Early voting began Monday morning for the July 31 runoff. Every vote counts in an election with low turnout. Unless maybe you’re former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz. Ben Philpott reports for KUT News and the Texas Tribune.
2012 elections
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Supreme Court Work Key Piece of Cruz’s Campaign
Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz, who has argued nine times before the U.S. Supreme Court, has made that work the cornerstone of his campaign for the U.S. Senate.
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Latest Disclosures Show Cruz Outraising Dewhurst Again
Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz raised $523,000 in the first 11 days of July for his U.S. Senate race, more than triple the haul that Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst reported for the same period, new disclosures show.
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Runoff Rundown
In years when both parties had statewide primary runoffs, turnout in the second round of voting averaged almost half of turnout in the first round. On average, the runoff got a vote for every two in the primary. In elections with a statewide runoff, the average Republican runoff turnout was 27.3 percent of the party’s average primary turnout. For Democrats, the corresponding number was 34.9 percent.
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Public Education
Weekend Insider: Cruz and the Supreme Court; Schools Explorer
Ted Cruz has argued more cases before the U.S. Supreme Court than any practicing lawyer in Texas, reporter Aman Batheja explains. And reporter Morgan Smith discusses how to track Texas schools with the Tribune’s Public Schools Explorer.
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Cruz and Dewhurst Agree to Third Televised Debate
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz will participate in a third televised debate on Monday in Houston.
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In 2009, Cruz Sent $50,000 Bill for Legal Work to Dewhurst’s Office
In 2009, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst invited Ted Cruz to help with the voter ID debate in the Texas Senate. What followed was a nearly $50,000 bill and an eventual payment of $10,000 for the legal services.
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Dewhurst, Super PAC Target Same Cruz Client in New Ads
New ads from Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s campaign and a pro-Dewhurst Super PAC aim to tie former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz to a judicial corruption scandal in Pennsylvania.
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Williams, Riddle Vie for GOP Votes in CD-25
For the majority of Republican voters in the district, neither Roger Williams nor Wes Riddle was their first choice, leaving both candidates a lot of ground to cover and a lot of convincing to do before the July 31 runoff.
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Liveblog: Leppert Endorses Dewhurst Over Cruz After Debate
Former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, who finished third in the GOP U.S. Senate primary, announced he was backing David Dewhurst on Tuesday after Dewhurst’s debate with Ted Cruz.
