On this week’s episode, Evan, Reeve, Ben and Brandi discuss Gov. Rick Perry’s Twitter feed, the state’s changing demographics and issues of innocence.
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Economy
Disability Rights Protesters Block Perry’s Office
A dozen protestors from disability rights group ADAPT gathered at Gov. Rick Perry’s office this afternoon to block the entrances. Organizers say they wont leave until Perry pledges to oppose cuts to community services.
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Demographics
For Republicans, the Hazards of Red Meat
The growth of the state’s Hispanic population and the rise of immigration as a political issue put Texas Republicans in a tight spot — especially the ones with statewide aspirations.
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State Government
Perry, O’Malley Talk Wisconsin, Jobs at Governors Meeting
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the Republican Governors Association chairman, squared off with Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, the Democratic Governors Association chief, this morning. Here’s the video, courtesy of Politico.
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State Government
Why Gambling’s Odds Have Improved (Hint: We’re Broke)
Like the Republican Party of Texas and many of his core voters, Gov. Rick Perry no longer supports expanded gambling here. This year, that might not make any difference.
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Criminal Justice
Cigarroa: Campus Carry Creates “Less-Safe Environment”
Today, University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa issued a letter to Gov. Rick Perry weighing in on the touchy issue of allowing concealed handguns in college campus buildings. In short: He’s against it.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Senate Race Wide Open as Voters Are Glum About Future
Most Texas voters haven’t decided, but if they voted today, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst would lead the field for the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
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Public Education
U.S. House Votes on Texas Education Money [Updated]
In the latest round of the political feud over $830 million in federal funding, House Republicans, led by U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, passed a bill Saturday that attempts to block the enforcement of the Texas-specific Education Jobs amendment.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
The best of our best content from Feb. 14 to 18, 2011.
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Health care
Rainy Day Fund: Is it Drizzling Out — or Pouring?
Texas, like many other states, is proposing billions of dollars in cuts to help close a budget gap. But as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, one thing Texas has that nobody else does is $9 billion in a piggy bank called the Rainy Day Fund — and lawmakers are divided over whether to crack it open.
