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Early voting surges for GOP
THE ELECTORATEEarly voting surges for GOPRepublican primary turnout in the state's largest counties during the first two days of early voting this week was almost three times as large as it was in the last gubernatorial primary.
- Early voting for March primaries starts today
- 4 seeking Republican nod for state House seat
- Effort to remove judge resumes
- Perry not saying if he'd run again in 2014
Postcards » A Politics Blog
- Democratic Ag Commish candidate criticizes Staples
- Early voting surges for GOP
- Prison escape probe: Staff, policies at fault
- Dept. of Agriculture releases proposed budget cut
- Shami's top campaign staffers resign
First Reading » The day ahead in Texas government and politics by Jason Embry
- A rather predictable resignation
- More signs of voters backing away from Medina
- Early voting starts today
- More from our poll
- Can Medina recover?
Texas Political Parlor Podcasts Statesman and KUT Capitol reporters discuss the issues behind the week's headlines in politics.
- 02.11.10 Debra Medina's pivotal role
- 02.04.10: Dems and their upcoming gubernatorial debate
- 01.28.10: What to watch for in final GOP debate
- 01.13.10: Truth and religion in the Shami campaign
- 01.08.10: 2010 campaigns come into focus
First Reading Podcasts
- 11.06.09: Daron Shaw
- 10.09.09: Harold Cook
- 10.02.09: Rep. Dan Branch
- 09.25.09: Corrie MacLaggan
- 09.18.09: Wayne Slater
More Texas news stories »
- Texas Digest: 2 charged in murder-for-hire plot; Waco VA adds 100 jobs
- Galveston fears post-Ike census means lost money
- Texas free of drought for first time since 2007
- UT to spotlight border walls, human rights; peace conference at Southwestern
- Texas 44th in Internet connections, census numbers show
- Effort to remove judge resumes
- Similar on issues, House candidates stress their connection to district
- Mixed messages from Shami campaign
- 10-semester limit proposed for UT degree
- Pardon requested for exonerated man who died in prison; police seize fake NBA merchandise during All-Star weekend
Perry leads all challengers
Survey shows governor on top before GOP primary; tough fight could come
against Democrat White.
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Special report: Governor's race »
- Farouk Shami: Determination brought hair care magnate success in country and state he loves
- Bill White: Long before he was Houston's mayor, Democrat was a political activist
- Rick Perry: From farm to politics, Perry follows in family's footsteps
- Kay Bailey Hutchison: In preliberated Texas, Bailey strove to succeed in law, politics
- Debra Medina: Medina, hailing from Beeville, learned political skills on the range
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