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John Reynolds was the newsletters editor for the Tribune from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, he was a reporter for Quorum Report, a non-partisan online political newsletter focusing on the ins and outs under the Dome, for more than seven years – covering the waterfront from health and human services and redistricting to pensions and elections. A native of Atlanta, Ga., he started his journalistic career one day after the attacks of Sept. 11 in Lubbock, Texas, where he rotated through a slew of beats at The Avalanche-Journal. He received his undergraduate degree from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and studied at the University of Georgia's graduate school in journalism. When not at work, he actively attempts to convince himself he is adept at tennis with varying levels of success. And he has adopted the Austin custom of appreciating smoked meats and listening to music in grassy/muddy fields.
We have a final list of primary election filings, North Texas appears to be escaping a surge in bankruptcies across the state and John Cornyn joins the call to reform Cuban immigration policy — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($). Full Story
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The question of what Ted Cruz really thinks about immigration continued to persist a couple of days after the GOP presidential debate where the issue figured prominently. Full Story
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Here's the finalized list of those running for the Legislature in the Republican and Democratic primary elections. Full Story
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For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about takeaways from the finalized party primary ballots lineups. Full Story
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Some Democrats in Washington, D.C., are floating the idea that Ted Cruz could be as injurious to the GOP's hopes of holding its majority in the U.S. House as the bombastic Donald Trump. Full Story
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In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: Concerns grow about the condition of a dam upstream of Dallas, a call to rethink land and water in the Hill Country and an interview with Lucas Gregory of Texas A&M University. Full Story
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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz sparred with Florida Sen. Marco Rubio over immigration and foreign policy issues during the fifth GOP debate Tuesday night. Full Story
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Heading into tonight's GOP presidential debate in Las Vegas, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz could have a new problem with which to contend: the disapproval of a group of Hispanic conservative leaders. Full Story
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Today marks a red-letter day in Texas politics, the deadline for political hopefuls in 2016 to file for a place on their respective party primary ballots. Full Story
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A lawmaker endorses against a fellow GOP incumbent, Ted Cruz finds himself the target of an attack ad and candidate filing enters the final weekend — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($). Full Story