Analysis: For the GOP, It's the Year of the Hunter
The Republican establishment is finding itself in the role of the hunted, as conservatives — especially in statewide races — dominate the political conversation. Full Story
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Ross Ramsey co-founded The Texas Tribune in 2009 and served as its executive editor until his retirement in 2022. He wrote regular columns on politics, government and public policy. Before joining the Tribune, he was editor and co-owner of Texas Weekly. He did a 28-month stint in government with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Before that, he reported for the Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Times Herald, as a Dallas-based freelancer for regional and national magazines and newspapers, and for radio stations in Denton and Dallas.
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Analysis: A Big Idea That Comes With a Big Price Tag
Texas voters don't like property taxes, and Republican Glenn Hegar has said he favors eliminating them. His opponent in the comptroller's race, Mike Collier, is talking up the likely result: a huge increase in sales tax. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: About Those Gender Issues...
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about equal pay for women and about whether women’s votes are up for grabs this election year. Full Story
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Villalba: Re-elect Speaker Joe Straus
Yes, it's early. But state Rep. Jason Villalba, R-Dallas, is already taking Joe Straus' side in next year's speaker's race. Full Story
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Analysis: Handful of Candidates Hoping to Regain Voters' Favor
A handful of candidates seeking election this year are trying to win the favor of some of the same voters who previously voted them out of office. Full Story
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Inside Texas Politics: Runoffs and Political Advantages
On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bud Kennedy about the runoffs, political advantages, endorsements and more. Full Story
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Analysis: A Movable Definition of Conservative
The Texas Senate's swing to the right started more than 20 years ago, when the incumbents' definition of extreme simply meant a Republican had entered the Capitol. Now some of those same Republicans are under fire for being too liberal. Full Story
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Analysis: Runoffs Put Incumbents on the Brink
For political challengers, a runoff can be good news: They lived to fight another day. For incumbent officeholders, runoffs are fraught with the idea that voters are shopping for someone new. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: About Those House Runoffs...
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked for predictions on the 11 House races on the May 27 primary runoff ballots. Full Story
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The Texas Weekly Hot List, Runoff Edition
In which we rank the races by risk to the incumbents and/or the level of drama for candidates and voters. This is our list of the congressional and legislative runoffs. Full Story
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