Rick Perry leads Kay Bailey Hutchison by 11 points in a new Rasmussen survey that’s out this morning.
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Broken Border, Part Six: The Gaps
For many who call the border home, all the guns, all the money, all the technology, and all the police badges have done little to address the problems that make their lives insecure.
Campaign Cash: To Cap, or Not to Cap?
Should the state set limits on political contributions? Depends on which candidate you ask.
Campaign finance: Mark Miner
Rick Perry’s campaign spokesman says the governor opposes limits on contributions and thinks the solution is transparency, so that voters know who’s backing whom.
Campaign finance reform, anyone?
Ben Philpott reports on the gubernatorial candidates’ stands on campaign finance. Some want reform. Some want the status quo.
Broken Border, Part Five: Safer?
In some places, the governor’s border security efforts have led to a reduction in crime — in rural counties, for instance, where there aren’t many people and there wasn’t much crime to begin with. But in large urban counties like El Paso and Webb, it’s a different story.
HuTube: Rick Perry Calls For Bigger, Better Tea Parties
Watch Governor Rick Perry’s Wednesday speech at the Midland County Republican Women’s luncheon, where he claims President Barack Obama is “beyond not caring about Texas.”


