As President Bush 41 prepares to publicly endorse Kay Bailey Hutchison’s run for governor, we found his appearance in a 1998 spot for then Lt. Gov. candidate Rick Perry.
Rick Perry
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No Love Lost
When George H.W. Bush becomes the latest denizen of Bushworld to endorse Kay Bailey Hutchison at an event at his West Houston home this morning — following on the heels of KBH supporters James Baker, Karl Rove, Karen Hughes, and Margaret Spellings — it will be impossible to pretend any longer that there isn’t a Bush-versus-Perry narrative at play in the 2010 governor’s race. But what’s really going on here?
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State Government
TribBlog: Perry Commends DPS Troopers Who Nabbed Capitol Shooter
A man entered Sen. Dan Patrick’s office, then fired shots outside the Capitol. No injuries have been reported.
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Health care
The Abortion Answer
As she demonstrated in last week’s debate, Kay Bailey Hutchison still struggles with how to describe her position on an issue that many Republicans consider sacrosanct.
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Ready to Runoff
Let’s say, thanks to Debra Medina, neither Rick Perry nor Kay Bailey Hutchison cracks 50 percent in the Republican gubernatorial primary. What exactly happens next? When? And which of the two top finishers will have the edge?
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2010: Kay 41, Rick 0
Former President George H.W. Bush will endorse Kay Bailey Hutchison in the governor’s race this week, sources close to Hutchison confirmed tonight.
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The Brief: January 20, 2010
What do 41 Republicans in the U.S. Senate mean to Texas?
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Criminal Justice
Mapping the Money Race
To better understand the geography of the money race, we mapped the candidates’ contributions by city, using graduated symbols to highlight their most lucrative areas. The bubbles in the maps get larger based on the percentage of a candidates’ total take.
