{"id":3589,"date":"2018-07-22T07:18:32","date_gmt":"2018-07-22T07:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/the-rundown-in-texas-politics-news-week-of-feb-7-2011\/"},"modified":"2018-07-22T07:18:32","modified_gmt":"2018-07-22T07:18:32","slug":"the-rundown-in-texas-politics-news-week-of-feb-7-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/the-rundown-in-texas-politics-news-week-of-feb-7-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rundown in Texas Politics News: Week of Feb. 7, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N2jlOwwxXq8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Austin, TX. A look back at the week that was in Texas politics, for the week of Feb. 7, 2011.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on The Rundown in Texas Politics News: Week of Feb. 7, 2011<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=The+Rundown+in+Texas+Politics+News%3A+Week+of+Feb.+7%2C+2011&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">The Rundown in Texas Politics News: Week of Feb. 7, 2011 - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663a660e7a76453f8a1072734ad74c1f&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fmaddow-blog-tuesday-s-campaign-round-up-5724%2Far-BB1lYySz&amp;c=3005215335679043005&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaddow Blog | Tuesday\u2019s Campaign Round-Up, 5.7.24\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>This year, Smiley has launched a primary campaign against Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse \u2014 one of the 10 House GOP members who voted to impeach Trump after Jan. 6.* In Nevada\u2019s U.S. Senate race, where ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663a660e7a76453f8a1072734ad74c1f&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Flufkindailynews.com%2Fnews%2Fcommunity%2Ftexas-federal-government-will-begin-tallying-damage-from-spring-storms-gov-greg-abbott-says%2Farticle_550ddbce-0c19-11ef-83fb-378b6abaf8b3.html&amp;c=3704039152183211533&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas, federal government will begin tallying damage from spring storms, Gov. Greg Abbott says\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Texas and the federal government will begin assessing the damage caused by a series of storms that battered rural East Texas and the Houston area with rain last week.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663a660e7a76453f8a1072734ad74c1f&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Ftexas-secessionists-appear-change-their-policy-1897495&amp;c=11642819293602299029&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas Secessionists Appear to Change Their Policy\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>A leading Lone Star State nationalist group says it won't have to take on its share of U.S. national debt as an independent country.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663a660e7a76453f8a1072734ad74c1f&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fox7austin.com%2Fnews%2Fwilliamson-county-texas-runoff-elections-2024-overview-ballot&amp;c=13022976318044411028&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas elections 2024: Big-ticket items on the Williamson County ballot\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Saturday's elections had voters deciding on some hot-button issues in Williamson County, including whether Georgetown will get three new schools and if the Taylor City Council will get a pay raise.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663a660e7a76453f8a1072734ad74c1f&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfaa.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Finside-politics%2Ftexas-politics%2Fstate-senator-says-overwhelming-police-response-ut-campus-protest-escalated-conflict%2F287-150736d0-3899-4cad-bbe3-72432e1c828c&amp;c=11029374093088392803&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tState Senator says \u201coverwhelming\u201d police response to UT campus protest escalated conflict\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 State Sen. Sarah Eckhardt, D-Austin, is one of the many folks to criticize the law enforcement response to the initial, pro-Palestinian protest on the campus of the University of ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663a660e7a76453f8a1072734ad74c1f&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.texastribune.org%2F2024%2F04%2F17%2Ftexas-local-news-democracy%2F&amp;c=14783484023089637254&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJoin us for a May 9 conversation about local news and democracy\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>We\u2019ll talk about local news and news deserts in ... Tickets are on sale now for the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival, happening in downtown Austin Sept. 5-7. Get your TribFest tickets before May ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663a660e7a76453f8a1072734ad74c1f&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fstable-2024-election-biden-trump-poll-politics-desk-rcna148831&amp;c=5984745455896556907&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe remarkably stable 2024 race: From the Politics Desk\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team\u2019s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663a660e7a76453f8a1072734ad74c1f&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fnews%2Ftexas%2Fnew-texas-report-predicts-extreme-weather-drought-conditions-to-worsen%2F&amp;c=4987413984920689444&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tNew Texas report predicts extreme weather, drought conditions to worsen\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The newest findings also follow a record-breaking volume of wildfires statewide last year and the Smokehouse Creek Fire in late February, the largest wildfire in Texas history. Some of the ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663a660e7a76453f8a1072734ad74c1f&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldnews.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fhigh-school%2Fbaseball%2F2024%2F04%2F22%2Fvote-high-school-baseball-player-of-the-week-atlantis-case-diman-durfee-somerset-berkley-westport%2F73379555007%2F&amp;c=11692431430858403784&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVote: 18 Baseball players up for Herald News Player of the Week for April 15-20\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>FALL RIVER \u2014 Eighteen baseball players from the Fall River area have been placed on the Player of the Week ballot. This poll is for performances from April 15-20. Supporters of the schools ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663a660e7a76453f8a1072734ad74c1f&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fcollege%2Ftamu%2Ftexas-am-tamu-aggies-gravin-grahovac-sec-freshman-of-the-week&amp;c=4070041569437562656&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas A&amp;M's Gavin Grahovac Named SEC Freshman of the Week\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Texas A&amp;M Aggies remain one of the hottest teams ... Seven days after winning SEC Freshman of the Week, Grahovac earned the honors a second time. The Orange, California, native tormented ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663a660e7a76453f8a1072734ad74c1f&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.sky.com%2Fstory%2Fthe-week-rishi-tries-to-save-his-skin-13120487&amp;c=9801700472070790211&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Week... Rishi tries to save his skin\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sky News's Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard, guide you through their top predictions for the next seven days in British politics. This week, they react to MP Mark Menzies' resignation from ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=663a660e7a76453f8a1072734ad74c1f&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fbad-week-us-constitution-ted-cruz-says&amp;c=14353409901609970705&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis week was a 'bad week' for the US Constitution, Ted Cruz says\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told \"Sunday Morning Futures\" anchor Maria Bartiromo that the past week was \"really bad\" for the United States Constitution. The Texas Republican's comments came as the ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin, TX. A look back at the week that was in Texas politics, for the week of Feb. 7, 2011. 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