A super PAC supporting Ted Cruz is launching its first significant round of TV advertising as part of a $1 million media campaign in the first four early voting states.
2015
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Politics
Cruz: GOP Primary Could Be Over By End of March
Ted Cruz predicted Thursday morning that he could win the Republican race for the White House by the end of March. In a conference call with volunteers, the Texas senator told them to prepare for a “90-day sprint” to the nomination.
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Revisit Texas’ Space Race with Starstruck, our Multimedia Project
Take a look back at Starstruck, our interactive project on the big — and sometimes secretive — plans for commercial space flight from South and West Texas.
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Demographics
Loyalty Oaths, Jade Helm, Sandra Bland are Most-Read Trib Stories of 2015
This year, Tribune readers flocked to our coverage of some of Texas’ – and the nation’s – most controversial topics. Check out our most popular news stories of 2015, on everything from gay marriage to Jade Helm.
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Politics
Texas Legislature, Cruz Top 2015 Video Coverage
During the first half of 2015, the Texas Legislature and new statewide leaders dominated the headlines in Texas news. But there was plenty attention on Rick Perry, Ted Cruz and other major story lines in the later months.
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Health care
Five Ways Abortion Rules are Changing for Minors
Underage Texas women seeking abortions without their parents’ consent will face a tougher set of legal hurdles in the new year. Here’s a look at five ways the rules are changing on Friday.
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Politics
In Iowa, Huckabee Allies Plot Offensive Taking Aim at “Fraud” Cruz
Allies of former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee are plotting a multi-pronged offensive that looks to undercut Ted Cruz’s claim of being the purest conservative in the GOP presidential field.
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Politics
Cruz Campaign Says It Raised $20 Million in Fourth Quarter
Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign raised $20 million in the fourth quarter of 2015, an aide confirmed Wednesday evening. The haul is Cruz’s biggest yet by far, bringing his fundraising total to more than $45 million since he launched his campaign.
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Criminal Justice
Paxton Donor Targets Special Prosecutors’ Fees
A prominent real estate developer has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop payments to the private attorneys appointed to prosecute Attorney General Ken Paxton — the latest twist in the Republican’s securities fraud case.
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Revisit our Faces of Death Row Database
Since we launched our interactive death row database in June, five Texas inmates have been executed and one died of natural causes. Use this tool to see all 253 inmates currently on Texas’ death row, searchable by race, age and other factors.