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  • The Brief: Nov. 10, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Examples are starting to pile up of the arrival of social media as a force with an effect on political campaigns as influential as traditional media coverage and advertising buys. Full Story 

    Picture of Mitt Romney's Facebook page
    Credit: Ben Philpott

  • The Brief: Nov. 6, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Greg Abbott readily took on the mantle of governor-elect on Wednesday while others searched for the reason for the Wendy Davis implosion in the governor's race. Full Story 

    Governor-elect Greg Abbott announces that Daniel Hodge will lead his transition team on Nov. 5, 2014.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • Abbott Crushes Davis in GOP Sweep

    By Jay Root

    As expected, Attorney General Greg Abbott crushed Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis in a landslide in the Texas governor's race. Abbott, 56, who will become the first Texas governor in a wheelchair, presided over a sweep of the statewide ballot and helped usher in a whole new crop of Republican leaders. Full Story 

    Republican Greg Abbott celebrates with family after winning governor's race in a landslide.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: Nov. 3, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    It's the day before Election Day, meaning time for everybody to take a deep breath in anticipation of what might unfold on Tuesday. Here's what you might have missed over a busy weekend on the political front. Full Story 

    Signs greeting early voters are shown in October 2014 outside the Lakeside Activity Center in Mesquite.
    Credit: Ross Ramsey

  • The Brief: Oct. 24, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Two Texans — Ted Cruz and Rick Perry — are now the preferred GOP candidates for president in the Lone Star State, according to a new poll from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune. Full Story 

    U.S. Sen Ted Cruz and Gov. Rick Perry at Fort Hood on April 4, 2014.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: Oct. 17, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    A lingering fight over a failed petition drive aimed at the city of Houston's equal rights ordinance boiled over this week as subpoenas issued against area pastors allied with the petition effort drew the ire of conservative leaders. Full Story 

    U.S. Sen Ted Cruz of Texas talks to the Capitol press about his upcoming to the Ukraine on May 16, 2014.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: Oct. 16, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Wednesday amounted to a daylong series of body blows to those who thought that authorities had things under control in the response to the diagnosis of Ebola in Dallas. Full Story 

    An exterior view of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas on Oct. 1, 2014.
    Credit: Cooper Neill

  • The Brief: Oct. 15, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Tuesday turned into a topsy turvy day in the federal courts for the state of Texas with the voter ID law conserved for the Nov. 4 general election but a new delay placed on enforcing the new abortion law. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: Oct. 14, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Gov. Rick Perry will have to spend part of his Halloween in an Austin courtroom. Perry was excused from a pre-trial hearing on Monday, but he must be at the next one, the presiding judge in the case determined. Full Story 

    Gov. Rick Perry leaves the Blackwell-Thurman Justice Center in Austin after his booking on Aug. 19, 2014.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: Oct. 10, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    A federal district judge in Corpus Christi ruled against the state's voter ID law, injecting a note of drama into the run-up to the general elections. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: Oct. 7, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    New abortion restrictions passed by the Legislature could lead to one unexpected result: more abortions performed in doctors' offices as the number of abortion clinics in the state drops to single digits. Full Story 

    A day after a federal appeals court allowed Texas to begin enforcing new abortion restrictions, a group protested the ruling on the South Steps of the Texas Capitol building.
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • The Brief: Sept. 30, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The major party nominees for governor — Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Wendy Davis — hold their second and final debate tonight in Dallas. The smart money is on an encounter similar to the first one held 11 days ago in Edinburg. Full Story 

    State Sen. Wendy Davis and Attorney General Greg Abbott before their debate at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance in Edinburg on Sept. 19, 2014.
    Credit: Joel Martinez

  • The Brief: Sept. 29, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Dan Patrick and Leticia Van de Putte meet tonight for what's expected to be the only debate between the major party nominees for lieutenant governor. Full Story 

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