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} catch(e){ } </script> </div> <h1 id="logo"><a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/logo.png" width="453" height="50" alt="The Texas Tribune"></a></h1> <time datetime="2012-05-11T15:47:16.522228">Friday, May 11, 2012</time> </header> <section id="site_content" class="content bare"> <section class="topstory"> <article class=""> <div class="media large"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/updated-texas-budget-cuts-shrink-state-government/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EmploymentDataApp_1_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="474"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman / Becca Aaronson / Jairus Khan</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/updated-texas-budget-cuts-shrink-state-government/">Updated Interactive: Texas Budget Cuts Shrink State Government</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/" class="author">Becca Aaronson</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-11T09:00:00"> May 11, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>With the state government tightening its belt, there are now 10,200 fewer state employees, according to an analysis of data collected by the state auditor’s office. This interactive shows how budget cuts have affected employment at state-funded entities from the second quarter of fiscal year 2011 to the second quarter of fiscal 2012.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/updated-texas-budget-cuts-shrink-state-government/">Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-annual-employment-industry-change-2011-2012/">Interactive: Texas' Economy Bounces Back</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <section class="columns two"> <section class="column main gap"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <div class="video"> <object height="129" width="231"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfQYIIaY9QE"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="rel" value="0"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <embed src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158oe_/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfQYIIaY9QE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="129" width="231" wmode="transparent"/> </object> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/pro-dewhurst-super-pac-releases-ad-targeting-cruz/">Pro-Dewhurst Super PAC Releases TV Ad Targeting Cruz</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/" class="author">Aman Batheja</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-11T15:20:25"> May 11, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>An independent Super PAC supporting Lt. Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/david-dewhurst/">David Dewhurst</a> released a TV <span>ad deriding characterizations of former Texas Solicitor General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> as a conservative.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/pro-dewhurst-super-pac-releases-ad-targeting-cruz/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-presidential-election/bitter-rivals-no-more-perrys-help-romneys/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Anita-Ann_1_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="231"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo illustration by: Bob Daemmrich / Gage Skidmore / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-presidential-election/bitter-rivals-no-more-perrys-help-romneys/">Anita Perry Joining Ann Romney at Austin Fundraiser</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/" class="author">Jay Root</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-11T12:21:23"> May 11, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-presidential-election/bitter-rivals-no-more-perrys-help-romneys/comments/" title="">3 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Ann Romney and Anita Perry are joining forces Thursday to raise money for Mitt Romney. They will both attend a fundraiser at the Austin home of golfing legend Ben Crenshaw.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-presidential-election/bitter-rivals-no-more-perrys-help-romneys/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-newspaper/texas-news/brief-top-texas-news-may-11-2012/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/CruzDewhurst_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Senate candidates, Ted Cruz (left) and David Dewhurst" width="231"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich / Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Senate candidates, Ted Cruz (left) and David Dewhurst</div> </div> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-newspaper/texas-news/brief-top-texas-news-may-11-2012/">The Brief: May 11, 2012</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/" class="author">David Muto</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-11T07:00:00"> May 11, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-newspaper/texas-news/brief-top-texas-news-may-11-2012/comments/" title="">1 Comment</a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The national profile of Texas' U.S. Senate race hit new heights on Thursday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-newspaper/texas-news/brief-top-texas-news-may-11-2012/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <section class="column gap"> <section class="folder"> <section class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/"> Government Employee Salaries </a> </h2> </hgroup> <section class="contents"> <div class="media sidebar"> <a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Salary-FinanceUpdate_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="300"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <div class="ad last">  <script type="text/javascript"> try { GA_googleFillSlot("TexasTribune_Content_FeaturedDataWidget_Bottom_Text_200x38"); } catch(e){ } </script> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </section> </section> </section> <aside id="tweetwire" class="feature yellow"> <header> <h1>TweetWire</h1> </header> <div class="content tweetwire"> <ul> <li> <p> <a class="twitter_username external" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://twitter.com/Taylor4Senate">@Taylor4Senate</a>: <span class="tweet">RT <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://twitter.com/ClearLake_News:" class="user">@ClearLake_News:</a> City of Seabrook offers hurricane preparedness session: The city of Seabrook will hold a hurricane preparedness ... ...</span> </p> <p class="byline"> <a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/larry-taylor/"> State Rep. 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The job requires a delicate balancing act in regard to state officials and school administrators. So who could get Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>'s nod for the post?</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/who-will-fill-texas-education-agencys-top-spot/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/addison-airs-tv-ad-claims-fight-for-ron-paul-fans/">Addison Airs TV Ad, Declares Fight With Cruz Over Ron Paul Fans</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/" class="author">Aman Batheja</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-10T11:57:07"> May 10, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <div class="video"> <object height="84" width="150"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDl-ARluL7Y"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="rel" value="0"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <embed src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158oe_/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDl-ARluL7Y" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="84" width="150" wmode="transparent"/> </object> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Funeral home director <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/glenn-addison/">Glenn Addison</a>, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, is airing a television ad in Austin and says supporters of U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ron-paul/">Ron Paul</a> are still up for grabs despite Paul's endorsement of former state Solicitor General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/addison-airs-tv-ad-claims-fight-for-ron-paul-fans/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small last"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-newspaper/texas-news/tribcast-episode-131/">The Weekly TribCast: Episode 131</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ben-philpott/" class="author">Ben Philpott</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-10T10:50:41"> May 10, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-newspaper/texas-news/tribcast-episode-131/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribcast_2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>This week Evan, Ross, Emily and Ben take a look at the real — and fake — ways that candidates are trying to gain advantages before the May 29th primaries, along with an update on the GOP race for the U.S. Senate nomination and a few other interesting battles.