What happens in Washington doesn’t stay in Washington. Lawmakers, industry leaders and special interest groups are studying President Obama’s 2010 budget to figure out how spending cuts and other changes at the federal level could impact Texas. Ben Philpott, who’s covering politics and public policy for KUT News and the Tribune, filed this report.
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Seat Warmers?
Dallas County Republicans are jockeying for a chance to topple two freshman Democrats who seized House districts in 2008. The incumbent Dems — hoping to claim their first House majority in eight years — are girding for battle.
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State Government
2010: Short on Seed Corn
The Democratic primary for agriculture commissioner is going to have to run on star power and free media — neither of the candidates has the money to make a statewide TV campaign out of this thing.
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2010: Medina Rises, Hutchison Falls
New poll numbers from Rasmussen show bad news for U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.
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Demographics
2010: Game On in HD-76
A little insight into state Rep. Norma Chavez’s Democratic primary race out in El Paso can be gleaned from the campaign finance reports filed yesterday, and it looks like she could have a real fight on her hands.
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Public Education
TribBlog: Disability Rights Group Scolds SBOE Member
Disability rights advocates say State Board of Education member David Bradley’s comment to the Texas Tribune — “If you sit on the mental health commission, do you have to be retarded?” — is offensive and uninformed.