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Posted in Politics

Dave Carney: The TT Interview

Avatar photoBy Ross Ramsey

During last weekend’s GOP convention in Dallas, the chief consultant to Rick Perry’s re-election campaign talked to the Tribune about the strategy behind his strategy, why many people believe a Perry run for president is coming, the mistake that Bill White is making, the canard of the “39 Percent Governor” and the whole states-versus-the-feds thing.

Posted in Criminal Justice

TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

Avatar photoBy Evan Smith

M. Smith’s interview with the new chair of the Texas GOP, Philpott on Republicans and Tea Partiers living in harmony, Aguilar on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s not-yet-released strategic plan, Ramshaw’s tragic tale of out-of-state kids in Texas treatment centers, Grissom on how budget cuts could impact juvenile justice, Stiles’ awesome new population app, Galbraith on the decline of the Ogallala Aquifer, Hamilton’s interview with the commissioner of higher education and the debut of Hu’s new video debate series: The best of our best from June 14 to 19, 2010.

Posted in Economy

Scott McCown vs. Talmadge Heflin

Avatar photoBy Elise Hu

The executive director of the progressive Center for Public Policy Priorities and the director of the Center for Fiscal Policy at the conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation, debate the best way to dig out of Texas’ multi-billion-dollar budget shortfall.

Posted in Politics

The Big Hungry

Avatar photoBy Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Texas’ participation in the federally funded summer food service program is dismally low compared to the national average — meaning only a small percentage of the state’s 2.5 million low-income kids are getting free meals.

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