In interviews with The Texas Tribune, both candidates were asked if they’d commit to serving their full six-year terms in the U.S. Senate. There has been speculation that either — or both — could run for president in 2020.
Emma Platoff
Emma Platoff was a reporter at the Tribune from 2017 to 2021, most recently covering the law and its intersection with politics. A graduate of Yale University, Emma is the former managing editor of the Yale Daily News.
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Higher Education
Report: State Sen. Charles Schwertner retains lawyers, denies sending “any inappropriate texts as alleged”
Allegations that Schwertner had sexually harassed a University of Texas at Austin graduate student were first reported Tuesday evening by the Austin American-Statesman.
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Politics
Attorney General Ken Paxton defends Texas law requiring students to stand for Pledge of Allegiance
Students can be excused from the requirement if their parents give written permission. But a lawsuit claims the law violates students’ free speech rights.
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Criminal Justice
After sexual assault charges, Cody Wilson resigns from 3D-printed gun company
The company is “resilient,” its new head said Tuesday, and “we have no intention of stopping.”
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Texas Elections 2018
Ken Paxton is fighting to kill Obamacare. Can a Democrat win on a campaign to stop him?
Justin Nelson, a Democrat running for attorney general, is positioning himself as the champion of protections for pre-existing conditions, one of the most popular provisions of the landmark health care law.
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Texas Elections 2018
“Modern-day Jim Crow.” “We’re going to protect pre-existing conditions.” Here’s a closer look at claims made at Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke’s debate.
At the first of three U.S. Senate campaign debates, Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke lobbed attack after attack. Here’s the history behind some of their claims.
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Politics
Texas Attorney General warns Austin ISD: Don’t stop churches from renting school facilities
Austin ISD is considering a policy change that would limit rental use of its facilities, including to a church that uses one building for Sunday sermons.
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Politics
As solicitor general, Kyle Hawkins will lead Texas fights against the federal government
In his new job, Hawkins will fight the state’s most important legal battles in the country’s most important courtrooms.
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Immigration
Hundreds of separated families may get a second chance at seeking asylum
If a federal judge signs off on the new agreement, parents who failed their initial screening interviews and were ordered deported will have another chance to demonstrate their “credible fear” of returning to their home countries.
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Politics
Federal judge upholds Texas’ partisan statewide judicial elections system
A federal judge has ruled for Texas in a long-running challenge to the state’s system of electing judges to its two highest courts.
