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New Anti-Patrick Ad Raises Name Change, Debt Issues

The latest statewide television spot in Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's re-election bid swings at challenger Dan Patrick for his name change, history of bankruptcy, and suggests he supported raising taxes.

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The latest statewide television spot in Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's re-election bid swings at challenger Dan Patrick for his name change, history of bankruptcy, and suggests he supported raising taxes. Dewhurst faces Patrick, a state senator from Houston, in the May 27 Republican primary runoff.

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