This holiday weekend, Democrats up and down the ballot are giving thanks for the prospect of a Bill White gubernatorial candidacy.
State Government
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2010: Chavez Not Running for Senate
State Rep. Norma Chavez, D-El Paso, announced today on a local radio show that she plans to run for reelection to the Texas House instead of making a go at the state Senate seat that Eliot Shapleigh is vacating.
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Public Education
TribBlog: Texas Sidelined in Race for the Top?
Texas will not adopt national school curriculum standards, risking its ability to get a $700 million federal grant.
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Economy
TribBlog: The (Very) Skinny
Comptroller Susan Combs says the state will have $77.7 billion in general revenue for the current budget, which calls for $77.6 billion in general revenue.
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HuTube: Monday’s Developments in 60 Seconds
It’s a Bill White-Tom Schieffer-Kinky Friedman-Farouk Shami-Rick Perry mashup to get you caught up on Monday’s developments, if you missed them.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: Give or Take a Million
If we didn’t think campaign finance law was confusing before this morning, well, we do now.
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The Brief: November 24, 2009
Is “eye-gougingly boring” the new “gubernatorial”?
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State Government
The $4.2 Million Question
How much of Bill White’s federal war chest could be used in a race for governor? Most of it.
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On the Records: Shami vs. Himself
Farouk Shami donated $4,800 to Bill White’s senate campaign. Now the money could be used against him in the govenor’s race.