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It's election day and TT launch day. The video brief features a quick look at the day ahead, each weekday.

Dan Bartlett, George W. Bush's communications director and counselor, talks with the Tribune's Evan Smith about the GOP's missed opportunity to reach out to Latino voters. (To listen to the full thirty-minute interview with Bartlett, see related stories.)

State Sen. Eliot Shapleigh's decision not to run for reelection in 2010 sets the stage for Democratic showdowns among El Paso politicos.

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Waco, TX. October 5, 2009. U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison calls for a cap on campaign contributions in Texas. Currently there's no limit on how much you can give to candidates for state offices, with the exception of judicial races.

Introducing 'the office' of The Texas Tribune, a non-profit journalism organization focused on Texas public policy and politics.

October 6, 2009, Waco, Texas. US Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison responds to a question on when she'll resign from the Senate to concentrate on running for Texas governor. Previously she said she'd resign by October or November.

Cell phone video from the 2008 Corpus Christi fight club.