Gov. Rick Perry issued a posthumous pardon today for Tim Cole, who died in prison after he was wrongly convicted of rape.
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The Polling Center: Poll Roads
An election that initially favored Sen. Hutchison has settled into a contest where Sen. Hutchison’s support is in the high 20’s while Gov. Perry’s is in the mid-40’s.
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TribBlog: Early Voting Totals
Early voting totals in Texas’ largest counties nearly doubled, with the GOP race leading the charge.
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HuTube: Watch Their Final Pitches
Too busy to read? Then just watch. Our quick video featurettes give each major Texas gubernatorial candidate a chance to sum up why he or she wants your vote.
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The Brief: March 1, 2010
‘Twas the day before the election, when all through the state/ The candidates were stirring, preparing for the big date/ The polls had been done by the pollsters with care/ But hopes remained that some wiggle room still would be there…
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Rick Perry’s Closing Argument
Gov. Rick Perry says he knows “it’s a marathon, not a sprint” to November as he muses about the final days in the race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination.
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In Closing: Rick Perry
“I treat every campaign seriously,” he says. “Nobody’s gonna outwork me. Nobody can put in more hours and go more places and do more things than I do.”
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In Closing: Kay Bailey Hutchison
“Things are going great. I feel good, and I’m going to campaign to the end,” she told a TV reporter shortly before Houston’s Downtown Rodeo Parade. “I don’t think the polls are right.”
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In Closing: Debra Medina
“We’ll do a runoff if we have to,” she said Saturday. “I’d like to secure it outright.” She paused and smiled. “It will be the upset of the century if that happens.”
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In Closing: The Big Five
Whether or not the outcome of tomorrow’s gubernatorial primary is conclusive — whether or not we have a runoff six weeks hence — we can say this with certainty: One of the five main candidates on the ballot will be the next governor of Texas. And this: 40 hours from now, we’ll know much more about the state’s coming political landscape than we do today. While we bide our time and wait for results, we present these final snapshots of the campaigns as they wound down.
