Forget about issues. The GOP primary for this Senate seat in Central Texas is all about honesty and integrity. Incumbent Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, says of his challenger, Ben Bius, “I can’t remember the last time he said something truthful.” Bius says of Ogden, “I can forgive a man a policy difference if he keeps his word.”
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TribBlog: The Dallas Tea Party’s Olbermann Invite
Will the MSNBC host accept?
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TribBlog: Staples Hacked
Don’t click that link! Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples is the latest “phishing” victim on Twitter.
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Criminal Justice
TribBlog: AG’s Office Fires Back At Blood Spot Attorney
The Texas Attorney General’s office is throwing its own punches at the attorney who sued the state over its storage of infant blood samples, saying all he wanted was the headlines.
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State Government
2010: A Crash of RINOs
Republican candidate Milton Rister says he’s got nothing to do with the speaker-bashing in an email making the rounds in Georgetown.
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Public Education
TribBlog: More “Federal Takeover” of Texas Schools?
As Texas education officials predicted when objecting to federal Race to the Top grant rules, the feds may now be moving to tie billions more in federal funds to the adoption of national curriculum standards, according to an Education Week report.
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Criminal Justice
On the Records: 10 Days, Give or Take
Did it just get easier for governmental agencies in Texas to delay releasing public information?
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Ads Infinitum: Perry’s “The Queen”
Move over Helen Mirren, there’s a new woman starring in “The Queen.” That’s the name of Rick Perry’s latest ad attacking Kay Bailey Hutchison.
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Ads Infinitum: KBH Touts Endorsements
Kay Bailey Hutchison’s newest commercial touts her endorsements from Texas newspapers, emphasizing their scorn for Rick Perry rather their praise for her.