Cruz Campaigns Down to the Wire Amid Five-Way Scramble for Second in New Hampshire
Real estate magnate Donald Trump is widely expected to finish first here, and U.S. Sen Ted Cruz is part of a five-man pileup for second place. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz made several campaign stops on Feb 8, 2016, one day before the New Hampshire primary, including the American Legion Henry J. Sweeney Post, 251 in Manchester.]()
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Judge Again Rejects Texas Bid to Block Syrian Refugees
A federal judge has once again denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's efforts to keep the federal government from resettling Syrian refugees in the state. Full Story
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New in TribTalk: Trump and the End of Political Civility
Now that Donald Trump is a leading presidential candidate, the age where we scoff at people for "ad hominem" arguments appears to be over, writes public school librarian Sara Stevenson. Full Story
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Disbarment of Former District Attorney Upheld
The Texas Board of Disciplinary Appeals Monday upheld the disbarment of former Burleson County District Attorney Charles Sebesta Jr. for professional misconduct in the capital murder case of Anthony Graves. Full Story
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In Arlington Race, Challenger Says One Vote Speaks Volumes
Two years after knocking off an incumbent in the Republican primary, state Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, is fighting off his own challenger who argues Tinderholt is out of the mainstream. Full Story
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![Incumbent Tony Tinderholt (l.) and opponent Andrew Piel are vying for the HD 94 seat in Arlington in the March 1 GOP primary. No Democrat is running.]()
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Analysis: Texas, Uncharacteristically, is an Early Primary State
The presidential field is shrinking, but the nominations won’t be decided until Texans have spoken. It’s partly a matter of timing and partly a matter of size. Full Story
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The Brief: With Second Place in Sight, Cruz Has Big Push in N.H.
The pivotal and increasingly more difficult to predict GOP presidential primary in New Hampshire will happen tomorrow with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz campaigning with an urgency similar to his efforts in Iowa. Full Story
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![Texas Sen. and Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz held a town hall meeting at the Peterborough Town Hall on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. He brought Hank Suprun, 9, of Dallas, up to ask his question. Suprun and his family made a special trip to New Hampshire to learn more about the primary.]()
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With Two Days to Go, Ted Cruz Begins Final Pitch To New Hampshire
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz made his pitch to New Hampshire Republicans Sunday as the GOP nomination fight took on new levels of volatility. Full Story
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Ted Cruz: Drafting Women into Military Combat is "Nuts"
Unprompted and in the final days of his New Hampshire primary campaign, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz unleashed ire at the notion of drafting women into military combat. Full Story
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ICE Chief a Bipartisan Punching Bag in Immigration Debates
When she was a federal prosecutor in Texas, Sarah Saldaña was seen as hard-nosed and nonpartisan. Since President Obama appointed her to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, she's learned to take hits from the left and right. Full Story
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![Sarah R. Saldaña, director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, at ICE headquarters in Washington, D.C., December 9, 2015.]()
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Trump Seizes Final Confrontation With Ted Cruz Before Primary
Donald Trump reserved his fire for Ted Cruz until the final moments of Saturday's GOP debate. The debate then wrapped, depriving Cruz of the chance to respond in real time. Full Story
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Ben Carson, CNN Pounce on Ted Cruz During Debate
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz apologized to Republican rival Ben Carson for a second time at Saturday night's GOP debate for what Carson has described as "dirty tricks" during Monday's Iowa caucuses. Full Story
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U.S. House Race a Test Case of Identity Politics
The upcoming primary face-off between incumbent Gene Green and Adrian Garcia in Houston's 29th congressional district will test case the influence of identity politics in Texas Democratic races. Full Story
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Sandra Bland's Mother Expands Lawsuit
Sandra Bland's mother, Geneva Reed-Veal, has added 10 Waller County officials in a federal lawsuit over her daughter's 2015 death in the Waller County Jail. Full Story
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State Auditor's Office Investigating Rep. Dukes' Use of State Staff
The State Auditor's Office is investigating whether state Rep. Dawnna Dukes improperly required her legislative staffers to participate in work for a nonprofit group that she founded, a Capitol source told The Texas Tribune on Friday. Full Story
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![Texas State Representative Dawnna Dukes is honored at the unveiling of the African American Portrait Project at the African American Cultural and heritage Facility in Austin, Texas. June 9, 2014.]()
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Hunt's Controversial Oncor Plan Could Spark Texas-Wide Trend
As Texas regulators weigh the Ray L. Hunt family’s plan to buy Oncor, the state's largest electric utility, and reorganize its corporate structure to save on taxes, at least one other giant utility is considering a similar move. Full Story
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Houston Sheriff Still Shielding Killer's Record
The Harris County Sheriff's Office has decided to keep secret its investigative files on a Mexican national whose 2015 shooting spree in Houston left two people dead and three injured. Full Story
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![Victor Reyes, shown in 2001 jail mug shot from Hidalgo County. Authorities say Reyes, an undocumented immigrant, went on a January 2015 shooting spree in Harris County that killed two and wounded three.]()
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As Jeb Bush Appears Vulnerable, Opponents Eye His Texas Donors
With recent polls suggesting Jeb Bush could follow a weak showing in Iowa with another one in in New Hampshire, his formidable network of donors in Texas is being watched closely by competitors. Full Story
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Court of Criminal Appeals Candidates Emphasize Experience
Although the Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest criminal court in the state — and it deals with a number of hot-button issues including the death penalty — its nine judges don’t attract much attention. That can make campaigning for a seat on the court difficult. Full Story
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![Democrat Lawrence "Larry" Meyers (top left) will face the winner of the Republican primary for Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2. The GOP candidates are Mary Lou Keel (top right), Chris Oldner (bottom left) and Ray Wheless (bottom right).]()
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Analysis: Primaries Could Hush Reps. Stickland, Martinez Fischer
Republican Jonathan Stickland and Democrat Trey Martinez Fischer, the noisiest pot-stirrers in the Texas House, are in tough March 1 primary contests. Each man is his own best argument, and his worst one. Full Story
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![State Reps. Jonathan Stickland (left), R-Bedford, and Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, are seen as gadflies by many of their colleagues in the Texas House. Both are locked in tough 2016 primary battles.]()
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