Top Stories
- Anita Perry: Debates 'could affect the outcome of the race' – Tom Benning, TrailBlazers Blog
Could? - I like Perry. But… – Drew Cline, UnionLeader.com
- Will the Lights Stay On in Texas and New England? – Matthew Wald, NYTimes.com
- Redistricting chief suggests Texas Senate should grow – Mike Ward, Austin American-Statesman
- Documents shed light on 'Top Chef' incentive deal – Gary Dinges, Austin American-Statesman
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- UT tuition shakedown: employees win, students lose – Jordan Brownwood, Texas Budget Source
- White House hits Lamar Smith with veto threat – Puneet Kollipara, Texas on the Potoma/mySA.com
- Perry denies staff shakeup – Todd J. Gillman, Trail Blazers Blog
- Oops! Perry gets voting age and Election Day wrong – Mario Recio, PoliTex
- Aggie Athletics' CFO Admits to Calling Loftin a "Putz" – Steve Fullhart, KBTX.com
- Texas Drought Is Revealing Secrets of the Deep – Manny Fernandez, NYTimes.com
- Martin Frost says Texas (Read: Judicial Usurpation of Legislative Authority) could help Democrats rebound in Congress – Gromer Jeffers, TrailBlazers Blog
- Redistricting panel conflict of interest, media cover up – Daniel Greer, AgendaWise Reports
- Bush Promotes Cancer Tests in Africa as Texas Cuts Them – Thanh Tan, Texas Tribune
Non-sequiturs rarely make for good headlines or good journalism.Apparently, Texas Tribune chose to frame the story this way because of Texas budget restrictions targeting the abortion industry in Texas (effectively removing state subsidies — direct or indirect — for Big Abortion). To use Texas Tribune’s technique in reverse, however, the last time we checked, W was not going across Africa promoting abortion on demand/infanticide (see how that works?)
- The Root Cause of Market Failure In Higher Education – Bill Frezza, Real Clear Markets
Good background reading for Texas journalists who covered the higher-ed flap so poorly earlier this year.