Democratic Lt. Gov. candidate Linda Chavez-Thompson will be appearing in selected Texas TV markets starting on Friday, with this colorful new spot.
Rio Grande Valley
The Rio Grande Valley sits along the Texas-Mexico border, where agriculture, trade and a rapidly growing tech sector shape daily life. The region includes communities such as McAllen, Brownsville and Harlingen. The communities are on the front lines of some of the state’s most consequential immigration and border-policy debates.
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Criminal Justice
TribBlog: Budget Cuts Due [Updated]
State agencies are expected to submit their budget cuts today.
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Economy
TribBlog: Tax Revenues Continue to Fall
Sales tax collections fell by double digits, again.
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Demographics
Ads Infinitum: Perry Answers With Border Ad
Now U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison isn’t the only one talking about border issues on television.
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Demographics
Ads Infinitum: KBH’s “Border Security”
Kay Bailey Hutchison’s latest ad, “Border Security,” touts her record on the issue.
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TribBlog: Friendly Fire
The Texas State Rifle Association has nothing but love for Sen. Hutchison. So why is it endorsing Gov. Perry?
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Demographics
TribBlog: A Bridge to Somewhere
U.S. and Mexican authorities can still put aside their differences long enough to link the two countries together.
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Demographics
Outbound Brains
Border communities struggle to keep younger, educated residents when larger cities dangle economic and quality-of-life opportunities. They’re afflicted with the reputation of being black holes of talent — where escape is necessary in order to prosper.
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Politics
2010: CQ’s Take on Texas
Congressional Quarterly’s latest rankings of congressional races has only three Texas contests in the “likely” category, two on the Democratic side and one on the Republican side.
