{"id":6148,"date":"2018-10-29T12:18:49","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T12:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/the-rundown-in-texas-politics-news-week-of-jan-24-2011\/"},"modified":"2018-10-29T12:18:49","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T12:18:49","slug":"the-rundown-in-texas-politics-news-week-of-jan-24-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/the-rundown-in-texas-politics-news-week-of-jan-24-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rundown in Texas Politics News: Week of Jan 24, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AE5qWPq6mto\" 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 Jan 24, 2011.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on The Rundown in Texas Politics News: Week of Jan 24, 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+Jan+24%2C+2011&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">The Rundown in Texas Politics News: Week of Jan 24, 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=664939b8a3ed465d8a356613573c56dc&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ffortworthreport.org%2F2024%2F05%2F18%2Ftexas-house-district-97-democratic-runoff-election-to-be-decided-may-28%2F&amp;c=11668299107467663937&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas House District 97 Democratic runoff election to be decided May 28\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>Runoff election set for Texas House District 97 seat, pitting pro-public education Democrats against each other.<\/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=664939b8a3ed465d8a356613573c56dc&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fearly-voting-texas-primary-runoff-034808209.html&amp;c=11915292700584196624&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEarly voting in Texas Primary runoff races begin Monday\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>Voters in El Paso County will be deciding party nominees in a handful of races after no one running for those offices was able to get a majority back in the Texas Primary in March. On the Democratic ...<\/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=664939b8a3ed465d8a356613573c56dc&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.click2houston.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F2024%2F05%2F17%2Fthis-is-not-the-time-harris-county-judge-houston-mayor-seemingly-clash-during-severe-weather-press-conference%2F&amp;c=17053335786345072871&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2018This is not the time:\u2019 Harris County judge, Houston mayor clash during severe weather press conference\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>There seemed to be some passive aggressiveness during the deadly weather update Friday morning between Mayor John Whitmire and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo after they made their first joint press ...<\/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=664939b8a3ed465d8a356613573c56dc&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fmedia%2F4670403-cnn-fox-news-rip-into-house-oversight-lawmakers-over-thursday-night-mayhem%2F&amp;c=2076583784463057748&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCNN, Fox News rip into House Oversight lawmakers over Thursday night mayhem\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>CNN and Fox News personalities ripped into lawmakers on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee over Thursday night\u2019s mayhem, where they traded insults and threw the committee into ...<\/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=664939b8a3ed465d8a356613573c56dc&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fnews%2Fyour-local-election-hq%2Fvoter-guide-what-to-know-for-the-may-2024-primary-runoff-elections%2F&amp;c=17229305797336268021&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVoter Guide: What to know for the May 2024 primary runoff elections\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>If you voted in the March primary, you can only vote for the same party in the runoff. For example, if you voted in the Democratic primary, you cannot vote in a Republican runoff, and vice versa. If ...<\/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=664939b8a3ed465d8a356613573c56dc&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Ffox-news-politics-mr-broke-it&amp;c=3509612003280738860&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFox News Politics: Mr. Broke It\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>During the 11th day of the criminal trial in the case N.Y. v. Trump, former Trump campaign and White House communications director testified that Michael Cohen, Trump\u2019s ex-lawyer, would often ...<\/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=664939b8a3ed465d8a356613573c56dc&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walesonline.co.uk%2Flifestyle%2Fwelsh-homes%2Fgallery%2Finside-rundown-renovation-house-hiding-29107436&amp;c=161974914150669118&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInside the rundown renovation house hiding on a posh residential road\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>For more property stories sent to your inbox twice a week sign up to the property newsletter here. But it's the whiff of potential rather than damp that is the exciting element of this property ...<\/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=664939b8a3ed465d8a356613573c56dc&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.sky.com%2Fstory%2Fa-reset-week-for-rishi-but-what-will-the-local-elections-bring-13122824&amp;c=15449779391255000792&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA reset week for Rishi but what will the local elections bring?\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>Plus, what's the future for Scottish First Minister Hamza Yusuf following the breakdown of the coalition between the SNP and the Greens. Ruth Davidson who was the leader of the Scottish ...<\/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=664939b8a3ed465d8a356613573c56dc&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.sky.com%2Fstory%2Fthe-week-the-local-elections-might-throw-up-a-surprise-13125106&amp;c=6119819882210444764&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Week.. the local elections might throw up a surprise\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>Two of Westminster's best-connected journalists, Sky ... follow Politics at Jack at Sam's wherever you get your podcasts \ud83d\udc48 Heading north, Holyrood is also poised for an explosive week, with ...<\/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=664939b8a3ed465d8a356613573c56dc&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2024%2Fapr%2F24%2Funiversity-of-texas-austin-campus-protest&amp;c=938970364548242667&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFox journalist among dozens arrested at Texas university as protests swell\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>Photograph: Jay Janner\/AP At least 20 demonstrators were taken into custody at the request of university officials and the Texas governor ... arrested in the past week at multiple campuses ...<\/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=664939b8a3ed465d8a356613573c56dc&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcnews.com%2Fnews%2Fweekend-rundown-apr-28-rcna149647&amp;c=15537417947111357989&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCampus tensions rise over Gaza protests, tornadoes devastate the Midwest: Weekend Rundown\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>Millions of people remain at risk of severe weather, and storms are expected from southern Missouri to southeast Texas ... at 15 weeks. McConnell framed the legislation as purely political ...<\/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 Jan 24, 2011. 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