Bucking Tradition, Incumbents Seek to Influence Legislative Primaries
With the primary election less than three months away, a handful of legislators are considering just how much they want to throw their weight around in the contests. Full Story
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Video: A Conversation with Karl Rove
Full video of my 12/17 conversation with veteran political strategist Karl Rove, the author of The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters. Full Story
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Clinton Camp Sending Davis to Iowa's Democratic Strongholds
As former state Sen. Wendy Davis begins stumping for Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton today in Iowa, the Clinton camp expects the erstwhile gubernatorial candidate will draw interest from some key voting blocs. Full Story
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Planned Parenthood, Therapy Cuts Topped 2015 Health News
Texas' Republican leadership in 2015 sought to cut funding from Planned Parenthood, bar Syrian refugees from resettling in the state and bolster opposition to federal health reform. Full Story
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As Texas Universities Expand, Political Fights Grow Over Turf
Texas universities have been aggressively expanding their geographic reach in recent years, opening up new educational opportunities for students. But the growth has also led to complaints from state leaders and turf wars between schools. Full Story
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The Brief: Dec. 17, 2015
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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If Cruz is Nominee, He Could Impact GOP's House Majority, Some Say
Republicans have reportedly been worried that their control of the U.S. House could be in jeopardy if Donald Trump is their presidential nominee. But there also appears to be concern that having Ted Cruz top the GOP ballot could also have far-reaching effects on the House map. Full Story
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Texas Appeals Court Maintains Execution Stay
Death row inmate Randall Mays' case will return to a Henderson County courtroom to determine whether he is competent enough to be executed after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals continued his stay of execution Wednesday. Full Story
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Cuellar Says Budget Deal Includes Crucial Foreign Aid To Stem Illegal Immigration
The next federal budget will include nearly $1 billion in funding for Mexico and Central America to help stop the flow of undocumented migrants to the United States, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar announced Wednesday. Full Story
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Ted Cruz Jettisons Compromise on Immigration
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz sounds a lot like billionaire businessman Donald Trump these days when it comes to illegal immigration. But his deport-now-ask-questions-later approach represents a stark change from what he advocated in 2013. Full Story
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Mike Morath on Being the Next Texas Education Commissioner
Mike Morath got the nod Monday to be the state's next education commissioner. Morath made his name as a member of the Dallas school board — he supported the reforms of former superintendent Mike Miles, and he was a leader in last year’s failed effort to use the "home-rule" process to remake the district. Full Story
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TribCast: Hot Primary Races and the Cruz-Rubio Faceoff
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Jim and Aman about surprises and fireworks in the Texas primary filings, plus the Ted Cruz-Marco Rubio faceoff over immigration in the GOP presidential debate. Full Story
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Congress Poised to Lift 40-Year Oil Export Ban
The U.S. Congress is on the verge of lifting a 40-year ban on crude oil exports onto the international market, an issue that pitted Texans who work in oil production — and their House representatives — against those who work in refineries. Full Story
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Analysis: Familiar Incumbents and Familiar Challengers, Too
The candidates for the 2016 elections have filed their papers, and the ballots have some familiar names. There are perennial candidates, former officeholders who want their own jobs back and candidates with the same names as their opponents. Full Story
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State Explores Flexing Muscles on Immigration
Crafted carefully, state laws can be written that would allow Texas to crack down on undocumented immigrants and illegal border crossers without running afoul of the U.S. Constitution, a state attorney told lawmakers recently. Full Story
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New in Trib+Water: A Dam Near the Breaking Point
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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The Brief: Dec. 16, 2015
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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Cruz and Trump: It's All Good
For a few days, it looked like one of the most curious alliances in the presidential race was in peril — that of Ted Cruz and Donald Trump. But on Tuesday night, all was good again between the two GOP presidential candidates. Full Story
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Sharpening Stance, Cruz "Unequivocally" Opposed to Legalization
For the first time, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his campaign have made it clear that he "unequivocally" opposes any form of legalization for millions of undocumented immigrants already in the country. Full Story
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New Death Sentences in Texas Drop To 40-Year Low
Texas juries imposed new death sentences only twice in 2015 — the fewest since the death penalty was reinstated nationwide almost 40 years ago. Full Story
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