It’s one thing for a significant share of the electorate to vote against a rising star like Democrat Beto O’Rourke. But what about one in four primary voters choosing an alternative to a powerful incumbent like Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick?
March 2018
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Texas students will march soon to protest gun violence. We’re asking them for answers.
As part of our ongoing efforts to engage people directly affected by policy issues, we want to learn more about what measures, if any, young Texans think should be taken to address mass shootings and school safety.
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Higher Education
Texas A&M spent more than a quarter-million dollars to draw attention from Richard Spencer’s 2016 visit to campus
The university’s handling of the case exemplifies how difficult — and expensive — it can be for schools to respond to controversial speech on their campuses.
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Texas Elections 2018
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders defends Laura Moser against national Democrats ahead of Texas trip
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said in a Thursday interview he thought it was “outrageous” that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee came out against Moser before the primary.
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Texas Elections 2018
In Texas’ Zavala and Foard counties, no Republicans voted in primaries
In Foard County, near the Texas-Oklahoma border, only one person even showed up to the polls. Zavala County, about 100 miles north of Laredo, didn’t even hold a primary.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Tan Parker is third Republican to file for Texas House Speaker
State Rep. Tan Parker, R-Flower Mound, filed Thursday for speaker of the Texas House, becoming the third Republican to enter the race to succeed retiring House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio.
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Politics
Dozens of winners from Tuesday’s Texas primaries won’t face major-party opponents. Here’s who they are.
Dozens of candidates for elective office across Texas won’t face major-party opposition in the fall. Check out our list here.
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In Harvey's Wake
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner takes jabs at land office, which says he’s got his facts wrong on Harvey response
The Houston mayor accused Land Commissioner George P. Bush’s agency of “hogging” federal Harvey relief money and associated administrative fees. The land office called Turner’s complaints “disingenuous.”
Posted inState Government
Greg Abbott calls for GOP unity after failing to unseat state Reps. Sarah Davis, Lyle Larson
After going one for three in efforts to unseat Republican members of the Texas House in this week’s primaries, Gov. Greg Abbott pointed Thursday to the “broader picture” of his involvement in the Republican primaries.
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Criminal Justice
A Texas judge ordered electric shocks to silence a man on trial. The conviction’s been thrown out.
The device was used as punishment for refusing to answer a judge’s questions properly during his 2016 trial on charges of soliciting sexual performance from a 15-year-old girl.