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Citing the need for "authentic conservative leadership" in Texas, state Sen. Dan Patrick announced on Thursday that he would run for lieutenant governor against incumbent David Dewhurst. Full Story
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While Gov. Rick Perry’s standing among Texans remains stronger than most of his “oops”-focused critics recognize, he can no longer count on the level of support he enjoyed among the state's conservatives four years ago. Full Story
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Who was the woman talking into the Senate presiding officer's ear during the filibuster watched around the world? Parliamentarians offer nonpartisan and confidential advice about legislative rules and practice. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry went after rising Democratic star Wendy Davis on Thursday, saying the Texas senator’s fierce advocacy of abortion rights shows that she did not “learn from her own example’’ as a single mother. Full Story
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State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, announced Thursday morning that he will run for lieutenant governor in 2014, choosing a moment between special legislative sessions to challenge sitting Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who has said he will seek re-election. Full Story
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Watch live as Gov. Rick Perry addresses the National Right to Life convention in Dallas. He's scheduled to go on at about 10:30 a.m. Full Story
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Though the U.S. Supreme Court's major gay rights opinions will not change marriage law in Texas, the rulings have raised questions over how the federal government will treat couples who are legally married but move to states that don't recognize their marriage, like Texas. Full Story
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The abortion bill whose defeat shook the Texas Capitol this week has been revived. Full Story
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Republicans in the state Senate looked like tourists who wandered into a hostile neighborhood after liberal activists helped derail an abortion bill. But they are still in the driver's seat in the second special session. Full Story
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Texas hopes to jump back into contention in the data center industry with the passage of House Bill 1223, a set of tax incentives for facilities that invest $200 million or more in the state. Full Story
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Wendy Davis came off the Senate floor early Wednesday as the national Democratic Party's newest star. But what effect her 11-hour filibuster to stop abortion legislation will have on her political prospects in Texas is an open question. Full Story
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Miss the dramatic end to the debate over abortion legislation in the Texas Senate on Tuesday? Just want to see it again? Here's raw video of the explosive final moments. Spoiler alert: It gets loud. Full Story
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As Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday called for a second special session on abortion restrictions, the drama of Tuesday night's explosive fight in the Texas Senate continued to reverberate. Full Story
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Reeve, Ross, Becca and Evan review the events of state Sen. Wendy Davis' national-newsmaking filibuster on an omnibus abortion bill that dramatically closed out the first special session. Full Story
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Your evening reading: Perry calls second special session, puts abortion restrictions on agenda; Texas Republicans slow to criticize Supreme Court gay marriage rulings; spotlight still on Davis Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry has called a second special session to consider abortion restrictions, transportation funding and juvenile justice. The session will begin on July 1. Full Story
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Nobody does the news quite like Taiwan-based Next Media Animation, whose latest storyline is Fort Worth Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis' filibuster of a bill that would have added restrictions on abortion. Full Story
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State Rep. Mark Strama, an Austin Democrat known for his work on education and clean-technology issues, announced on Wednesday that he had resigned to lead Google Fiber’s operations in Austin. The move put to rest speculation that he would run for mayor of Austin. Full Story
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The state's lieutenant governor was hoping the special session would revive his support among conservatives. It might have done exactly the opposite. Full Story
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