In his bid to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman is arguing that he is a “fighter” in the same vein as the state’s junior senator, Ted Cruz.
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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Pro-Cornyn PAC Out With First Anti-Stockman Ad
The first ad from Texans for a Conservative Majority, a super PAC supporting U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s re-election bid, will run in the Houston and Beaumont-Port Arthur media markets, according to a spokeswoman.
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Transportation
Federal Studies Underway for Dallas-Houston High-Speed Rail
The Federal Railroad Administration is moving forward with studies on the environmental impact of building a high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston and a shorter line between Fort Worth and Dallas.
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Transportation
TxDOT’s CFO Named Interim Executive Director
The Texas Transportation Commission on Tuesday selected James Bass, the Texas Department of Transportation’s chief financial officer, as TxDOT’s interim executive director.
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Report Says Stockman Did Not List All Donations
The Sunlight Foundation found $16,000 in donations that were made to U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman’s re-election campaign committee that the committee did not report.
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Stockman Scrubs Misleading Endorsements List
U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Friendswood, dropped a misleading endorsements page from his campaign website, though some of the information can still be found on other parts of his site.
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Politics
Stockman Enters Legal Gray Area With Bitcoin Donations
U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Friendswood, may have already begun receiving donations in Bitcoin since embracing the private virtual currency. That puts him firmly in a gray area of campaign finance law.
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Stockman Says Campaign Accepting Bitcoin Donations
Though the Federal Elections Commission has not authorized them, U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Friendswood, said he is now accepting donations via Bitcoin, a virtual currency.
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Transportation
Highways a Talking Point as Hopefuls Hit the Road
Both Democratic and Republican candidates for statewide office in 2014 are pledging to increase resources for the cash-strapped Texas Department of Transportation.
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Year in Review 2013
Year in Review: Transportation
For transportation advocates in Texas, concerns over a lack of funding overwhelmed all other issues in 2013.