Texas Tribune: Nearly a third of Texans believe humans and dinosaurs roamed the earth at the same time, and more than half disagree with the theory that humans developed from earlier species of animals, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Texas Democratic candidates for governor, Farouk Shami and Bill White, met on the stage this week to debate and articulate their position on some of the issues facing Texas. Texas Public Radio’s Terry Gildea and PMT’s Michael Olson break it all down in the PMT Political Podcast.
Tonight is the only debate between the two leading contenders in the 2010 Texas Democratic Primary for Governor. At 7:00 former Houston Mayor Bill White and Texas businessman Farouk Shami will meet onstage in Fort Worth. You can watch live online here.
PMT Political Podcast |Three by Public Media Texas
The contest to become the next Republican nominee for Texas Governor appears it could go into a runoff. Incumbent Gov. Rick Perry has felt the heat of his opponents, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Debra Medina, but the longest serving executive of the Lone Star State is poised to clinch his party’s nomination. The Democratic contest is about to get some more attention with their first debate. Former Houston Mayor Bill White will face businessman Farouk Shami. Given the national anti-incumbent mood that appears ripe in Texas, will there be any upsets in the primary or general election? Public Media Texas’ Michael Olson and Texas Public Radio’s Terry Gildea discuss this and more on the PMT Political Podcast.
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“President Obama’s State of the Union address was like many of his other speeches – it was clearly well delivered and certainly he has a gift. But I was a little disappointed because the problem the President has is not a communications problem – he really has a credibility problem. He’s made a bunch of promises over this last year, including one tonight that I liked about more tax relief. But we’ve all heard these promises before, and he simply hasn’t delivered” — Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
“While we must concentrate on our economy, we cannot neglect the importance of defending Americans against terrorism and tonight, the president took a bold stance on how to better protect the American people. Having inherited two wars and a growing terrorist threat, he renewed his promise to end the war in Iraq and has refocused his strategy on Afghanistan” — Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX)
“President Obama claims to be committed to ending the Washington political games and ‘politics as usual’ — yet he continues to direct blame for his disastrous and unpopular policies onto President Bush, which is the epitome of politics as usual in Washington. The blame game needs to end” — Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) did not attend the address.
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Who are you supporting for Texas Governor on the March 2 primary election?
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You can vote once every 12 hours. Poll closes Tuesday (1/19) at midnight.
