The federal push for accountability at “persistently low-achieving” schools across Texas is running smack into the hard, slow work of improvement at the local level.
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A Conversation with Susan Combs
For the second event in our TribLive series, I interviewed the Comptroller of Public Accounts about the size of the coming budget shortfall, the likeliest sources of new revenue, and, of course, election year politics.
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Donkey Business
In the run-up to their first appearance together on statewide TV, the leading Democratic contenders for governor are sticking to the script: Bill White sounds like a guy prepping for a town hall meeting, while Farouk Shami is testier, spoliing for a chance to hold the frontrunner accountable.
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A Short Season
March 2 just seems early, but that’s the date, and it’s almost upon us. The Republican gubernatorial candidates are through with their debates, the Democrats have one on Monday, early voting starts in ten days, and that election date is less than four weeks from now.
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2010: Rick and Sarah
It’s not every campaign rally where volunteers checking your bag at the door ask if you’re carrying a concealed weapon. Then again, not every rally features Rick Perry, Sarah Palin, Ted Nugent, Dan Patrick, and hordes of tearful, exuberant realtors, homeschoolers, farmers, and like-minded Washington, D.C. haters.
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Ads Infinitum: Kay Calls an Audible
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s campaign took a new approach in its Super Bowl ad: Humor.
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2010: Shami vs. the “Democrat” Party
“They’ve been supporting one candidate because he’s been a Democrat longer than me,” he said Saturday. “That is not democratic. That’s not in the Constitution. And that is not what people think. So it is not fair that the Democrat Party backs up somebody without listening to the other.”
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2010: Labor Sticks with Democrats
The Texas AFL-CIO went with Democrats, even to the extent of not endorsing in statewide races where only Republicans are running.
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2010: Newspaper Endorsements: Statesman for Kay
“Hutchison is not the flashiest politician in the race, but she is nonetheless the best choice in the Republican primary.”
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TribBlog: Who’s He In Bed With Now?
The Obama administration — which is one of the ways Mark Sanford and Rick Perry are not alike.