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  • The Brief: Jan. 10, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Wendy Davis has now laid out the first major policy initiative of her gubernatorial campaign. The policy area — education — was not surprising, but the extensive press coverage focused on a big unanswered question: How to pay for it? Full Story 

    State Sen. Wendy Davis announces her campaign for governor in front of a crowd of supporters in Haltom City on Oct. 3, 2013.
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  • The Brief: Jan. 8, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The Tribune's Morgan Smith has a must-read piece on what's next for the education reform group funded by tort reform champions that left a big imprint on policy debates during last year's legislative session. Full Story 

    Texas charter school children and supporters rallied at the Texas Capitol to lobby the Legislature for more funding on May 8, 2013.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: Jan. 7, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The challenge to Texas' law placing further restrictions on abortion facilities took another step toward a widely expected hearing by the U.S. Supreme Court with oral arguments before a three-judge panel from the 5th Circuit in New Orleans. Full Story 

    Thousands of abortion opponents attended the Texas Rally for Life at the Capitol on Jan. 26, 2013, where speakers included Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Houston Sen. Dan Patrick.
    Credit: Callie Richmond

  • The Evening Brief: Dec. 19, 2013

    By John Reynolds

    Your evening reading: state shutters six charter school campuses under new heightened accountability regime; conservative advocacy group circulates mailer criticizing lawmakers investigating UT regent; how Cruz's dad became a GOP rock star Full Story 

    Texas charter school children and supporters rallied at the Texas Capitol to lobby the Legislature for more funding on May 8, 2013.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • Cruz Ends Year as He Began It: No Apologies

    By Jay Root

    By the time Ted Cruz completes his first year in office, he will arguably have become the most recognizable face of the GOP’s far right. So what does he have to say for himself? In a wide-ranging interview, he sized up year one. Full Story 

    U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaking at the 2013 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention at George Mason University in Arlington, Va., on July 31, 2013.
    Credit: Gage Skidmore

  • The Brief: Dec. 19, 2013

    By John Reynolds

    In a wide ranging interview with The Texas Tribune's Jay Root, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz refused to say whom he favored in the primary contest between John Cornyn and Steve Stockman, said he's working on renouncing his Canadian citizenship and had little to say about a potential run for the White House in 2016. Full Story 

    Senator Ted Cruz R-Texas speaks to press during a visit to Killeen Texas on December 3rd, 2013.
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • The Evening Brief: Dec. 16, 2013

    By John Reynolds

    Your evening reading: when private companies come in to manage schools, transparency takes a hit; judge rules NSA phone program likely unconstitutional; state GOP chairman calls Texas "somewhat competitive" Full Story 

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  • The Brief: Dec. 13, 2013

    By John Reynolds

    New numbers suggest the state is having a hard time — at least initially — maintaining the same level of women's health services under its new purely state-funded program as the mostly federally funded program that preceded it. Full Story 

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  • The Evening Brief: Dec. 11, 2013

    By John Reynolds

    Your evening reading: Texans are No. 1 in purchasing health plans through the online insurance marketplace; the petition to remove the Travis County DA is denied; Tea Party blowback builds against Stockman Full Story 

    Kenneth Flippin, left, and Jane Denson, right, of Enroll America at the home of Shelby Childress.
    Credit: Veronica Zaragovia / KUT

  • The Brief: Dec. 10, 2013

    By John Reynolds

    In the blink of an eye, Steve Stockman has turned the upcoming Texas GOP primary into a nationally significant contest with his last-minute launch of a conservative insurgency campaign against the state's senior senator, John Cornyn. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: Dec. 6, 2013

    By John Reynolds

    Ted Cruz made a big splash during a half-hour speech over lunch on Thursday to the American Legislative Exchange Council, covering a host of topics near and dear to the grassroots conservatives whose allegiance he'll need if he pulls the trigger on a 2016 presidential run. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: Nov. 25, 2013

    By John Reynolds

    State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte launched her campaign for lite guv with a line of argument sure not to be repeated by her counterparts on the GOP side of the contest. Full Story 

    State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte speaking to press during a visit to a phone bank in Austin.
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera