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Gov. Rick Perry presents the Governor's Award for Historic Preservation to The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Wildland Firefighting Teams and their families for the work done combatting the wildfires Texas has faced in the past year.

Your evening reading: what the health care ruling means for Texas; Perry calls decision a "shocking disappointment to freedom-loving Americans"; utility commission approves electricity price hikes

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The U.S. Supreme Court this morning will issue one of its most significant and highly anticipated decisions in decades — and the implications for Texas, as you might expect, are big.

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Your evening reading: state health agency girding for health care ruling; new Dewhurst ad takes aim at Obama over immigration; business leaders say they'll oppose education funding increases if accountability is cut

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U.S. Senate candidate Paul Sadler at a TribLive event on March 22, 2012.

Disagreements on display Tuesday between the two Democrats running for U.S. Senate have shifted the spotlight, briefly, away from the Republicans.

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Your evening reading: appeals court upholds EPA emissions rules; charter school group to join school-finance suit; A&M partnering with Texas Wesleyan to create law school

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For this week's nonscientific survey of political and governmental insiders, we asked about four of the congressional runoffs on the July 31 ballot.

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The U.S. Supreme Court's mixed Arizona decision on Monday may draw Texas into the center of future immigration debates.

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To remove their names from the primary ballot, candidates must file a request at least 63 days in advance of the election. But if a party's nominee withdraws ahead of the general election, the party probably can't replace the candidate.

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Gov. Rick Perry on May 29, 2012, watching television returns after speaking at the party for Charles Schwertner's victory in the Texas Senate race for District 5.

Your evening reading: Perry calls Arizona ruling "one step forward and two steps back"; Democrats call for comprehensive immigration reform; Cruz accuses Dewhurst of "deliberate falsehood" over tax claims

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Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst on Friday went one-on-one for the first time, but the real sparks flew after the debate.

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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Ted Cruz, who are competing in a run-off for U.S. Senate, speak to reporters before talking at the Republican Women of Kerr County luncheon at Inn of the Hills in Kerrville, June 15, 2012.

Your evening reading: Cruz and Dewhurst set to debate tonight; new Dewhurst ad attacks Cruz again over China; new Dewhurst Super PAC video features Perry

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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst at a TribLive event on Nov. 17, 2011, in Austin.

As Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst prepare for their first head-to-head debate, talk has turned from how they'd fix Washington to how long they'd stay once they got there.