Pro-Cruz Super PAC Launches First Major TV Ad Buy
A super PAC supporting Ted Cruz is launching its first significant round of TV advertising as part of a $1 million media campaign in the first four early voting states. Full Story
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Cruz: GOP Primary Could Be Over By End of March
Ted Cruz predicted Thursday morning that he could win the Republican race for the White House by the end of March. In a conference call with volunteers, the Texas senator told them to prepare for a "90-day sprint" to the nomination. Full Story
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Five Ways Abortion Rules are Changing for Minors
Underage Texas women seeking abortions without their parents' consent will face a tougher set of legal hurdles in the new year. Here's a look at five ways the rules are changing on Friday. Full Story
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Revisit Texas' Space Race with Starstruck, our Multimedia Project
Take a look back at Starstruck, our interactive project on the big — and sometimes secretive — plans for commercial space flight from South and West Texas. Full Story
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Texas Legislature, Cruz Top 2015 Video Coverage
During the first half of 2015, the Texas Legislature and new statewide leaders dominated the headlines in Texas news. But there was plenty attention on Rick Perry, Ted Cruz and other major story lines in the later months. Full Story
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Loyalty Oaths, Jade Helm, Sandra Bland are Most-Read Trib Stories of 2015
This year, Tribune readers flocked to our coverage of some of Texas’ – and the nation’s – most controversial topics. Check out our most popular news stories of 2015, on everything from gay marriage to Jade Helm. Full Story
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In Iowa, Huckabee Allies Plot Offensive Taking Aim at "Fraud" Cruz
Allies of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee are plotting a multi-pronged offensive that looks to undercut Ted Cruz's claim of being the purest conservative in the GOP presidential field. Full Story
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Cruz Campaign Says It Raised $20 Million in Fourth Quarter
Ted Cruz's presidential campaign raised $20 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, an aide confirmed Wednesday evening. The haul is Cruz's biggest yet by far, bringing his fundraising total to more than $45 million since he launched his campaign. Full Story
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Paxton Donor Targets Special Prosecutors' Fees
A prominent real estate developer has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop payments to the private attorneys appointed to prosecute Attorney General Ken Paxton — the latest twist in the Republican’s securities fraud case. Full Story
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TribCast: The 2015 Highlight Reel
It was a year of big headlines and even bigger laughs on The Texas Tribune's TribCast. Revisit some of the most raucous moments of 2015, from Jade Helm and "Godless" pre-K to "campus dildo carry" and Ted Cruz's condom talk. Full Story
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New in Trib+Water: Recapping the Year in Water News
In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: Water and the EPA dominated environment news this year, flooding in Travis County raises more questions about emergency response and an op-ed from Sara E. Smith of Environment Texas on stormwater pollution. Full Story
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Revisit our Faces of Death Row Database
Since we launched our interactive death row database in June, five Texas inmates have been executed and one died of natural causes. Use this tool to see all 253 inmates currently on Texas' death row, searchable by race, age and other factors. Full Story
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The Brief: Dec. 30, 2015
Former Gov. Rick Perry made headlines Tuesday with his decision to endorse a primary challenger to tea party firebrand state Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford. Full Story
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In Cisco, Cruz Courts Religious Right, Aims to Lock Up Home State
Spending two days in the Texas town of Cisco, GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz talked with hundreds of evangelical leaders and spoke at a rally attended by well over 500 people. Full Story
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Perry Endorses Fisher's Bid to Unseat Rep. Stickland in GOP Primary
The longest-serving governor in Texas history is endorsing Bedford pastor Scott Fisher in his GOP primary campaign against state Rep. Jonathan Stickland, Fisher's campaign announced Tuesday. Full Story
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Top 10 Texas Tribune Events Moments of 2015
Check out the top 10 news-making Tribune events of 2015 with these snippets from elected officials and thought leaders. They offer a snapshot of the year’s hot topics: guns, local control, the presidential race and college sports. Full Story
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Revisit Undrinkable, Our Project on Poor Border Water Quality
Take a look back at The Texas Tribune's five-part Undrinkable series, which revealed how border communities lack reliable, clean water despite a multibillion-dollar effort that has spanned decades. Full Story
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The Brief: Dec. 29, 2015
Just in time for the first contests of the 2016 presidential race comes word that voter registration data for nearly 200 million Americans has been left exposed on the Internet. Full Story
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Texas Targets EPA Smog Rule in Latest Suit
Texas is suing the federal Environmental Protection Agency again. This time, the state is targeting tightened standards on ground-level ozone — President Obama’s effort to cut down on smog that chokes the nation’s skies. Full Story
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Spokesman: Wayne Christian Suspending Railroad Commission Bid
Wayne Christian is suspending his bid for an open seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, but he is not terminating his campaign altogether, a spokesman said Monday. Full Story
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