The Brief: April 2, 2014
The Dallas Morning News has taken another look at wage disparities between men and women, this time expanding the focus to look at trends across the country and not just in Texas. Full Story
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The Brief: March 24, 2014
The spill of as much as 168,000 gallons of fuel oil into Galveston Bay has crews working hard to avoid lasting impacts on a crucial shipping channel as well as an ecologically sensitive area of the Texas coast. Full Story
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The Brief: March 21, 2014
With equal pay emerging as the single biggest issue this week in the contest for governor, the Tribune has taken a deep look at pay disparities across state government. Full Story
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The Brief: March 20, 2014
The issue of equal pay dominated the discussion again in the gubernatorial contest on Wednesday. Full Story
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The Brief: March 19, 2014
The widely panned attempt by two Greg Abbott surrogates to push a GOP alternative to legislation to address the pay gap between men and women has brought outreach to female voters back into the spotlight in the contest for governor. Full Story
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The Brief: March 18, 2014
What was originally planned as the first head-to-head encounter of the Republican runoff race for lite guv will now be a solo appearance by David Dewhurst. His opponent, Dan Patrick, announced late Monday afternoon that he was withdrawing from the debate. Full Story
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Analysis: Who Will Be Texas Tea Party Leader, Version 3.0?
Gov. Rick Perry was the first prominent Texas politician to grab the Tea Party wave. Ted Cruz was next, winning a U.S. Senate seat in 2013. Is state Sen. Dan Patrick next in line? Full Story
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The Brief: March 17, 2014
The rightward tilt of the Texas Senate has one of its more hallowed traditions — the two-thirds rule — in danger of going the way of the dodo. Full Story
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Inside Texas Politics: Try, Try Again
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 Gov. Rick Perry's presidential prospects, several runoff contests and more. Full Story
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The Brief: March 13, 2014
If the University of Texas System regents tap Gov. Rick Perry's reported favorite, Kyle Janek, as their next chancellor, they won't get pushback from the president of the system's flagship campus. Full Story
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The Brief: March 11, 2014
Ted Cruz's positioning for the next stage of his political career was the common thread in Monday's news coverage of Texas' junior senator. Full Story
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The Brief: March 6, 2014
A GOP primary contest that rewarded many of the most conservative candidates on the ballot has the national media sizing up the continued strength of the Tea Party in Texas. Full Story
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The Brief: March 5, 2014
Some questions got answered in Tuesday's primary contests as the conversation now shifts to the May runoff elections and to the November general elections. Full Story
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The Brief: Feb. 27, 2014
Texans are much more optimistic about the direction of the state than the nation as a whole, according to the final installment of findings from the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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The Brief: Feb. 26, 2014
The times they are a-changin' on Texans' attitudes toward marijuana, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Cruz Makes Distinction Between Endorsement and Praise
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is maintaining a distinction between his official endorsement of five Republican primary candidates in Texas and his praise of several others. Full Story
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Truth Teller: Ted Cruz
We've partnered with The Washington Post to try Truth Teller, its fact-checking platform, on some politicians. In our first effort, we used a portion of Sen. Ted Cruz's recent speech before the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Full Story
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The Brief: Feb. 24, 2014
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
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Video: In Beaumont, Cruz Touts Energy Bill
During a stop Wednesday at the Spindletop Museum in Beaumont, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz pitched his energy policy bill. Full Story
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The Brief: Feb. 21, 2014
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
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