Battleground Texas Fires Back at Critics
Battleground Texas, the Democratic group working to make the state politically competitive, wrote a letter to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on Tuesday saying it has broken no laws. Full Story
The latest Greg Abbott news from The Texas Tribune.
Battleground Texas, the Democratic group working to make the state politically competitive, wrote a letter to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on Tuesday saying it has broken no laws. Full Story
Detailed campaign finance records show that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis received a fundraising boost last week as her likely GOP opponent, Greg Abbott, came under fire for campaigning with controversial rocker Ted Nugent. Full Story
Boosting funding for public schools and cutting the number of standardized tests top the list of ways the state could change public education most effectively, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
Democrats and Republicans in Texas differ in their enthusiasm for spending more money for education, but they tend to agree on the need to invest more, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis and a fundraising partner raised more money in the last month than the campaign of Attorney General Greg Abbott, but Abbott has nearly three times the cash on hand. Full Story
Republican Greg Abbott holds an 11-point lead over Democrat Wendy Davis in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, and a number of Republican primaries appear to be destined for May runoff elections. Full Story
Greg Abbott has an 11-point advantage over Wendy Davis in the November general election contest, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bud Kennedy about Greg Abbott's embrace of controversial musician Ted Nugent. Full Story
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Wendy Davis on Saturday called out her expected Republican opponent, Greg Abbott, for campaigning with controversial rocker and conservative firebrand Ted Nugent. Full Story
UPDATED: Attorney General Greg Abbott's office is recusing itself from any investigation of the Democratic group Battleground Texas, according to a letter obtained Friday by the Tribune. Full Story
UPDATED: Attorney General Greg Abbott said he wants "to move beyond" the controversy sparked by campaign appearances he made with conservative rocker Ted Nugent. Full Story
Republican Greg Abbott included controversial musician and entertainer Ted Nugent in a couple of campaign stops this week. It could have been scripted by his likely November rival, Wendy Davis. Full Story
Ted Nugent on Thursday became a litmus test of sorts for Republican officeholders in the wake of the rocker's appearance on the campaign trail with Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott. Full Story
Conservative activist James O'Keefe has released another covert video of Battleground Texas volunteers. Full Story
The Fox News pundit and famed political consultant has become fodder in Texas for both Democrats and Republicans in this year's elections. Full Story
News reports on Tuesday evening that the famously tough-on-immigration lite guv candidate Dan Patrick employed undocumented immigrants at his sports bar in the 1980s had a couple of his rivals condemning him and Patrick complaining of dirty politics. Full Story
Here's full video of Attorney General Greg Abbott, the leading Republican candidate for Texas governor, and conservative rocker Ted Nugent addressing a crowd of supporters in Denton on Feb. 18. Full Story
Greg Abbott starts off the early voting period today on the road plugging his get-out-the-vote effort. But it's the presumptive Republican gubernatorial nominee's choice of Ted Nugent to join him that is sparking headlines. Full Story
A months-old appeals court ruling is getting renewed attention for one big potential effect: opening up the doors in Texas to many more super PACs. Full Story
Bernie Teide, convicted of murdering an elderly woman in Carthage 15 years ago, was back in court for proceedings reconsidering his life sentence, so we lead off this all-Texas Blues playlist with "How Long Blues" by T-Bone Walker. Full Story