It’s a battle of the “reformers” — Texans for Lawsuit Reform and Texans for Insurance Reform — out in El Paso, and the two are neck-and-neck.
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Ads Infinitum: Willie Pitches Kinky
Kinky Friedman is hoping some star power will help his campaign, so he’s called in a favor from an old friend named Willie Nelson.
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2010: PPP Poll and Runoff Likelihoods
The latest Public Policy Polling numbers show Bill White way up and Gov. Rick Perry holding his lead.
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2010: Guns, God, and the GOP Primary
March 2 picks from the Texas State Rifle Assocation (yes to Dora, no to Delwin) and Texas Right to Life (no to Kays).
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The Brief: February 23, 2010
There’s plenty for Texas-focused Supreme Court watchers to gnaw on today. Also, there’s this election going on, and people really want to vote in it.
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2010: Spending Spree [Updated]
The five major candidates in the governor’s race spent $24 million from Jan. 22 to Feb. 20.
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The Loyal Opposition
On Monday, I tagged along with GOP gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina on the campaign trail. Despite the controversy over 9/11 truthers that momentarily upended her momentum more than a week ago, her strongest supporters remain with her.
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Look Back in Anger
With only a week to go before the GOP primary for governor, Debra Medina is pressing forward with her insurgent candidacy — despite the controversy over 9/11 truthers that temporarily upended her campaign. Her core supporters remain strongly with her, unfazed by and miffed at the media’s scrutiny. How the whole thing ends is anyone’s guess. Ben Philpott, covering the 2010 elections for KUT News and the Tribune, spent Monday on the trail with Medina and her flock and filed this report.
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Primary Color: HD-105
North Texas Democrats see GOP state Rep. Linda Harper-Brown’s Irving seat as theirs for the taking in 2010 — the top target in their battle to take back the majority in the House. But first they have to settle on a candidate.