone’s filing this week, but expect all of their non-judicial statewide incumbents to file for reelection.
Greg Abbott
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State Government
Debtors’ Treadmill, Part One: Borrowed Time
Desperate Texans who get crosswise with payday lenders quickly find they get no help from the state, which hasn’t regulated the industry since 2005.
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Politics
The Polling Center: Our Inaugural Election Survey
The results of the first UT/Texas Tribune poll, which was in the field from October 20-27 and sampled 800 Texans who identified themselves as registered voters, shows Texas slowly turning their attention to the 2010 elections. Perhaps more to the point, they have become extremely skeptical about the direction of the federal government. Today we’ll focus on the election match ups and what they tell us about the state of play a little less than six months out from the March primaries.
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The Brief: November 2, 2009
Don’t look now, Senator, but the vultures are circling.