Inside Intelligence: Who to Blame?
In which we asked in the insiders about redistricting and, separately, about Formula One racing in Texas. Full Story
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Court Proposes New Congressional Maps for Texas
A panel of three federal judges in San Antonio proposed new congressional districts for Texas Wednesday. The map is a proposal; the court is seeking comments from the parties by noon Friday. Full Story
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Pins and Needles
Holiday redistricting stories, not unusual things if you've watched this for a while, always start with three wise persons in the guise of federal judges. It's super-sized this year, with six wise men, three in San Antonio and three in Washington. Full Story
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Updated: Courts Revise Maps for Legislative Elections
Federal judges in San Antonio ordered the state to conduct its 2012 House and Senate elections using political maps drawn by the judges and not those drawn by the state, issuing final maps that give minority voters — and Democrats — more power. Full Story
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Court Releases Congressional Maps
A panel of three federal judges in San Antonio proposed new congressional districts for Texas today. Among the headlines: It looks like U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, and state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, won't be running against each other. Full Story
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Campaign Roundup: The Week's Political News
State campaign news, candidate announcements, retirements and rumors from the past week. Full Story
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Not Every Race Will Be a Contest — by Design
Federal judges proposed new political maps for the state late Thursday and hope to have new congressional and legislative maps in place for Texas on the Monday after Thanksgiving. Full Story
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Judicial Cartography
A panel of federal judges in San Antonio proposed new redistricting maps for the Texas Senate and the Texas House late Thursday, asking for comments by noon on Friday. They're trying to finish maps before candidates start filing on November 28 — a date set by the court. Full Story
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Big KBH Backers Haven't Settled on a Presidential Candidate
Texans who gave big money to Kay Bailey Hutchison to try to unseat Rick Perry for governor in 2010 haven’t gelled around a single candidate in the presidential race. In fact, the majority of them seem to still be sitting on the sidelines. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: Tweaking Judges and Lawmakers
Gov. Rick Perry proposed term limits for federal judges and cuts in pay and work hours for Congress, so we put those issues to the insiders and added Texas versions: What about a full-time Legislature, and appointed judges instead of elected ones? Full Story
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Another Salvo in the Debate Over UT Faculty's Productivity
Marc Musick, the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Liberal Arts associate dean of student affairs, makes the case in a new faculty productivity report that his institution provides “an incredible return on investment for the state.” Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: Oops, Before and After
Rick Perry's "oops" moment was costly in our survey of political and government insiders, and we also took soundings on third-party candidates, court-drawn political maps, and the strength of the Tea Party. Full Story
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Liveblog: "Your Money, Your Vote" GOP Debate
Another GOP presidential debate, you say? Tell us about it. We'll be liveblogging tonight's "Your Money, Your Vote" debate, hosted by CNBC and the Michigan Republican Party, from the campus of Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. Full Story
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To the Surprise of Many, Perry Finds Himself Neck and Neck — With Gingrich
Gov. Rick Perry is increasingly sharing third place with former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a candidate many — including some of Gingrich's former strategists — had written off. Full Story
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Federal Judges Will Draw New Political Maps for Texas
Next year's congressional and legislative elections in Texas will probably be conducted using political maps drawn by federal judges instead of those drawn by lawmakers. Full Story
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Inside, Outside: Grading the Governor
The new UT/Texas Tribune poll found Texans in a lukewarm mood about Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential bid, but the Inside Intelligence survey has found Texas insiders edging into downright cranky territory in their assessments of the governor. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: On the Issues
The insiders answered questions from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll for the second week in a row, this time on the death penalty, education, top issues facing Texas, and whether the people they know would vote for a Mormon candidate with whom they agree on issues. Full Story
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Audio: UT/TT Pollster on How Texans Perceive Perry's Presidential Bid
The Trib's Thanh Tan kicks of a week of stories on the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune political poll — which shows Herman Cain in a statistical tie with Rick Perry in Texas — by interviewing the poll's co-director, Jim Henson of the Texas Politics Project. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: Perry's Report Card
We stuck with the presidential race and the governor in this week's nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, asking for their impressions of Gov. Rick Perry and how his candidacy reflects on the state. Full Story
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Updated: Perry Questioned on Polls, "Birther" Issue
At a press conference hours after releasing his tax and spending plan, Rick Perry faced questions about his low poll numbers and his comments on Barack Obama's birth certificate. Full Story
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