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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn speaks to a TribLive audience on April 18, 2011

Your evening reading: Cornyn says GOP still has "no plans" to help Akin; Democratic state lawmakers' praise for Republican draws party scorn; Abbott offers help to school district caught in Bible verse controversy

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Gov. Rick Perry in his office at the Texas Capitol for a round of press interviews on Feb. 21, 2012.

Months after his run, one of the details surrounding Gov. Rick Perry's unraveling on the presidential campaign trail remains murky.

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Gov. Rick Perry at the 2012 Texas Tribune Festival in on Sept. 21, 2012.

Your evening reading: Perry dismisses sleep apnea diagnosis; new ad hits Canseco on clean energy; Austin City Council endorses gay marriage

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Comptroller Susan Combs explaining budget revenue numbers on Jan. 10, 2011.

State budget concerns may have engulfed the last legislative session, but Texas officials are now sounding the alarm over another looming fiscal predicament: local debt.

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Your evening reading: Cruz answers Sadler's criticism over student loans; report says family planning cuts closed 53 Texas clinics; Gary Johnson calls Ron Paul write-in "meaningless"

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Mitt Romney may be cutting back on fundraising, but his campaign isn't done tapping Texas donors.

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Your evening reading: U.S. Supreme Court denies fourth stay of execution for Texas inmate; Super PAC announces ad buy against Gallego; Booker predicts Castro will be first Latino governor of Texas

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Perry for President signs sit in the conference room where the candidate ended his presidential hopes on Jan. 19, 2012 in Charleston, S.C.

Amid a gaffe-laden month in national politics, the wreckage of Gov. Rick Perry's failed presidential campaign has re-entered the spotlight.

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State Rep. Bryan Hughes shakes hands with a delegate at the trade show of the Texas Republican Convention June 8, 2012.

Your evening reading: FreedomWorks endorses Hughes for House speaker; Cornyn says he's open to campaign finance reform; former state GOP chairman dies

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The second annual Texas Tribune Festival kicked off with with a conversation between Gov. Rick Perry and Evan Smith at the AT&T Conference Center in Austin on Sept. 21, 2012.

Miss the Tribune Festival over the weekend? Fret not.

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Your evening reading: state asks judge to unblock dead-voter purge; Wisconsin governor, in Arlington, says Romney must sharpen economic message; Sadler hits Cruz over birth control

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With the start of early voting just a month away, yet another voting rights battle appears headed toward federal court.

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Your evening reading: Texas still leads nation in number of uninsured; Texans in Congress clash over immigrant visa bills; Paul kept spending in August

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With Election Day drawing near, court action on Wednesday helped provide some clarity in two lingering voting-rights disputes.

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaking at the University of Texas LBJ Presidential Library on Dec. 13, 2011.

Your evening reading: state officials blast Obama administration over Fast and Furious report; U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block Texas' temporary redistricting map; Cruz declines third debate with Sadler