Federal judges will have to move quickly if Texas is going to hold primary elections on April 3.
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Perry’s Political Fortunes Fell in 2011
It’s been a long 12 months for Rick Perry. The governor started 2011 in triumph, at the peak of his political power, with a high gloss on his boots and a national audience of conservatives eager for just the tale he was telling. He ends it treading water.
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Updated: Political Parties Agree to April 3 Primaries
Texas Democrats and Republicans agreed to hold unified primary elections on April 3, avoiding the costs and confusion brought on by litigation over new political maps for congressional and legislative districts.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: Primary Concerns
The state doesn’t have maps for its congressional and legislative districts, throwing the date what was going to be a March 6 primary into question. It seemed like a good time to ask the insiders about this.
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More Time, But No Maps or Election Dates for Texas Candidates
The Texas primary elections are still set — precariously — for March 6 but a panel of three federal judges extended the filing deadlines for candidates to Monday.
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In Iowa, Perry Doesn’t Mention His Controversial Ads
With roughly three weeks until the Iowa caucuses, Gov. Rick Perry is hoping to convince Iowans to give his candidacy another chance. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports.
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Inside Intelligence: The Road to the White House
With a month to go before people in other states starting voting on presidential candidates, we asked the insiders for their current take on those races. First things first: They don’t see much of a window for Gov. Rick Perry.
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The Waiting Game
Redistricting is right where we left it last week — in the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Criminal Justice
Hoping to Reform Justice System, Groups Look to Sunset Review
The Legislature will soon begin the so-called sunset review process for the Department of Criminal Justice and the Board of Pardons and Paroles. The review, as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, has already attracted the attention of advocacy groups looking to change the state’s criminal justice system.
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Different Date, Different Turnout, Different Result
The Texas primaries will be held on March 6 next year, with runoffs more than two months later, on May 22. Maybe. If the federal courts decide redistricting maps should be redrawn before the voting starts, some of those primary contests could be moved to May.