Hank Skinner is set to be executed for a 1993 murder he’s always maintained he didn’t commit. He wants the state to test whether his DNA matches evidence found at the scene, but prosecutors say the time to contest his conviction has come and gone. He has less than a month to change their minds.
State Government
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett on SOTU
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, responds to the State of the Union address.
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Rep. John Carter on SOTU
U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, responds to the State of the Union address.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 13
The gang’s back together again for this week’s TribCast. Evan, Ross, Elise and Ben pregame the second GOP gubernatorial debate, wonder how the state will fill a budget hole and consider the governor’s explanation for the Bushworld-Perryworld divide.
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2010: Stanford Gets Kinky
The recently laid-off Jason Stanford, a noted Kinky Friedman critic, has landed a job with … Kinky Friedman.
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Ads Infinitum: Medina’s “One of Us”
GOP gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina introduces her family, trying to connect with voters as “one of us.”
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Medina Ad: “One of Us”
GOP gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina introduces her family, trying to connect with voters as “one of us.”
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State Government
The Brief: January 27, 2010
Kay and Rick both have some ’splaining to do.
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Public Education
Charter Churn
Teachers quit Texas charter schools at nearly three times the rate of traditional public school districts, according to state data. Dozens of individual schools lost well over half their teachers in the latest year.