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Evacuated UT students wandered into downtown Austin while they waited for news about the bomb threat on campus. (September 14, 2012)

Your evening reading: UT bomb threat deemed a hoax; Perry, Colorado governor find common ground on business; group asks Supreme Court to stop new voter registration laws

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Texas delegate checks out the floor of the convention space before events begin at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday August 29, 2012 on the third day of the Republican National Convention events.

Texans could be shut out of the GOP's top leadership positions in the next Congress.

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Ron Paul at a Charleston, S.C. airport rally the day before the state's Republican primary on Jan. 20, 2012.

Your evening reading: three Paul-supporting Electoral College members say they may not vote for Romney; Perry bashes new Federal Reserve action; state looking for missing radioactive device

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Gov. Rick Perry at a campaign stop in Osceola, Iowa, on Dec. 27, 2011.

Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday joined the political clash enveloping the biggest American foreign policy flare-up in months.

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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 for their work combating wildfires the state has faced in the past year.

Your evening reading: Perry blames Obama for attacks in Middle East; poll shows Romney with 15-point lead in Texas; sales tax collections up 12.6 percent over last year

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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, at the state Republican convention in 2010.

Weeks after igniting a political firestorm, Todd Akin still hasn't wooed many Republicans back to his side — least of all the one he could use the most: John Cornyn.

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Former state Rep. Paul Sadler, D-Henderson, during the 77th Texas legislative session in May 2001.

Your evening reading: Sadler calls himself the "mainstream candidate"; Perry staffer named Railroad Commission executive director; Assange threatened to sue South by Southwest over documentary

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For this week's nonscientific survey of insiders in state government and politics, we asked about the November race for U.S. Senate, whether Democrats will recover faster if Romney or Obama wins, about the GOP's weak spots and about whether the voters are as conservative as the people they've elected.

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As redistricting and voter ID await further court action, a smaller (but bleaker) round of voting drama has erupted in Harris County.

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Your evening reading: Perry touts Texas in Italy; after conventions, campaigns pushing Castro, Cruz online; Canseco, Gallego to debate in Spanish

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After the biggest week of his political career, Julián Castro already has plans for his newfound national stardom.