In the wake of Bill White’s entry into the Governor’s race, Texas Democrats are understandably — and dangerously — optimistic.
2010 elections
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Perry Campaign’s Customized Messages
Governor Rick Perry’s campaign using an innovative way to reach out to voters: a modern-day personal touch.
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Cap and Trade on the Campaign Trail
Rick Perry attacked the EPA’s decision yesterday to declare carbon dioxide a public danger, arguing that the ruling lacks scientific evidence. The EPA’s move could propel the cost of carbon reduction onto the list of issues in play in the governor’s race. Ben Philpott, who’s covering the 2010 election for KUT News and the Trib, filed this report.
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Economy
Audio: Cap and Tirade
Rick Perry attacked the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision yesterday to declare carbon dioxide a public danger, arguing that the ruling lacks scientific evidence. The EPA’s move could propel the cost of carbon reduction onto the list of issues in play in the governor’s race.
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HuTube: Dueling ’12 Days’ Vids
The warm spirit of the holidays is not deterring the Rick and Kay campaigns from their latest bitter back-and-forth: competing “12 Days of Christmas” riffs.
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Energy
2010: DRLC Seeks ADTAW*
Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson hasn’t drawn any opposition so far, and he’s apparently lonely.
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Guest Column: Elections Don’t Win Themselves
It’s not an accident that Democrats have been winning races in Republican-held urban and suburban districts, and narrowing statewide Republican margins. That Democrats are attracting A-team candidates like Mayor Bill White is testimony to years of hard work, not coincidental political evolution.
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2010: Hutchison’s In; Here’s How She Said It
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is in the governor’s race, if you were still on pins and needles about that. She starts with promises of property tax reform, a leadership shake-up at the Texas Department of Transportation, and a list of other problems she’d like to address.
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2010: KBH Calls it for White
Sorry, Farouk. U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison called the Democratic gubernatorial primary for Houston Mayor Bill White .
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Politics
Party Matters
Candidates from both sides of the spectrum are self-recruited and responsible for their own campaigns. So what’s the value of a relationship with the state’s political parties?