The Evening Brief: Nov. 1, 2013
Your evening reading: clinics end abortion services after court ruling; Carona lends his plane to Patrick for lite guv campaign; no cooling off period for Williams Full Story
The latest Dan Patrick news from The Texas Tribune.
Your evening reading: clinics end abortion services after court ruling; Carona lends his plane to Patrick for lite guv campaign; no cooling off period for Williams Full Story
At Thursday's TribLive conversation, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples, a 2014 candidate for lieutenant governor, talked about his opposition to in-state tuition and other state programs for undocumented immigrants. Full Story
At Thursday's TribLive conversation, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples, a 2014 candidate for lieutenant governor, talked about his three Republican opponents. Full Story
Your evening reading: Perry calls Hall investigation "extraordinary political theater"; Patterson dismisses rumors of UN control of the Alamo as "horse hockey"; Cruz to make late night debut on Leno Full Story
Two contrasting story lines have emerged about the enforcement of Texas' voter ID law during its first widespread use in an election. Full Story
Your evening reading: closing arguments made in abortion law trial; lite guv candidate Patrick promises to cut property taxes; new Times profile shines spotlight on Mrs. Ted Cruz Full Story
In the second TV ad of his campaign for lieutenant governor, state Sen. Dan Patrick promises to cut property taxes for all Texans and eliminate tax increases for senior citizens. Full Story
Despite the four Republican candidates' attempts to tear one another apart based on nuances in past statements on red-meat issues, the lieutenant governor's race has so far featured fights over style, not substance. Full Story
Political donors, endorsers and activists like to pick the winners, to be the early backers of the candidates who go on to become officeholders. All of the competition this political season is disquieting. Full Story
On Friday, at the Texas Municipal League conference, I talked politics and policy with four Republican candidates for lieutenant governor: incumbent David Dewhurst, state Sen. Dan Patrick, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples. Full Story
Your evening reading: Davis, Cornyn release first ads; Democrat enters comptroller's race; new Patrick ad touts his opposition to in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants Full Story
We have liveblogged each of the sessions from The 2013 Texas Tribune Festival's Public Education track, which featured panel discussions on early childhood education, charter schools, innovations in teaching and public education reform. Full Story
Full video of my 9/19 TribLive conversation with state Sen. Dan Patrick, Republican of Houston, a candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014. Full Story
At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Dan Patrick, Republican of Houston, a candidate for lieutenant governor, criticized David Dewhurst's handling of the 83rd session's now-famous abortion filibuster. Full Story
At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, a candidate for lieutenant governor, revealed how he'd dole out the chairmanships of Senate committees. Full Story
At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, a candidate for lieutenant governor, explained his ongoing opposition to the Senate's two-thirds rule. Full Story
Dan Patrick has made his opposition to abortion a centerpiece of his campaign for lieutenant governor. But two prominent abortion opponents are criticizing the Houston senator for once owning stock in the maker of the "morning after" pill. Full Story
Key charter school legislation would not have passed during the last legislative session without a provision removing much of the State Board of Education's authority in approving applications, state Sen. Dan Patrick said Wednesday. Full Story
State Board of Education member Thomas Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant, and state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, sparred for nearly two hours on Saturday over the controversial state curriculum system known as CSCOPE. Full Story
A group of plaintiffs in the Llano Independent School District has obtained a court order banning the use of CSCOPE lessons until those lessons get State Board of Education approval. Full Story