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  • Ante Up

    By Ross Ramsey

    The race for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas is going to be pricey. Full Story 

    Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz, a candidate for U.S. Senate, at a Texas Tribune event on Sept. 9, 2011.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune

  • A Candidate Without a Worst-Case Scenario

    By Ross Ramsey

    David Dewhurst is the Mitt Romney of the U.S. Senate race. He's the candidate who has climbed the ladder in an orderly way. If you go for this sort of thing — and the Republican party often does — it’s his turn. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Bob Daemmrich / Gage Skidmore / Todd Wiseman

  • Audio: Ted Cruz at TribLive

    By Reeve Hamilton

    At our latest TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz talked about President Obama's jobs speech, Social Security, the debt ceiling debate and his chief rival in the GOP primary, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Full Story 

    U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz makes a point to moderator Evan Smith during a TribLive event on September 9, 2011.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • Video: A Conversation with Ted Cruz

    By Evan Smith

    Full video of my 9/9 conversation with U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz. We talked about President Obama's jobs speech, the future of Social Security and the debt ceiling debate, among other topics that could impact his 2012 GOP primary race. Full Story 

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  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

    By Ross Ramsey

    M. Smith on Rick Perry's allergic reaction to federal school money, E. Smith elicits Ted Cruz's take on David Dewhurst, Root and Ramshaw cover Perry's first presidential debate, Ramshaw and Aguilar poke at Perry's immigration record and how it plays among Republicans, Hamilton on the dash for top status among Texas colleges, Galbraith on an environmental ruling from the White House that got conservative applause and one that didn't, Grissom has the latest on the Willingham arson case and the state's plans to look at other fires and Aaronson's widget for comparing the presidential candidates: The best of our best content from Sept. 5 to 9, 2011. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman

  • TribLive: Cruz vs. Dewhurst

    By Evan Smith

    At this morning's TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz explained why the presumed frontrunner in the GOP primary race, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, is the wrong man for the job. Full Story 

  • 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

  • The Weekly TribCast: Episode 94

    By Reeve Hamilton

    This week on the TribCast, Ross, Reeve, Ben and Scott consider Michael McCaul's potential entry into the U.S. Senate race, review Rick Perry and His Eggheads and talk about how nobody's talking about Ron Paul. Full Story 

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    Credit: Todd Wiseman

  • 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