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-newspaper/texas-news/tribcast-episode-131/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> </section> <section class="column"> <article class="small"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/beating-career-politicians-focus-new-group/">New Group Takes Aim at "Career Politicians"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ben-philpott/" class="author">Ben Philpott</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-11T06:00:00"> May 11, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/beating-career-politicians-focus-new-group/comments/" title="">4 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/beating-career-politicians-focus-new-group/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/GOOOH2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The symbol for Get Out Of Our House, the grassroots group trying to unseat a handful of incumbents in Texas." width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>graphic by: graphic courtesy GOOOH</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The symbol for Get Out Of Our House, the grassroots group trying to unseat a handful of incumbents in Texas.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The Tea Party has made lots of noise over the past couple of years. But as Ben Philpott of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://kut.org/">KUT News</a> and the Tribune reports, in 2012 there’s another group in Texas trying to shake up the establishment — by replacing what it calls “career politicians” with “citizen representatives.”</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/beating-career-politicians-focus-new-group/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/race-replace-ron-paul-free-all/">Running for Paul's Seat, but Not in His Image</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/" class="author">Jay Root</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-11T06:00:00"> May 11, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/race-replace-ron-paul-free-all/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/PaulSeatPrimary_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo illustration by: Michael Stravato / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p class="body">The race to replace U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ron-paul/">Ron Paul</a> is a free-for-all, with nine Republicans among 11 major party candidates running to represent Congressional District 14. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/race-replace-ron-paul-free-all/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/fake-twitter-feeds-deceptive-websites-shake-primar/">Bashing the Candidates With Their Own Names</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/" class="author">Emily Ramshaw</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-11T06:00:00"> May 11, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/fake-twitter-feeds-deceptive-websites-shake-primar/comments/" title="">7 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/fake-twitter-feeds-deceptive-websites-shake-primar/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/FakePoliticalSites-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Social media sabotage is in high gear in Texas’ later-than-usual primary, from fake Twitter feeds to deceptive website domains to allegations of email and Facebook forgery.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/fake-twitter-feeds-deceptive-websites-shake-primar/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-news-media/triblive/triblive-dan-patrick-on-education/">TribLive: Patrick on Public Education</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/" class="author">Evan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-10T17:29:34"> May 10, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-news-media/triblive/triblive-dan-patrick-on-education/comments/" title="">1 Comment</a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <div class="video"> <object height="84" width="150"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9veMl0N7nRw"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="rel" value="0"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <embed src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158oe_/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9veMl0N7nRw" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="84" width="150" wmode="transparent"/> </object> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/" data-tooltip="/directory/dan-patrick/quicklook/">Dan Patrick</a><span>, R-Houston, talked about "turning things upside down" in the public education system.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-news-media/triblive/triblive-dan-patrick-on-education/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-newspaper/texas-news/evening-brief-texas-headlines-may-10-2012/">The Evening Brief: May 10, 2012</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/" class="author">David Muto</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-10T17:24:38"> May 10, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-newspaper/texas-news/evening-brief-texas-headlines-may-10-2012/comments/" title="">14 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-newspaper/texas-news/evening-brief-texas-headlines-may-10-2012/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TedCruz-HandInAir_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="" width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Gage Skidmore</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Your evening reading: Palin endorses Cruz; UT System chancellor says he wasn't directed to fire Powers; Huckabee lauds Dewhurst's abortion record in new TV ad</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-newspaper/texas-news/evening-brief-texas-headlines-may-10-2012/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/state-rep-unveils-website-talk-school-accountabili/">Aycock Unveils Website to Talk School Accountability</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/" class="author">Morgan Smith</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-10T16:01:22"> May 10, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/state-rep-unveils-website-talk-school-accountabili/comments/" title="">5 Comments</a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/state-rep-unveils-website-talk-school-accountabili/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCA8942_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, with Speaker Joe Straus R-San Antonio on May 20th, 2011" width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, with Speaker Joe Straus R-San Antonio on May 20th, 2011</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jimmie-don-aycock/">Jimmie Don Aycock</a><span>, R-Killeen, is launching a website to try to kickstart discussion on what will surely be a hot topic in the next legislative session: school accountability.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/public-education/state-rep-unveils-website-talk-school-accountabili/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-newspaper/texas-news/the-texas-tribune-weekend-insider-may-10/">Video: The Texas Tribune Weekend Insider, May 10, 2012</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/" class="author">Justin Dehn</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-10T15:00:00"> May 10, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-newspaper/texas-news/the-texas-tribune-weekend-insider-may-10/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Weekend_Insider_4_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt="" width="150"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>This week in <em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.nytimes.com/">The New York Times </a></em>and at <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/">texastribune.org</a>, we look at how candidates running for Ron Paul's seat in Congress are not necessarily trying to fill the doctor's shoes, and how social media sabotage is becoming a popular campaign strategy in the Texas primary.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-newspaper/texas-news/the-texas-tribune-weekend-insider-may-10/">Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small last"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/huckabee-touts-dewhurst-pro-life-record-in-new-ad/">In New Ad, Huckabee Praises Dewhurst's Anti-Abortion Record</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/" class="author">Aman Batheja</a><li><time datetime="2012-05-10T14:19:22"> May 10, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <div class="video vimeo"> <object height="84" width="150"> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=41922423&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <param name="rel" value="0"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <embed src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120511205158oe_/http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=41922423&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=0&amp;show_byline=0&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="84" width="150" wmode="transparent"/> </object> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Former Arkansas Gov. 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