State Sen. Kirk Watson’s spoof of the governor’s coyote adventure …
Rick Perry
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Demographics
The Brief: May 4, 2010 [Updated]
Rick Perry and Janet Napolitano: just a couple of old border governors talkin’ homeland security.
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Demographics
Is Texas a Sanctuary State?
Aides to Gov. Rick Perry’s re-election campaign have accused his Democratic challenger, Bill White, the former mayor of Houston, of running a “sanctuary city,” where officers don’t inquire about immigration status during routine patrols and investigations. But Houston’s policy is remarkably similar to that of Texas DPS under Perry. If Houston is a sanctuary city, why isn’t Texas a sanctuary state?
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Bombs Away!
In November 2007, when the presidential campaign of U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Surfside, raised more than $4.2 million in a single day, the grassroots-fueled “money bomb” became part of the national political conversation. But while the tactic was in greater use this cycle, the underwhelming showing of candidates who employed it reveals its limitations.
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Bill White Ad: “Man on the Move”
Bill White commercial, originally caught in the wild, but later released by his campaign. The Democratic gubernatorial candidate is running this in the Houston area starting tomorrow, May 3.
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Health care
TribBlog: Perry Rejects New Pool for High-Risk Patients
Texas will not commit to creating temporary health care pools for high-risk patients.
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Demographics
TribBlog: What Happens in Arizona…
It’s no surprise that Arizona’s new immigration enforcement law is unpopular with Texas Democrats. But it’s hard to find a high-ranking Republican in the state who’ll endorse it, either.
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Demographics
TribBlog: Perry Questions Arizona Law
Gov. Rick Perry does not think Texas should adopt a law like the one recently passed in Arizona.
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Immigration
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 26
In this week’s TribCast, Evan, Ross, Elise and Reeve consider the impact of Arizona’s tough immigration law on Texas, the upcoming special election in Central Texas, the debate over debates and Rick Perry’s run-in with a coyote.
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Demographics
HuTube: Border Cameras on TV
A multi-million-dollar plan gone bust? That’s how our television partner in Houston, KHOU-TV, describes the governor’s virtual border watch program, which has cost $4 million but has netted only a handful of arrests.
