What do you say about this governor’s race? That the trailer was better than the movie? That sometimes a Super Bowl featuring the two best teams in the league turns into a blowout? That Texans who vote with their middle fingers differentiate between the bums in Austin and the bums in Washington? That the pundits who expected a barnburner were full of chorizo?
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2010: White Responds to Carney
Bill White’s campaign says it’s “focused on the issues that matter to our state’s future, not the divisive politics of Rick Perry” or his political consultant.
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2010: Chron Endorses Borris Miles
In backing the former state representative over incumbent Al Edwards, the paper cites his “proven business acumen and leadership abilities.”
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2010: Carney: Bill White the “Longest of Long Shots”
Will Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign try to define Bill White as a “big city trial lawyer, anti gun, sanctuary city promoting, Clinton protégé DC politician”?
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Ramshaw on the state’s quiet sharing of infant blood samples with the military and on the things Rick Perry’s opponents aren’t saying about him, Grissom on Farouk Shami’s surprising popularity in El Paso, Philpott on the political advantages of a job creation fund and how Debra Medina’s supporters are reacting to her “truther” comments, Hu on Debra Medina in the latest installment of Stump Interrupted, Thevenot on how the kids feel about the federal option of closing bad high schools, Rapoport on the newest mutation of the state’s pay-as-you-go transportation philosophy, and our roundup of party primaries in the last week before the election: Rapoport on HD-7, Ramsey on HD-11, Aguilar on HD-36 and HD-43, Philpott on HD-47, Thevenot on HD-52 and SD-5, Kreighbaum on HD-105 and one Supreme Court race, M. Smith on another, and Hamilton on the colorful Democratic candidates for Agriculture Commissioner. The best of our best from February 22 to 26, 2010.
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2010: Coincidence or Conspiracy?
As if there wasn’t enough action planned in Austin on Tuesday, the Texas State History Museum Foundation announced today that it will be honoring none other than President George W. Bush and his wife Laura Bush at a dinner on the very same night as the primary election.
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TribBlog: Don’t Rock the Vote!
Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Jeff Daiell is urging voters to avoid the primary ballot box and stay true to Libertarian beliefs.
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2010: The Virtual Debate Continues
Democrat Bill White takes the same questions that the three GOP gubernatorial candidates faced from Common Sense Texans, the network that connects Texas tea parties. News alert: “His answers differ significantly,” the organizer said.