The next phase of the Ted Cruz-Donald Trump relationship — undisguised dislike — continued to develop over the weekend as the GOP presidential frontrunners campaigned in the key early voting state of South Carolina on Saturday. Full Story
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The first significant campaign finance disclosures of this primary election season were due at midnight Friday, and candidate reports trickled into the Texas Ethics Commission’s online system over the weekend. Here’s a first look at some significant reports. Full Story
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In a wide-ranging interview with The Texas Tribune, new Education Commissioner Mike Morath said he wants to better support teachers, develop a fair school accountability system and help struggling schools. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz will start a New Hampshire bus tour Sunday in search of a strong showing in the Granite State's Feb. 9 GOP presidential primary. Full Story
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The tension between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump was more palpable than ever in South Carolina Saturday as their once-sycophantic relationship takes center stage in the Republican race for the White House. Full Story
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Ted Cruz, long reluctant to directly criticize Donald Trump, threw caution to the wind Saturday as he ripped his Republican presidential opponent as a fake conservative. Full Story
Texas universities are racing to build new medical schools, but without enough slots for post-graduate residents, some worry they're building a pipeline that will funnel new doctors out of state. Full Story
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Even though some lawmakers and state officials have urged it to slow down and reconsider, the University of Texas System on Friday completed the purchase of 100 acres of land for a new Houston campus. Full Story
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In the 72 hours since GOP presidential contender Ted Cruz criticized his opponent Donald Trump for embodying "New York values," the term has sparked an all-out feeding frenzy — particularly in the Empire State. Full Story
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Two Fort Worth attorneys have been appointed to investigate a complaint against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton over a land sale in Collin County, an attorney for Paxton said Friday. Full Story
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Ted Cruz may not agree with "New York values." But a lot of his campaign money comes from New York City. Full Story
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In the Roundup: Ted Cruz fails to disclose a significant 2012 campaign loan from a Wall Street firm, Rick Perry finds a new gig and Attorney General Ken Paxton launches a unit to investigate human trafficking. Full Story
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Donald Trump's presidential campaign has named a new head of its Texas operation after losing its first state director. Full Story
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More than 18,000 times over the last two years, local jails across the country — including in almost three dozen in Texas — failed to hand over deportable immigrants to federal authorities. Full Story
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If you believe that some voters rely on hunches, faulty memories and other hocus-pocus, then little things — quirky names and whatnot — could make all the difference. Full Story
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The Cruz-Trump relationship takes a frosty turn, Abbott and Patrick preview a couple of big fundraising reports and the Hotlist gets an update — all that and more in the latest issue of our subscriber-only newsletter for political insiders ($). Full Story
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The much remarked upon friendly relationship between GOP presidential rivals Donald Trump and Ted Cruz seemed to end definitively in yesterday's debate marked by a decidedly confrontational tone between the men. Full Story
Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, long allies in the Republican race for the White House, repeatedly turned on one another Thursday night in their most confrontational meeting yet on the debate stage. Full Story
Full video of my 1/14 conversation with three Austin state representatives: Democrats Celia Israel and Eddie Rodriguez and Republican Paul Workman. Full Story
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A new revelation about an undisclosed loan from his wife's employer casts some uncertainty over the political triumph that has become central to Ted Cruz's political identity. Full Story
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