Evan Smith and Emily Ramshaw talk about why Gov. Rick Perry called it quits. Ross Ramsey talks about Ron Paul’s appeal and his chances of winning the GOP nomination.
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Texas Democratic Party Quietly Settles Green Party Ballot Lawsuit
Buried in the Texas Democratic Party’s campaign filing this week was a $210,000 deposit with a cryptic heading: “confidential litigation settlement.”
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: Coming Home
Now what? This week, we asked the insiders what Gov. Rick Perry’s reentry into state politics will be like (and, it should be noted, collected these answers before the governor dropped out of the presidential race on Thursday morning).
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A Parting Shot More Valuable than an Endorsement
Rick Perry’s last attack might be successful and put a significant dent in Mitt Romney’s run for president. If so, the Texas governor might have landed a successful punch after he was already out of the fight.
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Updated: Perry Could Run Again, Adviser Says
Following Rick Perry’s decision to leave the campaign trail, his strategists suggest he could run for governor — or even for the presidency — again. “As you know, we don’t have term limits in Texas,” Perry adviser Ray Sullivan said.
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Environment
Donkey Procession at Capitol Aims to Protect Wild Burros
An unlikely sight descended on the Capitol on Wednesday: a contingent of donkeys circling the building in the midday sun. As Mose Buchele of KUT News reports, the animals were led there as part of a protest aimed at stopping state officials from killing wild burros in West Texas.
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TribCast
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 115
Ross, Reeve, Brandi and Thanh look ahead to the South Carolina primary, look back on the history of the death penalty in Texas, and discuss the current state of women’s health clinics in the state.
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On the Records: News App Tracks Super PAC Spending
The team over at ProPublica has created a new news app called PAC Track that tracks Super PAC expenditures. The Make Us Great Again Super PAC has spent $3.8 million in support of Rick Perry. Endorse Liberty, the Ron Paul Super PAC, has spent nearly $3 million.
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For Some Young Voters, GOP Race Slow to Heat Up
The Republican primary may have engulfed the national political conversation, but as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, some young voters have only just begun to tune in.
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Campaign Roundup: The Week’s Political News
Four of the state’s top officeholders each raised more than $1 million during the second half of 2011. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who is running for the U.S. Senate, raised $1.5 million for his federal campaign account during the fourth quarter alone.