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The Evening Brief: Texas Headlines for Oct. 26, 2012

Your evening reading: debate over debates heats up in CD-23; video captures altercation over Obama yard signs in Lubbock; Davis releases ad accusing Shelton of lying

The Brief: Top Texas News for Oct. 26, 2012

photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott

The showdown between Attorney General Greg Abbott and international election observers hit new dramatic heights on Thursday.

The Evening Brief: Texas Headlines for Oct. 25, 2012

by David Muto on The Brief
10/25/2012

photo illustration by: Jennifer Whitney / Sustainable OS

Your evening reading: Clinton, Cheney headlining campaign events tonight; 5th Circuit upholds ban on gun sales to people under 21; comptroller's report details public school debt

The Brief: Top Texas News for Oct. 25, 2012

Pete Gallego and Bill Clinton

Texas may miss out on the presidential drama, but a flurry of campaign activity today — including a visit from Bill Clinton — will seek to remind voters about drama further down the ballot.

The Evening Brief: Texas Headlines for Oct. 24, 2012

by David Muto on The Brief
10/24/2012

photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman

Your evening reading: state officials say cancer-research fund will recover from controversy; speculation about Romney cabinet includes Texas names; Cruz campaigns for Sheets

The Brief: Top Texas News for Oct. 24, 2012

photo by: Bob Daemmrich

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott discusses the Affordable Care Act at The Texas Tribune Festival on September 22, 2012.

The battle over voting rights in Texas appears to have gone international, and some state officials aren't happy about it.

The Evening Brief: Texas Headlines for Oct. 23, 2012

photo by: Gage Skidmore

Your evening reading: Cruz, Shelton out with new ads; Republican state senator expresses support for gay rights legislation; fourth company in technology fund files for bankruptcy

The Brief: Top Texas News for Oct. 23, 2012

by David Muto on The Brief
10/23/2012

photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman

Election Day is quickly approaching, but in Texas this week, a huge lawsuit involving most of the state's school districts has managed to steal some of the spotlight.