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  • The Brief: Feb. 13, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Ted Cruz put his party's Senate leaders in a tough spot Wednesday: vote against the Democrats on raising the debt limit and risk damaging global markets, or vote with the Democrats and hand Tea Party challengers a line of attack. Full Story 

    U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, left, is framing his Senate campaign around how he can help U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, right better than current incumbent John Cornyn.
    Credit: Gage Skidmore

  • The Brief: Feb. 12, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Former Cameron County District Attorney Armando Villalobos was sentenced Tuesday to 13 years in prison for his role in a corruption scheme that in recent days has become a hot topic in the governor's race. Full Story 

    Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott talked about border security, criminal justice and other issues during his "Securing Texans" address in Dallas on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2014.
    Credit: Justin Dehn

  • The Brief: Feb. 11, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    On paper and in person, GOP gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott pushed back on Monday against critics of his use of the term "third world" to describe corruption in Texas. Full Story 

    Texas attorney general and candidate for governor of Texas Greg Abbott during a campaign stop in San Marcos, Texas on October 12th, 2013.
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • The Brief: Feb. 7, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The rise of anti-immigrant rhetoric in the GOP lieutenant governor's race — and personified by state Sen. Dan Patrick — is angering several Hispanic party leaders to the point where one of them is considering voting for a Democrat in the general election. Full Story 

    Candidate for Lt. Governor, Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, makes a point to Evan Smith at TribLive on September 19, 2013.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: Feb. 4, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Greg Abbott has reversed the campaign fundraising storyline of a month ago, raising more than three times the cash as the combined efforts of Wendy Davis and Battleground Texas. Full Story 

    Greg Abbott, then a candidate for governor and now the governor-elect, spoke at a NE Tarrant Tea Party meeting at Concordia Lutheran Church in Bedford on Nov. 12, 2013. State Sen. Wendy Davis, who was also running for governor, spoke to veterans at Luby's in Forest Hill the day before.
    Credit: Mark Graham / Cooper Neil

  • Newsreel: Peace, Cruz and Nugent

    By Justin Dehn and Alana Rocha

    This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz checks in with voters on a post-shutdown tour of Texas, surprising moves on the 2014 campaign trail and Gov. Rick Perry announces a Texas A&M campus in Israel. Full Story 

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  • Before Iowa Vote, Perry Blasts Rivals as "Corrupt"

    By Jay Root

    Gov. Rick Perry is not going down without a fight. He spent his last full day on the campaign trail in Iowa throwing furious punches at his rivals, rallying his Texas “posse” for support and pleading with voters to look past polls showing him in fifth place here. Full Story 

    Gov. Rick Perry campaigning in Sioux City, Iowa, on Jan. 2, 2012.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • Campaign Chatter

    By Ross Ramsey

    U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, is still in the maybe column in the race to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. But Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, says he won't run for that federal job; he might be looking instead at the lieutenant governor's post in 2014. Full Story 

    State Sen. Dan Patrick holds a short press conference on his intentions to run for U.S. Senate on May 27, 2011.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • Campaign Chatter

    By Ross Ramsey

    As expected, state Sen. Mike Jackson, R-La Porte, will run for Congress next year instead of for re-election to the Texas Senate. He's not alone: Candidates are popping up all over the state. Full Story 

    Sen. Mike Jackson R-La Porte on last regular day of the 82nd legislative session May 30th, 2011
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • Williams Pulls a Switch

    By Ross Ramsey

    Michael Williams, who jumped from the U.S. Senate race to the congressional race in the new CD-33 in North Texas, says he'll jump again: He's running for congress in CD-25, a district that stretches from Tarrant County all the way south to Hays County. Full Story 

    Michael Williams

  • "Pork Choppers" Soon to Be Open for Business

    By Becca Aaronson

    When state Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, introduced a bill last legislative session to allow licensed hunters to shoot feral hogs from helicopters, Texas lawmakers jokingly passed out “pork chopper” buttons. They're not laughing anymore. Full Story 

    James Stone's ranch outside of Lockhart on May 10, 2011. Hogs have hobbled Stone's property, ruining pasture land, killing trees and damaging fences. He estimates taking out over 500 hogs during the last three years.
    Credit: Spencer Selvidge