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Bill White
Bill White
stated on May 17, 2010 an e-mail
"Rick Perry attempted to fast-track unnecessary coal-fired power plants, which degrade air quality and would cost billions. Fortunately, a court stopped him."
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June 7, 2010
Empower Texans
Empower Texans
stated on May 14, 2010 a Web video
"There are 321,092 public school teachers in Texas. And there are 313,850 non-teachers in our public schools."
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May 28, 2010
Rodney Ellis
Rodney Ellis
stated on May 14, 2010 an interview.
Says that in three legislative sessions, his proposals opening pre-kindergarten to all Texas 4-year-olds never got heard or voted out of committee.
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 25, 2010
Lone Star Project
Lone Star Project
stated on April 29, 2010 an e-mail blast.
Says state's expected "increase in federal political clout is almost entirely due to the growth of the African American and Hispanic populations in Texas in virtually every region of the state."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2010
Jerry Patterson
Jerry Patterson
stated on April 27, 2010 a newspaper column
"We’re making more than ever off oil and gas right now, but it’s no secret that oil production in Texas peaked in the 1970s."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 2, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on April 15, 2010 an interview
Says he said last year there's "absolutely no reason" for Texas to secede.
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 22, 2010
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on March 9, 2010 his autobiography
"Rick Perry had planned to retire from the legislature until his best friend, David Weeks, and I talked him into switching parties and running for the GOP nomination for agriculture commissioner."
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By W. Gardner Selby • March 19, 2010
Republican Party of Texas
Republican Party of Texas
stated on March 12, 2010 an e-mail blast
"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said this week that the Democrats have to pass their terrible health care bill so that the American people can actually find out what's in it."
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By W. Gardner Selby • March 15, 2010
Linda Curtis
Linda Curtis
stated on March 4, 2010 a Web post
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's "concession speech came with less than 20 percent of the precincts having been counted."
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By W. Gardner Selby • March 15, 2010
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change
stated on March 3, 2010 a recorded phone message
"Individuals and small businesses will be hit by increases in health insurance premiums as high as 39 percent."
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March 11, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on February 24, 2010 a radio ad
Gov. Rick Perry "spent over a million dollars on D.C. lobbyists asking for more federal money and lives in a luxury house that costs taxpayers $10,000 a month."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 1, 2010
Margaret Gomez
Margaret Gomez
stated on February 15, 2010 a campaign flier.
Says she "stopped Capital Metro from raising fares for senior and disabled citizens."
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February 22, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on February 4, 2010 A TV advertisement
  Uses headlines to portray Gov. Rick Perry as beholden to special interests.
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 4, 2010
Ronnie Earle
Ronnie Earle
stated on January 18, 2010 a speech
"Inequality in Texas is steadily getting worse, with very few rich people, a great many poor people, and fewer and fewer in the middle."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 28, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 14, 2010 a Republican gubernatorial debate
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "voted to continue Roe v. Wade."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 27, 2010
Debra Medina
Debra Medina
stated on January 14, 2010 a debate.
"The Texas Department of Transportation... misplaced a billion dollars."  
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January 22, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 14, 2010 a campaign blog entry during the GOP gubernatorial debate
"The Trans-Texas Corridor is dead."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 18, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 29, 2009 press release
"More than 1,000 people ... move to Texas every day."
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January 13, 2010
Lamar Smith
Lamar Smith
stated on December 15, 2009 in a press release
"Illegal immigrants currently occupy 8 million jobs."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 12, 2010
Marc Katz
Marc Katz
stated on December 8, 2009 a message on Twitter
"Texas is LAST (50th) in spending for mental health care."
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January 12, 2010
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