In the wake of a recent bankruptcy filingfrom a private company that operates a Texas toll road, North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has dispatched his top transportation official to Texas as his state begins work on a similar project.
Jamie Lovegrove
Jamie Lovegrove was a reporting fellow for The Texas Tribune in 2016. He graduated from Northwestern University, where he studied journalism and political science. Born in London, England, Jamie moved to Washington, D.C., as a teenager, where he has since covered politics for National Journal, high school sports for DCSportsFan, and interned on Capitol Hill. He spent two years as the political director of the Northwestern News Network, where he also hosted a weekly political talk-show. With one American parent, Jamie is following the current debate over natural-born citizenship with particular fascination.
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Ted Cruz Snags Several of Jeb Bush’s Money Men
A couple of the closest races from Super Tuesday could be headed to recounts and Texas’ first lady will help lead an outreach effort to women for the Ted Cruz presidential campaign.
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Politics
Two Close Races May Be Heading to Recounts
Two of the closest races in Tuesday’s Texas Republican primary may not be over yet, as one candidate is requesting a recount and two others remain unclear which one of them made an expected runoff.
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Transportation
SH 130 Toll Road Operator Files for Bankruptcy
A private company that operates part of the Texas toll road with the highest speed limit in the country filed for bankruptcy Wednesday, fewer than three years after the section of the road it oversees first opened.
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Politics
Clinton Defeats Sanders in Texas
Hillary Clinton easily won a majority of the statewide vote in the Texas Democratic primary, dominating her rival for the party’s nomination, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
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Across Texas, Bill Clinton Makes Final Pitch for Hillary
Former President Bill Clinton made the closing pitch to Texas voters on his wife’s behalf Monday, making stops in Houston, Fort Worth and San Antonio in the final hours before Super Tuesday.
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Energy
Bernie Sanders’ Nuclear Waste Votes Divide Texas Activists
A Bernie Sanders-supported proposal from the late 1990s to dump Vermont nuclear waste in a small minority in West Texas has attracted renewed attention in the lead-up to Tuesday’s primary.
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Politics
Republican Primary Race Boosts Early Voting Turnout in Texas
With over a million Texans casting early votes in the 15 biggest counties ahead of Tuesday’s primaries, voters are clearly engaged in the volatile presidential race, particularly on the Republican side.
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After Jeb Bush Exits, His Super PAC Cancels Ad Buys
Also, Heidi Cruz hits the campaign trail for her husband and Hillary Clinton ramps up her advertising game in Texas.
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Chris Kyle Widow Demands Bo French Stop Using Him in Campaign
Lawyers representing Taya Kyle, the widow of famous Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, sent a cease-and-desist letter Wednesday to Texas House candidate Bo French.
