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2010: About That Strama Rumor
If you’ve heard the rumor about state Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin, getting a federal appointment and not seeking re-election to the Texas House seat he’s held since 2005… it’s not true.
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The Brief: January 4, 2010
As we approach today’s filing deadline, there are — to paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld — known knowns. We also know there are known unknowns. But there are also unknown unknowns; the ones we don’t know we don’t know.
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An Interview with Debra Lehrmann, Part 3
An Interview with Debra Lehrmann, Part 3Texas Tribune donors or members may be quoted or mentioned in our stories, or may be the subject of them. For a complete list of contributors, click here.
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Do Coattails Exist?
The idea that the popularity of a candidate at the top of the ballot can pull down-ballot candidates to victory may be only slightly more real than the Loch Ness monster.
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An Interview with Debra Lehrmann, Part 4
An Interview with Debra Lehrmann, Part 4Texas Tribune donors or members may be quoted or mentioned in our stories, or may be the subject of them. For a complete list of contributors, click here.
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Money Matters
The four major gubernatorial campaigns will spend big bucks — maybe as much as $60 million — between now and the March 2 primary. What is that deluge of cash and advertising going to look like? Ben Philpott, who’s covering the 2010 elections for KUT News and the Tribune, filed this report.
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An Interview with Debra Lehrmann, Part 1
An Interview with Debra Lehrmann, Part 1Texas Tribune donors or members may be quoted or mentioned in our stories, or may be the subject of them. For a complete list of contributors, click here.
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An Interview with Debra Lehrmann, Part 6
An Interview with Debra Lehrmann, Part 6Texas Tribune donors or members may be quoted or mentioned in our stories, or may be the subject of them. For a complete list of contributors, click here.
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An Interview with Debra Lehrmann, Part 5
An Interview with Debra Lehrmann, Part 5Texas Tribune donors or members may be quoted or mentioned in our stories, or may be the subject of them. For a complete list of contributors, click here.