Most of the gubernatorial endorsements today by Texas sheriffs — though not all — map to the 2008 presidential election results.
North Texas
North Texas is the state’s largest and fastest-growing metropolitan region, centered on Dallas and Fort Worth. Its sprawling suburbs, major employers and transportation networks make it a powerful economic and political force.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: How Public Servants Make Their Money
The Texas Ethics Commission recently released more than 3,000 personal financial statements — documents that detail state officials’ financial interests and liabilities. Read, download or embed them with our new application.
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Politics
Dave Carney: The TT Interview
During last weekend’s GOP convention in Dallas, the chief consultant to Rick Perry’s re-election campaign talked to the Tribune about the strategy behind his strategy, why many people believe a Perry run for president is coming, the mistake that Bill White is making, the canard of the “39 Percent Governor” and the whole states-versus-the-feds thing.
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State Government
2010: WFAA: Harper-Brown Under Ethics Cloud
Tribune news partner WFAA-TV reports that state Rep. Linda Harper-Brown, R-Irving, and her husband are driving cars owned by a highway contractor doing millions of dollars in business with the state. All the while, Harper-Brown sits on the influential House Transportation Committee.
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Demographics
HuTube: Laser Beams to Stop Immigration?
Texas Republican convention-goers not only support Arizona-style immigration laws — some are proposing “laser beams” and “electric wire” to keep more immigrants from crossing the border illegally.
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2010: The Third Candidate for Governor
On Saturday, the Libertarian Party of Texas chose Houston attorney Katherine Youngblood Glass to challenge Gov. Rick Perry and Bill White this November.
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TribLive: Craig Watkins
Evan Smith’s 35-minute interview with Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins, from the Tribune’s TribLive event series.
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Criminal Justice
A Conversation with Craig Watkins
For the 11th event in our TribLive series, I interviewed the Dallas County district attorney about why and how he’s worked to exonerate the wrongfully imprisoned and whether he’s dragging his feet on a controversial corruption case involving county constables.
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Health care
Quite an Undertaking
When a family member dies, accessing bank accounts and collecting on insurance policies requires proper paperwork. Despite a state mandate to process death certificates in a timely fashion, however, doctors are dragging their heels, funeral directors say, leaving survivors in the lurch.
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Criminal Justice
“A Country of Immigrants”
To the sound of drums and the sight of American flags, more than 25,000 people marched on Dallas City Hall in the latest episode in Texas’ endless immigration saga.
