A year after the Texas Freedom Caucus first launched, the bloc of hardline conservatives in the Texas House is optimistic it will broaden its membership before state lawmakers head back to Austin in 2019.
Cassandra Pollock
Cassandra Pollock was a state politics reporter for the Tribune. She joined the Tribune full-time in June 2017 after a fellowship during the 85th Texas Legislature. Pollock spent her first two years at the Trib as an engagement reporter, which meant her name likely landed in your inbox every weekday morning with “The Brief,” a newsletter on all things Texas politics and public policy. Pollock is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism. Pollock left The Texas Tribune in 2021.
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Texas Elections 2018
In rural North Texas, GOP House primary pits Freedom Caucus member against superintendent
The battle lines in a rural Texas GOP primary race have centered on school vouchers and gun rights, as Jim Largent, a superintendent in Granbury, alleges that state Rep. Mike Lang hasn’t properly represented his district.
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Demographics
Texas Republicans: What do you want from party leaders ahead of the 2018 primaries?
The Texas Tribune wants to learn more about how the 2018 midterms might reshape the Texas GOP at home and in Washington.
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Texas Elections 2018
Lupe Valdez, a Democrat, kicks off gubernatorial bid in Dallas
“Together, we need to build something new — a new Texas,” former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez told a crowd of supporters in Dallas, where she formally kicked off her Democratic bid for governor.
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The Brief: Texas has its field of candidates for the 2018 primaries, new pressure on Farenthold
The field for the 2018 elections crystallized Monday evening when Texas’ month-long candidate filing period came to a relatively quiet close, and U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold is under more pressure after The New York Times published a report in which former staffers alleged the congressman bullied aides and had a volatile temper.
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The Brief: It’s filing deadline day in Texas. Here’s what to expect.
It’s filing deadline day in Texas. When the clock strikes 6 tonight, voters in the state will know who is — and who is not — running for office in 2018.
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The Brief: Sens. Uresti and Miles under pressure, spotlight on Farenthold’s sexual harassment allegations
Sens. Uresti and Miles are under pressure after a report accused them of sexual misconduct, and a U.S. House committee is taking a harder look at sexual harassment allegations against U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold.
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Texas water board chairman Bech Bruun resigns ahead of likely challenge to U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold
Bech Bruun, chairman of the Texas Water Development Board, resigned Thursday from that position ahead of an anticipated bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi.
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The Brief: Sexual misconduct allegations in #txlege, impeachment attempt fails, and a closer look at gubernatorial hopeful Lupe Valdez
A closer look at Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, U.S. Rep. Al Green’s failed attempt to impeach President Donald Trump and a new report from the Daily Beast has several anonymous sources making sexual misconduct claims against state Sens. Borris Miles and Carlos Uresti.
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Who is Lupe Valdez, the Dallas County sheriff running for governor?
Here’s a closer look at Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, the Democrat who announced Wednesday she’s running for Texas governor in 2018.
