Politics & Policy
January 20, 2013
Rick Perry
“We’ve got roads to build and agencies to fix and health care to be dispensed and cancers to cure. And that’s what I’m focusing on.”
Coal plants
Politics & Policy
November 24, 2009
Can Bill White penetrate the Republican vote?
As mayor of Houston, White enjoyed considerable support — political and financial — from Republicans. But he occupied a nonpartisan office. Can he repeat that success in a partisan race against an incumbent Republican governor, and can he do it outside of Houston as well as inside? The answer depends
Politics & Policy
January 27, 2009
State of the Governor’s Race
The context of Perry’s State of the State speech is that it takes place during a governor’s race in which he is no better than even-money to win. His remarks will be closely watched for clues about how he plans to position himself in his career-risking battle against Kay Bailey
Energy
January 1, 2007
Power Play
Executive editor S. C. Gwynne on researching the energy industry and writing about coal plants.