The only person on Donald Trump’s campaign who can overshadow the boss and keep her job is Katrina Pierson — the Texan and Trump spokeswoman who has made waves over a pair of embarrassing on-air flubs.
Abby Livingston
Abby Livingston joined The Texas Tribune in 2014 as the publication's first Washington bureau chief, and departed August 2022. In this role, she covered members in the Texas congressional delegation and campaigns back in the home state. A seventh-generation Texan, Abby grew up in Fort Worth and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to the Tribune, Abby worked for NBC, CNN, National Journal and Roll Call. At the Tribune, she won the 2017 National Press Club Award for Washington regional reporting and the Society of Professional Journalists' 2018 Sigma Delta Chi Award for Washington correspondence. Abby is a contributing writer to the Almanac of American Politics and frequently appears on MSNBC, CNN and Sirius XM radio. She also had a role on an episode of "The Bold and The Beautiful." In keeping with the Trib’s great history of hiring softball stars, Abby is a three-time MVP (the most in game history) for The Bad News Babes, the women’s press softball team that takes on female members of Congress in the annual Congressional Women’s Softball breast cancer charity game.
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Wendy Davis Working to Help Win the U.S. House for Democrats
Also, more candidates enter the race to lead the Dallas County Republican Party.
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With House Election, It’s Independent’s Day in San Antonio
In a low turnout election, San Antonio voters elect an Independent to serve out the remainder of the retired Ruth Jones McClendon’s term in the House.
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Texas Democrats Leave Philly With Few Prospects
After years of being soundly thrashed by Republicans in Texas statewide races, the Texas Democratic Party leaves its national gathering still looking for a path out of political exile.
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Wendy Davis Draws Starstruck Fans in Philly, 3 Years After Pink Shoes
Judging by the throngs of adoring fans at the Democratic National Convention, you’d never guess former state Sen. Wendy Davis lost her bid for Texas governor by 20 points.
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With Prices Stabilizing, Texas Adds to Oil Rig Count
Also, a new outreach campaign is launched on the “Healthy Texas Women” program and a state representative seizes on the Pokémon Go craze to get out the vote.
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On Historic Night, Clinton Accepts Nomination
Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first woman in American history to accept a major party’s nomination for the presidency at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night.
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Joaquin Castro Takes his Democratic Convention Turn
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro took the national stage Thursday on the closing day of the Democratic National Convention in the highest-profile speaking slot of the state’s federal delegation.
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Ann Richards’ Daughter, Sandra Bland’s Mother Back Hillary Clinton
Two women with Texas ties — one the daughter of a legend, the other a mother who lost her child in a Texas jail —pressed the case for Hillary Clinton’s presidency at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday evening.
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Tensions Erupt at Texas Democrats’ Convention Breakfast
A contentious scene unraveled in Philadelphia Tuesday morning at a meeting of Texas delegates after one criticized Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and a favorite of Lone Star State Democrats.
