Rep. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney, is not, Not, NOT running against Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, in spite of reports that he was planning a challenge.
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State Government
Debtors’ Treadmill: Treasure Map
Short-term, high-interest lenders are clustered in neighborhoods where the median household income is less than $50,000 a year.
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State Government
2010: The Ogden Show
Wednesday could be the day voters in SD-5 find out whether Steve Ogden has changed his mind about getting out of the Legislature. Maybe.
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Economy
Cloudy with a Chance of Money
The Rainy Day Fund seems like weather word play waiting to happen. It can plug holes in the budget, defend against an economic perfect storm and keep the deficit clouds at bay. That’s certainly how some see it when looking at the next biennium’s projected shortfalls.
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State Government
2010: Stalking Steve Ogden
Rep. Dan Gattis says state Sen. Steve Ogden is running for reelection after all. But Ogden has maintained radio silence, not commenting (except through staff, who are happy to tell reporters that there’s no comment available).
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State Government
TribBlog: A Bolly-“Good Business Decision”
Dan Patrick is changing the programming at his Dallas station exclusively to Indian music.
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Economy
Stymied by Stimulus?
The stimulus money increased funding for education last session. But can the state keep it up next session without more federal money?
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State Government
2010: Gattis Bows Out
Dan Gattis’ announcement that he won’t run for Senate or for reelection to the House next year:
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Economy
Gattis is Out, says Ogden is In
State Rep. Dan Gattis, R-Georgetown, is dropping his bid for state Senate and won’t seek reelection to the Texas House next year, he said Sunday. Gattis said State Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, will seek reelection after all.
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State Government
2010: Chavez Not Running for Senate
State Rep. Norma Chavez, D-El Paso, announced today on a local radio show that she plans to run for reelection to the Texas House instead of making a go at the state Senate seat that Eliot Shapleigh is vacating.
