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All the heat is being concentrated in two contests: the GOP runoff races for attorney general and lieutenant governor Full Story
Morgan Smith was a reporter at the Tribune from 2009 to 2018, covering politics, public education and inequality. In 2013, she received a National Education Writers Association award for “Death of a District,” a series on school closures. After earning a bachelor’s degree in English from Wellesley College, she moved to Austin in 2008 to enter law school at the University of Texas. A San Antonio native, her work has also appeared in Slate, where she spent a year as an editorial intern in Washington D.C.
All the heat is being concentrated in two contests: the GOP runoff races for attorney general and lieutenant governor Full Story
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. Full Story
In this week's Q&A, we interview John Kuhn, superintendent of the Perrin-Whitt CISD. Full Story
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. Full Story
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. Full Story
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. Full Story
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. Full Story
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. Full Story
The first televised debate in an increasingly bitter Republican runoff for Texas lieutenant governor featured testy exchanges between David Dewhurst and Dan Patrick, who sparred over immigration policy and other topics. Full Story
Also, a slew of runoff endorsements are announced and Empower Texans asks a district judge for help against ethics commission-issued subpoenas. Full Story