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Patrick Svitek was the primary political correspondent for The Texas Tribune. Patrick covered elections, state leaders, the Legislature and political trends across the state from 2015 until 2024. He previously worked for the Houston Chronicle's Austin bureau. Patrick graduated in 2014 from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He is originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Further aligning himself with the most restrictive voices in his party, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Friday released his plan to end illegal immigration and temporarily halt some legal immigration. Full Story
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Also, Ken Paxton is refraining for now from saying who he favors among the 2016 GOP presidential field. Full Story
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GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz is beginning to sharpen his contrasts with U.S. Senate colleague Marco Rubio on an issue of utmost importance to the Republican base: immigration. Full Story
Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign is expanding its footprint in Texas, opening a state headquarters and beefing up its staff in Texas. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz enters the fourth Republican presidential debate with more credibility than at any point in this cycle, and the campaign mantra on debates continues to be slow and steady. Full Story
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Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Monday released a list of more than 100 prominent supporters in Texas. Full Story
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In the Houston mayoral runoff, the campaign of state Rep. Sylvester Turner is drawing attention to Ted Cruz's apparent support for opponent Bill King, calling both of them "too extreme for Houston." Full Story
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LUBBOCK — Activists at the Texas Federation of Republican Women convention ate up talk of the Lone Star State's Texas-sized influence in 2016. The GOP faithful hope the state's earlier-than-usual primary will make it matter more. Full Story
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Former Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia on Friday endorsed state Rep. Sylvester Turner in the Houston mayoral runoff. Full Story
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Gov. Greg Abbott is planning to release a set of issues he would like Republican primary voters to prioritize next year. Full Story
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