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Newsreel: Runoff Recap, Dewhurst Out, Conventions Coming

This week in the Newsreel: Dewhurst out and Patrick in for lite guv, election night winners and losers, and it's convention time.

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This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: David Dewhurst is out and Dan Patrick is in for the lite guv spot. We recap runoff election night's winners and losers. And hold onto your hats: A state party convention may soon be coming to a city near you.

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