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width="453" height="50" alt="The Texas Tribune"></a></h1> <time datetime="2015-04-23T16:26:35.571494">Thursday, April 23, 2015</time> </div> </header> </div> <div class="wrapper content-wrapper"> <div id="site_content" class="content "> <header class="alt_header"> <h1> <span><a class="plain" href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/">Tribpedia</a>:</span> <a class="plain" href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/glenn-smith/">Glenn Smith</a> </h1> </header> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination"> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <article> <div class="cell w-12 content"> <p><p>Glenn W. Smith is a Democratic political consultant, author and blogger based in Austin, Texas. Before entering the political arena, he was a reporter for the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423212635/http://www.chron.com/" target="_blank"><em>Houston Chronicle</em></a><em> </em>and <em>Houston Post </em>newspapers.</p> <p>Smith led <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423212635/http://www.texastribune.org/topics/richards-ann/">Ann Richards</a>’ successful 1990 campaign for Texas governor. He's also worked for former Texas Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby and U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen.</p> <p>He ...</p></p> <a class="permalink" href="about/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Read More</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/05/10/texas-democratic-trust-is-this-its-final-year/">Texas Democratic Trust: Is This Its Final Year?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 10 May 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-05-10 05:00"> May 10, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/05/10/texas-democratic-trust-is-this-its-final-year/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/05/10/texas-democratic-trust-is-this-its-final-year/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150423212635im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TXdemocraticTrust004_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150423212635/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TXdemocraticTrust004_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The D.C.-based <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423212635/http://www.texastribune.org/topics/texas-democratic-trust/">Texas Democratic Trust</a> began as an attempt to revive flagging Democratic institutions in Texas and is now a critical source of funding for them and a host of consultants. That has made its director, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423212635/http://www.texastribune.org/topics/matt-angle/">Matt Angle</a>, as powerful as most political bosses in other states. Maybe too powerful, his critics say.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/05/10/texas-democratic-trust-is-this-its-final-year/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/03/29/democrats-advise-their-nominee-for-texas-governor/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150423212635im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/20100327-DSC_1015_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150423212635/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/20100327-DSC_1015_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>credit: Caleb Bryant Miller</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/03/29/democrats-advise-their-nominee-for-texas-governor/">Democrats Advise Their Nominee for Texas Governor</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-03-29 05:00"> March 29, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/03/29/democrats-advise-their-nominee-for-texas-governor/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>He has 31 weeks to make his case that we should fire <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423212635/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/" target="_blank">Rick Perry</a> and hire him instead. But when should he introduce himself to voters? When should he start attacking the governor? When should he spend his millions? Democratic strategists <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423212635/http://www.texastribune.org/topics/glenn-smith/" target="_blank">Glenn Smith</a> and Keir Murray and blogger Charles Kuffner answer those and other pressing questions for the Democratic gubernatorial nominee.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/03/29/democrats-advise-their-nominee-for-texas-governor/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/03/23/texas-requires-certain-people-to-buy-insurance/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150423212635im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/AbbottGreg_BD_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150423212635/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/AbbottGreg_BD_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>credit: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/03/23/texas-requires-certain-people-to-buy-insurance/">Texas Requires Certain People to Buy Insurance</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:39:23 -0500" title="2010-03-23 19:39"> March 23, 2010 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Attorney General Greg Abbott is suing the feds for mandating that individuals buy health insurance.  Some Texas political observers say Abbott did exactly that in 2009.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/03/23/texas-requires-certain-people-to-buy-insurance/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/02/05/consultants-advise-kay-bailey-hutchison/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150423212635im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Square_Glenn2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150423212635/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Square_Glenn2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>credit: Courtesy of Glenn Smith</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/02/05/consultants-advise-kay-bailey-hutchison/">Consultants Advise Kay Bailey Hutchison</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Glenn Smith </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 5 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0600" title="2010-02-05 05:00"> Feb. 5, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/02/05/consultants-advise-kay-bailey-hutchison/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Don't believe all the loose talk that the GOP race for governor is over. A month is forever in politics, as <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423212635/http://www.texastribune.org/topics/richards-ann/" target="_blank">Ann Richards</a> proved in 1990.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/02/05/consultants-advise-kay-bailey-hutchison/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/04/texas-politicos-question-coattail-phenomenon/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150423212635im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/122209_vote001_go_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150423212635/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/122209_vote001_go_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/04/texas-politicos-question-coattail-phenomenon/">Texas Politicos Question "Coattail" Phenomenon</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 4 Jan 2010 05:00:00 -0600" title="2010-01-04 05:00"> Jan. 4, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/04/texas-politicos-question-coattail-phenomenon/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The idea that the popularity of a candidate at the top of the ballot can pull down-ballot candidates to victory may be only slightly more real than the Loch Ness monster.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/04/texas-politicos-question-coattail-phenomenon/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2009/12/16/rich-candidates-cash-cows-to-political-consultants/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150423212635im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/121509_vampireconsultants_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Tony Sanchez, Farouk Shami"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150423212635/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/121509_vampireconsultants_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Tony Sanchez, Farouk Shami" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>credit: Bob Daemmrich, Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Tony Sanchez, Farouk Shami</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150423212635/https://www.texastribune.org/2009/12/16/rich-candidates-cash-cows-to-political-consultants/">Rich Candidates Cash Cows to Political Consultants</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Abby Rapoport </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0600" title="2009-12-16 05:00"> Dec. 16, 2009 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>When political consultants take on wealthy candidates, does that mean they can milk them and their campaigns for all they’re worth? Are they simply trying to help good people get elected? 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