The governor leads the GOP pack with 45 percent, followed by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchsion at 29 and Debra Medina at 17.
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2010: White Only 4% Behind Perry?
Democrat Bill White runs stronger against Republican Rick Perry than either of Perry’s Republican primary rivals, according to a new Daily Kos/Research 2000 Texas Poll.
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TribBlog: CPPP Says Texas Kids Fare Worse Than Most
Texas kids are poorer, hungrier and more often uninsured than kids in almost any other state, according to the Center for Public Policy Priorities.
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The Polling Center: First Take on the February 2010 Results
The University of Texas / Texas Tribune poll, conducted from February 1-7, shows Gov. Rick Perry holding a 24-point lead over U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in the Republican gubernatorial primary contest, with Debra Medina posing a surprisingly strong challenge to Hutchison for second place.
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Perry, White Way Ahead
In the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, Rick Perry and Bill White are way out front in their respective primaries.
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2010: New Poll, Same Story
Rick Perry has 49 percent; Kay Bailey Hutchison has 27 percent and Debra Medina has 19 percent, according to a new survey done for the Texas Credit Union League. On the Democratic side, Bill White got 51 percent to Farouk Shami’s 19 percent.
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Primary Color: HD-66
The race to replace state Rep. Brian McCall, R-Plano, has it all: the high price of ambition, reruns of a 2006 campaign ad, a bikini-clad beauty and a fight over conservative bonafides.
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Economy
The Last Time Around
How will lawmakers deal with a budget shortfall of at least $11 billion — and maybe several billion more — in the next legislative session? In all likelihood, by doing what they did in 2003, when things were almost this bad.
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2010: Medina Catching Kay?
A new poll shows GOP gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina within striking distance of second place — and a spot in a runoff.
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2010: White Would Lose to All 3 Repubs
Yes, even Debra Medina. So says the latest Rasmussen Reports poll.