In 1961, John Tower won a special election for U.S. Senate and became the first Texas Republican elected statewide since Reconstruction. A look at his campaign fliers and brochures shows how he did it.
Aman Batheja
Aman Batheja was a political reporter and editor for the Tribune from 2012 to 2019. Previously he worked for eight years at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, most of that time covering state and local politics. A native of Cedarhurst, New York, he has an undergraduate degree in journalism and psychology from New York University and a master's in economics from the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Texas GOP Straw Poll Ballot Has 14 Names
Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz are just two of 12 names that will be on the presidential straw poll ballot at the Texas Republican Party’s state convention this weekend in Fort Worth.
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Alameel Threatens Cornyn Campaign With Lawsuit
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate David Alameel has threatened Republican incumbent John Cornyn’s campaign with legal action over statements in a fundraising email.
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In Tea Party Wins, a Double-Edged Sword for Texas Democrats
Texas Democrats believe wins by Tea Party candidates in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoffs could turn off swing voters in November. But if Democrats can’t close the deal, those Republicans will be running Texas.
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Publisher Posts Details of Wendy Davis Memoir Online
State Sen. Wendy Davis, the Texas Democratic candidate for governor, has titled her upcoming memoir Forgetting to Be Afraid: A Memoir, according to her publisher.
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Politics
Female Lawyers in Texas AG’s Office See Bigger Pay Gap Than in California
A comparison of pay in the state attorney general’s offices in California and Texas reveals gender discrepancies at both agencies, but shows the pay of female lawyers at the Texas agency fell further behind their male colleagues.
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Transportation
Texas Road Funding Troubles Nab Spotlight
Funding for transportation could draw an unusual amount of attention in coming months as federal highway dollars threaten to dry up and Texans prepare to vote in November on a measure to increase road funds.
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Cruz Urges Runoff Candidates to Avoid Personal Attacks
At a news conference Friday in Austin, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz touched on the state’s bitter Republican primary runoffs and Gov. Rick Perry’s efforts to tout the Texas miracle around the country.
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The Back-and-Forth on Attack Ads Picks Up
All the heat is being concentrated in two contests: the GOP runoff races for attorney general and lieutenant governor
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Cornyn Builds on Rogers’ Criticism of Alameel
Talk about strange bedfellows. In a fundraising email, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn is targeting potential November opponent, David Alameel, with the same attacks employed by Alameel’s runoff opponent, Kesha Rogers.
