/tags/2010-midterm-elections 2010 Midterm Elections en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:02:36 GMT /politics/2010-11-12/study-finds-almost-3-out-of-5-texas-voters-cast-straight-ticket-ballots People voted all Republican or all Democratic at the highest rate of any gubernatorial election in twelve years, according to a study by Austin Community鈥� Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:02:36 GMT /politics/2010-11-12/study-finds-almost-3-out-of-5-texas-voters-cast-straight-ticket-ballots Nathan Bernier /politics/2010-11-02/four-central-texas-democrats-ousted Some well-known Central Texas Democrats lost their seats tonight. In the U.S. House race for District 17, Chet Edwards lost to Republican Bill Flores, a鈥� Wed, 03 Nov 2010 03:49:32 GMT /politics/2010-11-02/four-central-texas-democrats-ousted /politics/2010-11-02/prop-1-fans-eager-for-90-million-transportation-investment With tonight's passage of the $90 million transportation bond, the city of Austin can expect to see new construction projects around the city. Hill Abell鈥� Wed, 03 Nov 2010 03:45:00 GMT /politics/2010-11-02/prop-1-fans-eager-for-90-million-transportation-investment Gretch Sanders /politics/2010-11-02/politifact-texas-two-hours-left-to-vote-quick-see-whos-lying We were messing around on this new news blog of ours when the Statesman's Gardner Selby shot us an email to let us know we can embed their fact checking鈥� Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:55:14 GMT /politics/2010-11-02/politifact-texas-two-hours-left-to-vote-quick-see-whos-lying Nathan Bernier /politics/2010-11-02/election-day-news-from-across-texas If all goes according to plan, the biggest news stories won't be written until after the polls close at 7 o'clock tonight. But here's some of what's being鈥� Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:55:29 GMT /politics/2010-11-02/election-day-news-from-across-texas Nathan Bernier /politics/2010-11-01/what-do-early-voting-numbers-say-about-election-outcome As Austinites head to the polls tomorrow, political campaigns around the county are already handicapping the election, based on turnout for early voting.鈥� Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:38:22 GMT /politics/2010-11-01/what-do-early-voting-numbers-say-about-election-outcome Nathan Bernier, Mose Buchele /politics/2010-11-01/perhaps-the-biggest-election-issue-not-being-talked-about Texas is staring down the barrel of a budget shortfall that could reach $25 billion or higher. It's a staggering figure, considering that California was鈥� Mon, 01 Nov 2010 20:10:56 GMT /politics/2010-11-01/perhaps-the-biggest-election-issue-not-being-talked-about Nathan Bernier /politics/2010-10-29/how-to-make-a-quick-140-be-an-election-worker-for-a-day The AG真人百家乐 County Clerk says she's looking to hire dozens of people for Election Day.鈥淲e have a critical need for about 100 election workers,鈥� AG真人百家乐鈥� Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:57:07 GMT /politics/2010-10-29/how-to-make-a-quick-140-be-an-election-worker-for-a-day Nathan Bernier /politics/2010-10-28/deciphering-political-polls-is-tricky-business It's a secret trick of the news business. Nothing interesting to report during an election campaign? Commission a poll! Congratulations, you just bought鈥� Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:53:59 GMT /politics/2010-10-28/deciphering-political-polls-is-tricky-business Nathan Bernier /politics/2010-10-26/state-gop-election-night-party-to-be-held-in-buda The Texas Republican Party just revealed the location of its election night celebration: the Texas Disposal Systems Exotic Game Ranch. TDS owns a large鈥� Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:10:48 GMT /politics/2010-10-26/state-gop-election-night-party-to-be-held-in-buda Nathan Bernier