Some are arguing Sen. John Cornyn is now vulnerable in his race to become the second in command in the US Senate, given the number of key Republican seats lost Tuesday night. Others cite outside factors for the unexpected outcomes.
November 2012
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After the Election, Our Status Remains Quo
A lot of new names will go on those office signs in the Capitol, but the partisan lines didn’t move much as a result of this election. And the redistricting people are good at what they do: Only 16 incumbents running for reelection lost in this year’s primary and general elections.
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State Government
You’ve Got Mail, Mr. Speaker
The letters dribbling into House Speaker Joe Straus’ mailbox raise questions about the House’s redistricting last session, but that’s just a way for his rivals to raise questions about his leadership.
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The Evening Brief: Nov. 15, 2012
Your evening reading: Perry says state won’t implement health insurance exchange; Cornyn says elections exposed GOP “brand problem”; state leaders adopt spending cap
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State Government
TribLive: Hughes on the Speaker’s Race
At Thursday morning’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, a declared candidate for Speaker of the Texas House, talked about the challenges and opportunities in taking on the current occupant of the job, Joe Straus.
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Demographics
Study: Conditions at Texas Immigrant Detention Facilities Inhumane
Reports by Detention Watch Network claim two privately run immigrant detention facilities in Texas are among the 10 worst in the country for human rights violations. Immigration officials say they are looking into the allegations.
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Criminal Justice
Preston Hughes Executed for 1988 Murder
Preston Hughes was executed Thursday night for the fatal 1988 stabbing of two youths in Houston. Hughes was the second Texas inmate executed in two days.
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Demographics
Mary Giovagnoli: The TT Interview
The director of the American Immigration Council’s Immigration Policy Center on what happens with immigration reform after the election and what the economic gain will be if reform is passed.
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Demographics
Video: Immigration in the Wake of the Election
The election last week showed many in the GOP that it may need to fine tune its message on immigration. The tight race between President Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney motivated Latino voters — largely for Obama — and caused some immigrants to fear what a Romney administration could mean for their future.
