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Texas House District 20—Republicans Patrick Brendel Community Impact Newspaper Central Austin market editor Brendel is the lead state political reporter for all editions of Community Impact Newspaper. He has previously worked for the Houston Chronicle’s D.C. bureau, Texas Weekly, Odessa American and Victoria Advocate. In 2009, Brendel won a first-place award for Best Agricultural Story from the National Newspaper [ READ MORE ]
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Texas House District 20 GOP hopefuls vie for G’town House seat KXAN, Feb. 3, 2010 AUSTIN — Four Republicans are vying for their party’s nomination for the Texas House District 20 seat in the primary March 2 – a Georgetown seat that is wide open after the current rep announced retirement. ***** Texas House District 47 Lively fight for GOP [ READ MORE ]
Texas House District 20 By Jacob Cottingham, master’s candidate, UT LBJ School of Public Affairs Demographics Texas House District 20 is a quickly growing, relatively wealthy and educated, Republican-leaning district north of Austin. It encompasses all of Milam County and about half of Williamson County, west of IH 35 and north of Texas Hwy. 29. The 2000 census reported [ READ MORE ]
Meet Linda Chavez-Thompson Texas Tribune, Jan. 5, 2010 AUSTIN — Democrat Linda Chavez-Thompson entered the race for Texas lieutenant governor on Monday, which sets up a three-way primary race with former Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle and restaurant-owner Marc Katz. T-Squared: Kelly’s Knish Texas Tribune, Jan. 5, 2010 AUSTIN — I didn’t know Kelly Fero hardly at [ READ MORE ]
Ogden announces re-election campaign Community Impact Newspaper, Dec. 3, 2009 GEORGETOWN — State Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, announced today he will file for re-election. Ogden Will Seek Another Term Texas Tribune, Dec. 3, 2009 AUSTIN — State Sen. Steve Ogden, who said earlier this year he would leave the Legislature after his current term, will seek another two years in [ READ MORE ]
4X4 plan bringing classes, budget woes KXAN, Jan. 20, 2010 AUSTIN — The new 4X4 graduation plan the State Board of Educators approved is forcing high school’s to find funds in their already cash-strapped budgets to buy classroom supplies and hire teachers. School board delays curriculum vote KXAN, Jan. 16, 2010 AUSTIN — After tackling hip-hop, McCarthyism [ READ MORE ]
Who’s Got What Texas Tribune, Jan. 22, 2010 AUSTIN — Statewide races might raise the most cash, but candidates for Texas House seats are stacking up some serious ammo. Money, politics and voting Community Impact Newspaper, Jan. 15, 2010 AUSTIN — Going into the March primaries, political advertisements will fill television, radio and mailboxes, paid for with donations from [ READ MORE ]
