All ears are upon Houston Mayor Bill White — a man whose own ears Texas Monthly calls “perhaps a size too large for the superstructure.”
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T-Squared
T-Squared: Poll Position
The collaboration of the big five newspapers on polling in the 2010 election cycle is good news for Texas.
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Economy
Grading KBH’s Education Plans
Education has emerged as one of the more contentious fronts in the gubernatorial campaign, with Kay Bailey Hutchison this week releasing a barrage of school proposals and attacks on the status quo. But the differences between the candidates have more to do with execution than with design.
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Politics
2010: Where is Everybody?
Democrats are still talking about who’ll fill out their statewide ticket, and it doesn’t look like they’ll know by the end of the week. Republicans might not see everyone’s filing this week, but expect all of their non-judicial statewide incumbents to file for reelection.
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Politics
2010: Talk, but No Motion
Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, will seek reelection next year. Is that really a ray of hope for Elizabeth Ames Jones? Really?
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Politics
Much Ado About Endorsing
They certainly provide daily fodder for campaign news coverage, but there’s no guarantee that endorsements will translate to anything positive for a candidate — let alone an electoral victory.
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Health care
Rising Removals
Removals of Texas children from abusive homes have reached their highest point since the 2008 polygamist sect raid, when hundreds were taken into custody in a single day.
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Politics
Assessing Bill White
Two Houston bloggers duke it out over the wisdom and promise of the mayor’s gubernatorial candidacy.