Texas Politics

UTIMCO to give performance bonuses

chron.com, MySA.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:59:26 -0600

AUSTIN -- The trustees of Texas' public higher education endowment funds are recommending more than $3.3 million in performance bonuses for investment managers despite $2.6 billion in lost value over the past fiscal year. But the top managers of the...

Guv race briefing: Roger Staubach, Haley Barbour, Farouk and Friedman, and Felix takes a gamble

chron.com, MySA.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:29:09 -0600

Republican likes Staubach for Governor Who can unify Texas Republicans in the midst of a tough primary battle? How about a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback? At a luncheon on Nov. 13, Roger Staubach jokingly stated that he was planning a...

Radnofsky says that you aren't married

chron.com, MySA.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:25:54 -0600

Your marriage may not be legal, according to Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Democratic candidate for Attorney General. Radnofsky said that all marriages are in legal danger because the wording of the 2005 amendment to the Texas Constitution that bans gay...

Hutchison's new television commercial

chron.com, MySA.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:54:59 -0600

Truth testing U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's first television commercial is difficult because it focuses on the national healthcare debate. The ad is a lot like the radio commerical and robo call that we wrote about yesterday. She is telling...

Perry's first television commercial truth tested

chron.com, MySA.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:27:47 -0600

Gov. Rick Perry is responding to U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's first television commercial with one of their own that bashes Washignton politics but never aims directly at Hutchison. UPDATED: OK. I take that back. I had technical issues and...

Hutchison going up on television

chron.com, MySA.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:39:34 -0600

A spokeswoman for U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison confirmed that senator's gubernatoril campaign will begin television advertising today. Jennifer Baker said the commercial will run statewide through Thanksgiving. Perry is expected to run a commercial responding to Hutchison's ad....

Hutchison radio spot

chron.com, MySA.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:56:37 -0600

We reported this morning on U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison firing the first shot in the paid media campaign for governor with a new radio ad. Here it is:...

Hutchison reassures supporters she still in the race with robo calls; set to launch first radio commercials

chron.com, MySA.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:20:14 -0600

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is using robo calls to make sure her supporters know she is still in the governor's race against Gov. Rick Perry. Hutchison late last week announced she would not resign from the Senate for the...

Powerball!

chron.com, MySA.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:25:03 -0600

The Texas Lottery Commission today took a step toward expanding the state's gambling options to include Powerball. The commission unanimously voted to publish rules for the game for public comment. If the panel gives final approval to the rules early...

"A lot of kids are going to die"

chron.com, MySA.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:15:33 -0600

Gov. Rick Perry defended his 2007 executive order that required all girls to get a human papillomavirus vaccine before the sixth grade. The order was blocked by the state Senate after an outcry from both sides of the aisle about...

Farouk Shami fires up his campaign Web page

chron.com, MySA.com — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:07:12 -0600

Hair care millionaire Farouk Shami fired up his Farouk for Governor Web page today in anticipation of his official launch Thursday into the campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. Others in the race include Felix Alvarado, Kinky Friedman, Hank Gilbert...

Dominoes falling despite Hutchison's announcement

chron.com, MySA.com — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:51:45 -0600

It looks like the dominoes in the 2010 election are beginning to fall anyway. Despite U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's announcement that she will not resign until after the March primary, other candidates have not been deterred from running for...

Bill White stays in the Senate race, spokeswoman says

chron.com, MySA.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:17:38 -0600

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's announcement that she will retain her Senate seat through next March's GOP primary led to renewed speculation that Houston Mayor Bill White would drop his own Senate bid to jump into the Democratic gubernatorial primary....

Hutchison plans to keep Senate seat

chron.com, MySA.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:05:32 -0600

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and some of her key aides are telling other Republican lawmakers that she is not going to resign her Senate seat for her run against Gov. Rick Perry until after the primary. Campaign has confirmed....

Hutchison plans to keep Senate seat until after primary

chron.com, MySA.com — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:05:32 -0600