In three statewide Republican runoff races, candidates who have aligned themselves to the right of their opponents are poised to capture the party's nomination despite fielding significant blows from their opponents, including forays into mental health records from three decades ago and a potentially disqualifying violation of state securities law.  

In closing arguments to voters Tuesday night, incumbent Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and his challenger, state Sen. Dan Patrick, avoided much of the spitefulness that has characterized the Republican contest.

Since the March Republican primary, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has received about $1.7 million in political contributions — compared with about $4.4 million by his runoff opponent, state Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston.

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst reiterated Monday that his campaign was not responsible for the release of GOP runoff opponent Dan Patrick’s medical records, though he stopped short of saying the information was irrelevant.

UPDATED: Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is distancing himself from the release of court papers that include detailed a medical history about his GOP runoff opponent Dan Patrick’s treatment for mental health issues.  

Reports of a state senator’s 1980s treatment for depression and exhaustion became an issue in the lieutenant governor’s race late Thursday, when the Quorum Report, a political newsletter, unearthed court papers detailing Dan Patrick’s medical history.

All the heat is being concentrated in two contests: the GOP runoff races for attorney general and lieutenant governor

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.

In this week's Q&A, we interview John Kuhn, superintendent of the Perrin-Whitt CISD.

The latest television spot from Dan Patrick, the Republican lieutenant governor hopeful, goes after incumbent David Dewhurst for running a negative campaign — and voting to expand benefits for undocumented immigrants.

A decade before Tim Dunn became the benefactor behind one of the state’s most aggressive conservative groups, the West Texas oil and gas developer founded a school. The move marked his personal interest in education policy.

A new state policy that ties teacher evaluations to student performance on standardized tests is drawing criticism from a range of sources. It is likely to be a topic of discussion Wednesday at a Texas House Public Education Committee hearing.

Amid a heated Republican runoff for lieutenant governor, state Sen. Dan Patrick is denying a new accusation from a former opponent that he avoided the draft for the Vietnam War.

Watch the video of our panel discussion on HB 5, the sweeping education bill passed by the 83rd Legislature, at our symposium on STEM education at UT-Dallas. See the rest of the day's panels on our multimedia page.

Former lieutenant governor candidate Jerry Patterson said in an interview with a Dallas news station on Sunday that he would endorse his onetime opponent David Dewhurst.