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Public Education
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
A big week, with the State Board of Education working on social studies textbooks — Thevenot was all over that this week, starting with a story that got national attention — and then the first debate between the GOP gubernatorial candidates, a story we tag-teamed with poll analysis, Hu’s and Ramsey’s live-blogging, Philpott’s audio, and video. Our first TribLive event coaxed some news out of House Speaker Joe Straus, and E. Smith also interviewed Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson on beaches, politics, and, um, politics. We featured M. Smith on athletes in politics, Aguilar on the pack of Republicans chasing U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall, Rapoport on women in campaigns, and Hamilton on candidates outside the spotlight. The best of our best from January 11 to January 15, 2010.
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Politics
TribBlog: Nullification Now
For the disgruntled ultraconservative, nullification may be the new secession. But as one prominent legal scholar puts it, “If you believe in nullification, you don’t believe in the constitution.”
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Economy
TribBlog: Snip, Snip
No surprise here, but still: State leaders want state agencies to cut five percent from their current budgets “due to the uncertainty of the state’s short-term economic future, as well as potentially substantial long-term costs associated with the passage of federal legislation currently being debated in Washington, D.C.”
Posted inState Government
2010: Truth Behind the Tweet
It’s the end of the week. Productivity is down and the need for distraction is up. Luckily, a psychology professor has a tool that could easily fill a political junkie’s afternoon.
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Ads Inifinitum: Hutchison’s “Cha-Ching”
Kay Bailey Hutchison’s latest campaign ad takes to the air today. They are calling it “Cha-Ching.”
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Not Exactly a Game-Changer
In the first debate of this political season, Rick Perry didn’t fall on his face, and Kay Bailey Hutchison didn’t either. For a politician with a reputation to protect, that’s the description of a win. The third candidate in the race, Debra Medina, held her own.
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State Government
HuTube: GOP Debate Behind-the-Scenes
Go behind-the-scenes at the first GOP gubernatorial debate.
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Ads Infinitum: Perry’s “Bailout”
Just before the first GOP primary debate, Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign released a new ad.
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The First Gubernatorial Debate: Liveblog
We’ll have real time updates, photos and analysis from the Denton debate between GOP gubernatorial candidates Governor Rick Perry, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Debra Medina.
