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<span><a class="plain" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/">Tribpedia</a>:</span> <a class="plain" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/2010-general-election/">2010 General Election</a> </h1> </header> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2" class="page">2</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <article> <div class="cell w-12 content"> <p><div> <p>November 2, 2010 marked the general election, known as a "midterm," since it was a non-presidential year. Voters in Texas chose a governor and a host of statewide candidates, as well as candidates for Congress, the Legislature, State Board of Education and the courts.</p> <p>The governor's race was a multi-million dollar affair, in which the 30-day out campaign finance ...</p></div></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/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/27/analysis-measuring-progress-short-win/">Analysis: Short of a Win, Measuring Democrats' Progress</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 27 Oct 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-10-27 06:00"> Oct. 27, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/27/analysis-measuring-progress-short-win/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/27/analysis-measuring-progress-short-win/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/12/20140905_LatinoVoters_TTNYT_RS_9089_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Chris Ornelas, a Texas Organizing Project employee, speaking with Armando Rodriguez while canvassing in San Antonio's west side on Sept. 4, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/12/20140905_LatinoVoters_TTNYT_RS_9089_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Chris Ornelas, a Texas Organizing Project employee, speaking with Armando Rodriguez while canvassing in San Antonio's west side on Sept. 4, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Chris Ornelas, a Texas Organizing Project employee, speaking with Armando Rodriguez while canvassing in San Antonio's west side on Sept. 4, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Even if Texas Republicans sweep this year's statewide races, there are ways to figure out whether and where Democratic organizing efforts have made any headway. Or there will be, once the results are in. One clue will be the number of Democrats who vote, even for losing candidates, in each county.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/27/analysis-measuring-progress-short-win/"> <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/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/03/14/twi-climate-texas-political-districts/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Redistrict_by_Students_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Redistrict_by_Students_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/03/14/twi-climate-texas-political-districts/">TWI: The Climate in Texas Political Districts</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a> and <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500" title="2013-03-14 00:00"> March 14, 2013 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>The newest Texas Weekly Index measures each of the state's legislative and congressional districts, based on how statewide Republicans and Democrats fared in races in each district over the 2010 and 2012 election cycles.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/03/14/twi-climate-texas-political-districts/"> <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/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/01/25/county-republican-party-chair-steps-down/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Smith-Co-PIC_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Smith-Co-PIC_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/01/25/county-republican-party-chair-steps-down/">County Republican Party Leader Leaves GOP</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:54:12 -0600" title="2013-01-25 09:54"> Jan. 25, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/01/25/county-republican-party-chair-steps-down/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Ashton Oravetz served the Texas Republican Party for 33 years. He worked his way up to chairman of the Smith County GOP. Now, he has stepped down, saying the party's brand is tarnished and he can do more for conservatives as a grassroots activist.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/01/25/county-republican-party-chair-steps-down/"> <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/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/06/29/its-not-money-its-disclosure/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/CorporatePersonhood_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/CorporatePersonhood_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/06/29/its-not-money-its-disclosure/">Court Stays the Course on Politics and Business</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 29 Jun 2012 06:00:00 -0500" title="2012-06-29 06:00"> June 29, 2012 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Corporations and unions can play in politics, but a full disclosure is not required. A corporate political campaign in East Texas two years ago was unusual, featuring an unknown corporation that was open about what it was doing when it ran ads that targeted a state legislator.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/06/29/its-not-money-its-disclosure/"> <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/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/15/election-contest-committee-sides-with-howard/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DanAndDonnaHouseFloor_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DanAndDonnaHouseFloor_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/15/election-contest-committee-sides-with-howard/">Election Contest Committee Sides With Howard</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Aziza Musa </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:22:40 -0500" title="2011-03-15 19:22"> March 15, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/15/election-contest-committee-sides-with-howard/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The House Election Contest Committee unanimously voted today to uphold Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/will-hartnett/">Will Harnett</a>'s determination that <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/donna-howard/">Donna Howard</a> won the long-disputed HD-48 seat. Committee members said Republican <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texansfordan.com/">Dan Neil</a> did not provide clear and convincing evidence to win. If Neil decides to challenge the committee's vote, it will go to the House floor. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/15/election-contest-committee-sides-with-howard/"> <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/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/23/neil-remains-hopeful-despite-long-wait/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCA7731_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Dan Neil at table with attorneys during a public hearing for the election contest of House D-48"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCA7731_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dan Neil at table with attorneys during a public hearing for the election contest of House D-48" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dan Neil at table with attorneys during a public hearing for the election contest of House D-48</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/23/neil-remains-hopeful-despite-long-wait/">Neil Remains Hopeful Despite Long Wait</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Aziza Musa </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:30:22 -0600" title="2011-02-23 17:30"> Feb. 23, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/23/neil-remains-hopeful-despite-long-wait/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The 82nd legislative session will be about half over by the time lawmakers in a specially-appointed committee decide whether Republican <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texansfordan.com/">Dan Neil</a> or incumbent Democratic state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/donna-howard/">Donna Howard</a>, of Austin, won the disputed HD-48 seat.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/23/neil-remains-hopeful-despite-long-wait/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/11/howard-wins-hd-48-seat-hartnett-says/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DanAndDonnaHouseFloor_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DanAndDonnaHouseFloor_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/11/howard-wins-hd-48-seat-hartnett-says/">Howard Wins HD-48 Seat, Hartnett Says</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Aziza Musa </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:23:57 -0600" title="2011-02-11 16:23"> Feb. 11, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/11/howard-wins-hd-48-seat-hartnett-says/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/donna-howard/">Rep. Donna Howard</a> won the HD-48 seat by four votes over Republican <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texansfordan.com/">Dan Neil</a>, according to state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/will-hartnett/">Will Hartnett</a>, R-Dallas. Hartnett was appointed to investigate their election after Neil challenged the results.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/11/howard-wins-hd-48-seat-hartnett-says/"> <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_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/07/hartnett-expected-to-recommend-hd-48-winner-friday/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCA7731_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Dan Neil at table with attorneys during a public hearing for the election contest of House D-48"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCA7731_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dan Neil at table with attorneys during a public hearing for the election contest of House D-48" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dan Neil at table with attorneys during a public hearing for the election contest of House D-48</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/07/hartnett-expected-to-recommend-hd-48-winner-friday/">Hartnett Expected to Recommend HD-48 Winner Friday</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Aziza Musa </li><li><time datetime="Mon, 7 Feb 2011 17:54:51 -0600" title="2011-02-07 17:54"> Feb. 7, 2011 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>After three days of testimony and today's closing arguments, state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/will-hartnett/">Will Hartnett</a>, R-Dallas, is expected to recommend a winner to the disputed HD-48 seat Friday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/07/hartnett-expected-to-recommend-hd-48-winner-friday/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/06/an-interview-with-us-rep-silvestre-reyes-d-el-paso/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Reyes_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Reyes_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Julian Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/06/an-interview-with-us-rep-silvestre-reyes-d-el-paso/">An Interview With U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-El Paso</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 6 Jan 2011 05:00:00 -0600" title="2011-01-06 05:00"> Jan. 6, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/06/an-interview-with-us-rep-silvestre-reyes-d-el-paso/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Democratic congressman from El Paso on what life will be like with the Republicans in control of the U.S. House, why the information released by WikiLeaks shouldn't be public, whether we should be sending troops to Mexico and why Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> talks so much about spillover violence.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/06/an-interview-with-us-rep-silvestre-reyes-d-el-paso/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/05/ascendant-henry-cuellar-wont-switch-parties/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/henry-cuellar_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/henry-cuellar_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/05/ascendant-henry-cuellar-wont-switch-parties/">Ascendant, Henry Cuellar Won't Switch Parties</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 5 Jan 2011 22:12:48 -0600" title="2011-01-05 22:12"> Jan. 5, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/05/ascendant-henry-cuellar-wont-switch-parties/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/henry-cuellar/">Henry Cuellar</a>, D-Laredo, who survived the GOP rout last November, didn’t mince words Wednesday when asked if he’d considering throwing in with the other guys.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/05/ascendant-henry-cuellar-wont-switch-parties/"> <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_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/31/political-faces-of-2010/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/10toWatch_b_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/10toWatch_b_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/31/political-faces-of-2010/">Political Faces of 2010</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:00:00 -0600" title="2010-12-31 05:00"> Dec. 31, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/31/political-faces-of-2010/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>2010 didn't turn out like it looked a year ago. Unexpected people showed up. The political environment bloomed red instead of blue. The Tea was strong. And big shots turned into paper tigers. Here are some of the political personalities who mattered.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/31/political-faces-of-2010/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/27/the-texas-tribune-weekly-tribcast-2010-in-review-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TT-TribCast-002_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TT-TribCast-002_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/27/the-texas-tribune-weekly-tribcast-2010-in-review-/">The Texas Tribune Weekly TribCast: 2010 in Review </a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Elise Hu </li><li><time datetime="Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:00:00 -0600" title="2010-12-27 05:00"> Dec. 27, 2010 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> Merry TribCasts! We revisit some of our favorite funny moments and post-election skirmishes in our audio look back at the year that was. <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/27/the-texas-tribune-weekly-tribcast-2010-in-review-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/22/texas-gets-increasingly-red-dallas-goes-blue/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/dallascounty-white-sanchez_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt="Dallas County has grown increasingly Democratic in the last decade. In the map, darker precincts represent support for Democrats Tony Sanchez and Bill White, who ran in 2002 and 2010, respectively. "> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/dallascounty-white-sanchez_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="Dallas County has grown increasingly Democratic in the last decade. In the map, darker precincts represent support for Democrats Tony Sanchez and Bill White, who ran in 2002 and 2010, respectively. " class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Ben Hasson/Matt Stiles</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dallas County has grown increasingly Democratic in the last decade. In the map, darker precincts represent support for Democrats Tony Sanchez and Bill White, who ran in 2002 and 2010, respectively. </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/22/texas-gets-increasingly-red-dallas-goes-blue/">As Texas Gets Increasingly Red, Dallas Goes Blue</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> and Matt Stiles </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 22 Dec 2010 05:00:00 -0600" title="2010-12-22 05:00"> Dec. 22, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/22/texas-gets-increasingly-red-dallas-goes-blue/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas may be reddening, but Dallas County’s turning a darker shade of blue. While the GOP picked up hotly contested Dallas-area state House seats in November, the county voted for challenger Bill White over incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Perry by a margin of 12 percentage points. Straight-ticket voters also helped Democratic District Attorney Craig Watkins cling to his office in a squeaker and gave the County Commissioners Court its first Democratic majority in nearly 30 years.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/22/texas-gets-increasingly-red-dallas-goes-blue/"> <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_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/13/another-losing-season-for-texas-democrats/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/FranchiseLost_a_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/FranchiseLost_a_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/13/another-losing-season-for-texas-democrats/">Another Losing Season for Texas Democrats</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:00:00 -0600" title="2010-12-13 05:00"> Dec. 13, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/13/another-losing-season-for-texas-democrats/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas Democrats have become a political version of the Baltimore Orioles. If <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/ann-richards/">Ann Richards</a> were alive, she and Earl Weaver would be comparing notes — in salty language — on what went wrong with their old teams.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/13/another-losing-season-for-texas-democrats/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/22/us-rep-solomon-ortiz-concedes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/solomon-ortiz_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/solomon-ortiz_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/22/us-rep-solomon-ortiz-concedes/">U.S. Rep. Solomon Ortiz Concedes</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:38:14 -0600" title="2010-11-22 22:38"> Nov. 22, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/22/us-rep-solomon-ortiz-concedes/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Politico is <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45508.html" target="_blank">reporting</a> tonight that U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/solomon-ortiz/" target="_blank">Solomon Ortiz</a>, D-Corpus Christi, has finally conceded his 2010 race to his Republican challenger, Blake Farenthold, who finished nearly 800 votes ahead on Election Day.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/22/us-rep-solomon-ortiz-concedes/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/19/politics-demographics-cost-waco-area-its-clout/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/WacoBoys_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/WacoBoys_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Bob Daemmrich/Marjorie Cotera/Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/19/politics-demographics-cost-waco-area-its-clout/">Politics, Demographics Cost Waco Area Its Clout</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0600" title="2010-11-19 05:00"> Nov. 19, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/19/politics-demographics-cost-waco-area-its-clout/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>It was a bad Election Night for residents of the largest city in McLennan County. After years of regional dominance, their congressional seat belongs to Bryan, halfway to Houston; their state senate seat is 86 miles away in Granbury; and one of their House seats has moved three counties east, to Centerville.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/19/politics-demographics-cost-waco-area-its-clout/"> <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_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/17/what-an-end-to-earmarks-would-mean-for-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Earmark_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Earmark_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/17/what-an-end-to-earmarks-would-mean-for-texas/">What an End to Earmarks Would Mean for Texas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Ben Philpott </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 17 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0600" title="2010-11-17 05:00"> Nov. 17, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/17/what-an-end-to-earmarks-would-mean-for-texas/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/kay-bailey-hutchison/">Kay Bailey Hutchison</a> says she will join U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-cornyn/">John Cornyn</a> in calling for a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/13/us/politics/13earmark.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=earmark%20ban&st=cse">ban on all Congressional earmark spending</a>. In the past, both used the controversial budget maneuver to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars back to Texas. Ben Philpott of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.kutnews.org/">KUT News</a> and the Tribune reports.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/17/what-an-end-to-earmarks-would-mean-for-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_17"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/08/donna-howard-keeps-house-seat-with-16-vote-victory/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DanandDonna_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, and her GOP challenger, Dan Neil."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DanandDonna_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, and her GOP challenger, Dan Neil." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, and her GOP challenger, Dan Neil.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/08/donna-howard-keeps-house-seat-with-16-vote-victory/">Donna Howard Keeps House Seat With 16-Vote Victory</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Elise Hu </li><li><time datetime="Mon, 8 Nov 2010 20:21:47 -0600" title="2010-11-08 20:21"> Nov. 8, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/08/donna-howard-keeps-house-seat-with-16-vote-victory/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>It appears state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/donna-howard/" target="_blank">Donna Howard</a>, D-Austin, will keep her seat in the Texas House. After overseas ballots were counted Monday, the final vote tally gave Howard a 16-vote victory over Republican challenger Dan Neil. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/08/donna-howard-keeps-house-seat-with-16-vote-victory/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_18"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/08/what-a-near-supermajority-means-for-the-gop/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Elephants-and-Texas_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Elephants-and-Texas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/08/what-a-near-supermajority-means-for-the-gop/">What a Near-Supermajority Means for the GOP</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 8 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0600" title="2010-11-08 05:00"> Nov. 8, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/08/what-a-near-supermajority-means-for-the-gop/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>When a party wins everything, as the GOP has in Texas this year, it gets almost everything its way. It also has everything to lose.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/08/what-a-near-supermajority-means-for-the-gop/"> <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_19"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/08/libertarians-and-greens-make-it-on-to-2012-ballot/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TT-Audio_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TT-Audio_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/08/libertarians-and-greens-make-it-on-to-2012-ballot/">Libertarians and Greens Make It on to 2012 Ballot</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Ben Philpott </li><li><time datetime="Mon, 8 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0600" title="2010-11-08 05:00"> Nov. 8, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/08/libertarians-and-greens-make-it-on-to-2012-ballot/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> The 2010 elections will be remembered for Republican victories and Democratic defeats, but as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, it was a notable year for two other political parties on the ballot. <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/08/libertarians-and-greens-make-it-on-to-2012-ballot/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_20"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/06/tribweek-top-texas-news-for-the-week-of-11110/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribweek_11_01_2010c_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribweek_11_01_2010c_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/06/tribweek-top-texas-news-for-the-week-of-11110/">TribWeek: Top Texas News for the Week of 11/1/10</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 6 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-11-06 05:00"> Nov. 6, 2010 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><br data-mce-bogus="1"></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/06/tribweek-top-texas-news-for-the-week-of-11110/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_21"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/05/2010-texas-governors-race-maps/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2008-presidential_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt="2008 Presidential Race Results"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2008-presidential_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="2008 Presidential Race Results" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Matt Stiles</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">2008 Presidential Race Results</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/05/2010-texas-governors-race-maps/">2010 Texas Governor's Race Maps</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Matt Stiles </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 5 Nov 2010 11:53:43 -0500" title="2010-11-05 11:53"> Nov. 5, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/05/2010-texas-governors-race-maps/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>View county-by-county thematic maps visualizing the partisan breakdown and turnout in the 2010 governor's race. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/05/2010-texas-governors-race-maps/"> <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_22"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/05/a-conversation-mark-mckinnon-and-mike-baselice/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Triblive_MnM_screencap_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Triblive_MnM_screencap_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/05/a-conversation-mark-mckinnon-and-mike-baselice/">A Conversation With Mark McKinnon and Mike Baselice</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 5 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-11-05 05:00"> Nov. 5, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/05/a-conversation-mark-mckinnon-and-mike-baselice/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>For the 15th event in our TribLive series, I interviewed the former George W. Bush and John McCain media strategist and Rick Perry's pollster about what happened Tuesday night: how the Republicans took back the majority in the U.S. House and upped their number of seats in the Texas House by 30 percent, what that portends for the next two years in Austin and Washington, D.C., and whether the governor is really running for president.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/05/a-conversation-mark-mckinnon-and-mike-baselice/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_23"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/05/triblive-interviewqa-mckinnon-and-baselice/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/mkinnon_baseline_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/mkinnon_baseline_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/05/triblive-interviewqa-mckinnon-and-baselice/">TribLive Interview/Q&A: McKinnon and Baselice</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 5 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-11-05 05:00"> Nov. 5, 2010 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> Full audio and audience Q&A; from our TribLive post-election debrief with pollster Mike Baselice and media strategist Mark McKinnon. <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/05/triblive-interviewqa-mckinnon-and-baselice/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_24"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/04/visualizing-rick-perrys-book-fed-up/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/fedup_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt=""Fed Up!" The Word Cloud."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/fedup_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title=""Fed Up!" The Word Cloud." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Wordle.net/Matt Stiles</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">"Fed Up!" The Word Cloud.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/04/visualizing-rick-perrys-book-fed-up/">Visualizing Rick Perry's Book, "Fed Up"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Matt Stiles </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 4 Nov 2010 14:23:11 -0500" title="2010-11-04 14:23"> Nov. 4, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/04/visualizing-rick-perrys-book-fed-up/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>'s new book, <em>Fed Up!</em>, has 56,000 words, but "federal," "government," "people," "Washington" and "states" are the most commonly used. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/04/visualizing-rick-perrys-book-fed-up/"> <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_25"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/04/despite-wins-straus-chisum-will-vie-for-speaker/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TT-Audio_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TT-Audio_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/04/despite-wins-straus-chisum-will-vie-for-speaker/">Despite Wins, Straus, Chisum Will Vie for Speaker</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Ben Philpott </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 4 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-11-04 05:00"> Nov. 4, 2010 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> Tuesday's elections gave Republicans a nearly two-thirds majority in the Texas House — and, with it, the power to do just about whatever they want in the next legislative session. But as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, the party faithful are battling over who should lead the lower chamber. <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/04/despite-wins-straus-chisum-will-vie-for-speaker/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_26"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/04/texas-house-has-more-than-three-dozen-new-members/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/NewFacesBook_b_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/NewFacesBook_b_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/04/texas-house-has-more-than-three-dozen-new-members/">Texas House Has More Than Three-Dozen New Members</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> and Matt Stiles </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 4 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-11-04 05:00"> Nov. 4, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/04/texas-house-has-more-than-three-dozen-new-members/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>When the Legislature convenes in January, more than three-dozen new members will take their seats in the Texas House — almost all of them Republicans, and many as surprised to be there as you’ll be to see them. Here’s a freshman facebook to help you keep them straight.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/04/texas-house-has-more-than-three-dozen-new-members/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_27"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/04/whats-next-for-chet-edwards--and-waco/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Chet-with-District_v2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150708042923/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Chet-with-District_v2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Marjorie Cotera/Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/04/whats-next-for-chet-edwards--and-waco/">What's Next for Chet Edwards — and Waco?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 4 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-11-04 05:00"> Nov. 4, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150708042923/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/04/whats-next-for-chet-edwards--and-waco/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>His resounding defeat was only one of Election Day’s many hits to the solar plexus of the state Democratic Party. But the loss of the powerful and politically talented U.S. congressman from Waco engenders the most speculation. 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