Top Stories
- Texas vs. California questions continue; answers remain the same – Jordan Brownwood, Texas Budget Source
- Texas Is America's Shining City On A Hill – WILLisms.com
- Do budget conferees risk a game of chicken with the governor? – Curt Olson, Texas Budget Source
- Good for Texas. Good for America? – Chester E. Finn Jr., National Review
Rick Perry for President?
- Perry Goes Nationwide in Week of Big Speeches – Jay Root, Texas Tribune
- Dave Carney traveling with Rick Perry in New York – Maggie Haberman, Politico
- Perry to meet with Rudy – Maggie Haberman, Politico
- Perry fires up Manhattan Republicans – Jason Embry, Postcards
Embry’s economic comparisons drop way too much context. See today’s first two Top Stories for a different perspective. Put a different way: if a stock mutual fund makes 10% when the the market is up 20%, that is much, much less impressive than if a mutual fund makes 5% when the market is down 15%. Let’s compare apples to apples. - Rick Perry Says Voters Want More Options in GOP Field – Jay Root, Texas Tribune
- Houston Prof Likes Perry's Chances for GOP Nomination – Bill Stamps, KUHF News
Dr. Mark Jones has been a huge upgrade in political analysis for Houston media.
Recommended
- New rules, new outcome as Senate OKs sanctuary cities bill – Tim Eaton, Austin American-Statesman
- GOP pushes E-Verify as immigration tool – Gary Martin, Houston Chronicle
- Democratic senators say they'll support bill if Howard's rainy-day amendment stays – Jason Embry, Postcards
- SBOE’s Ratliff defends the public schools – Paul Burka, BurkaBlog
If you believe every Democratic talking point 100%, then this post makes sense. Otherwise, it looks a bit silly. - The Tribune Insiders’ Best and Worst list – Paul Burka, BurkaBlog
Best accompanied by “Is this even relevant?“ - In Which I Come Perilously Close to Defending Lloyd Doggett – Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog
- New Lt. Gov Info? -Daniel Greer, AgendaWise Reports