In Texas, reports of loose oversight over hundreds of millions of dollars in economic development funds, cancer research grants and plain old tax money are fueling pointed criticism from both the left and the right.
Wendy Davis
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Energy
The Brief: Sept. 26, 2014
The facts of the auditor’s report released Thursday on the administration of Gov. Rick Perry’s Texas Enterprise Fund are, as the Tribune’s Aman Batheja termed it, “damning.”
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Health care
Disability Groups Hope Turnover Leads to Reform
Advocates for Texans with disabilities are seeking serious reform in the 2015 legislative session — and they’re hopeful that the turnover in statewide offices in November might help them get what they’ve long sought.
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Energy
The Brief: Sept. 24, 2014
The special prosecutor overseeing the criminal case against Gov. Rick Perry let his frustration be known on a request by Perry’s attorneys to excuse him from appearing at an Oct. 13 pre-trial hearing.
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Analysis: A Political Split Between Brass, Caution
Most incumbents and front-runners have something in common: They’re cautious in the vicinity of the public. But some of them aren’t like that.
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Energy
The Brief: Sept. 23, 2014
A three-week trial challenging Texas’ voter ID law in federal court wrapped up on Monday amid speculation a decision could be handed down before Election Day.
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Analysis: A Time When Candidates Dream of Political Buzzer Shots
It’s the time of year when trailing candidates tell voters to ignore the polls and fill them with stories of past campaigns that came from behind to win. Front-runners try to keep their thoughts on more pleasant histories.
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Energy
The Brief: Sept. 22, 2014
Texas politics was the big conversation in Austin and even outside the state with this weekend’s Texas Tribune Festival.
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Politics
TribFest: One-on-One with Wendy Davis
Full video of my 2014 Texas Tribune Festival keynote conversation with state Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor.
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Inside Texas Politics: Abbott and Davis Face Off
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics with host Jason Wheeler, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey, it’s all about the November elections.
