Three months into her new job, the mayor of the state’s largest city and the nation’s fourth-largest city says she’s working hard to combat the crippling effects of a down economy, putting partisan differences aside to join with Republican congressmen in lobbying Washington to keep NASA intact, and trying to untangle the longstanding knot that is mass transit. Oh, and she’s staying as far away from the governor’s race as humanly possible, though she has a stern message for political operatives who may be looking to tarnish the man she replaced: Don’t mess with Houston.
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The Runoffs: HD-66
She says he’s a carpetbagger. He says she’s a moderate. We’ll know what voters in this North Texas district say on April 13, when they decide whether former city councilwoman Mabrie Jackson or businessman Van Taylor will succeed state Rep. Brian McCall, R-Plano.
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Tomorrow Never Dies
Lobbyists and lawmakers are fighting to preserve the terms of the contracts signed by parents who enrolled in the Texas Tomorrow Fund prepaid college tuition plan.
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The Brief: March 30, 2010
Children are taught that if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. This rule is not followed in the media world — just ask the politicians.
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A Conversation with James Baker
Former Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff James Baker on how Barack Obama is handling Israel, Afghanistan and other foreign policy challenges, why today’s politics are so divisive, and why the rising national debt may be biggest problem we face.
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Annise Parker: “Houston is Not a Sanctuary City”
Houston Mayor Annise Parker discusses her city’s immigration policy with The Texas Tribune. It’s no “sanctuary,” she says.
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The Brief: March 29, 2010
It’s easy as 1,2,3…yadda, yadda, yadda…25 million. So why aren’t more Texans doing it?
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The Runoffs: CD-17
It’s money versus geography and name ID in the race between the two top finishers in the five-way GOP primary in this conservative-leaning congressional district. The winner will face U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco.