Republicans in Texas have recently used crowdsourcing initiatives to gather public opinion and engage with Texans. But political scientists say such efforts tend to miss the mark in helping candidates gain new supporters.
Alexa Ura
Alexa Ura reported for The Texas Tribune from 2013 to 2023. She covered the complex dynamics of race, ethnicity, wealth, poverty and power and how they are shaping the future of Texas and Texans, in the long and short term. Alexa started at the Tribune as a reporting intern before graduating from the University of Texas at Austin and joining the staff full time. Originally from Laredo on the Texas-Mexico border, she is a native Spanish speaker and is based in Austin.
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Perry Trips, Abbott Campaign Leave Texas Taxpayers With Big Bills
Gov. Rick Perry’s latest cross-country campaign to lure out-of-state business to Texas and Attorney General Greg Abbott’s gubernatorial campaign are costing taxpayers thousands in security bills.
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Mayoral Hopefuls Focus on Growth, Not Potential for Groundbreaking Win
Two minority candidates are considered front-runners in the race to be the next mayor of Midland, which has never had a non-Anglo mayor.
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Burton Touts Connection to Cruz in New Ad
Konni Burton, a Republican running for Fort Worth’s Senate District 10, highlights her campaign’s grassroots support and namedrops U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in a new online campaign ad.
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Criminal Justice
Abbott: Legal Action Could Follow Arms Treaty Ratification
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has warned that the state will file its 30th lawsuit against the Obama administration if a United Nations arms treaty is ratified.
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West Texas State Representative Won’t Seek Fourth Term
State Rep. Tryon Lewis, R-Odessa, announced Friday that he is retiring from the Texas House at the end of his current term.
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Perry, O’Malley Face Off in Job Creation Debate
Gov. Rick Perry, who has targeted Maryland as part of his ongoing campaign to lure out-of-state companies to the Lone Star State, went head to head with Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley on job creation on Wednesday.
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Economy
Group Targets Perry’s Business-Recruiting Trips
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