At the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival, Battleground Texas Senior Adviser Jeremy Bird, state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, and former Houston Mayor Bill White talked about what it will take to make Democrats competitive in Texas again.
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Meet the Operatives Behind Wendy Davis’ Campaign for Governor
Wendy Davis, expected to announce for governor on Thursday, is relying on a tight-knit group of people who have fought in the political trenches together — often against the odds, and often in territory inhospitable to Democrats.
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TribuneFest: What Does the Tea Party Want?
Full video of my conversation about the Tea Party with former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey; state Reps. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth, and Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford; and grassroots leaders JoAnn Fleming, Julie McCarty and Debra Medina.
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Abbott Announces Settlement Over American Airlines Merger
UPDATED: Under a settlement announced Tuesday, American Airlines has agreed to ensure that after its merger with US Airways, the airline will maintain daily service to 22 Texas airports for at least three years.
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TribuneFest: A Conversation With David Dewhurst
Full video of Ross Ramsey’s one-on-one with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst at the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival.
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Dewhurst Ad: “A Real Christian Man and Family Man”
Supporters of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talk about the virtues of their candidate — he’s a conservative Christian family man who’s not a typical politician — in a new video for his re-election campaign.
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TribuneFest: A Conversation with Three AG Candidates
Full video of Reeve Hamilton’s sit-down with three candidates for Texas Attorney General — state Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas; state Sen. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney; and Railroad Commission Chairman Barry Smitherman — at the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival.
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Staples Emphasizes Leadership in Campaign Video
A new web video from Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples, a candidate for lieutenant governor, features scenes from his campaign’s bus tour and urges voters to “stand with Staples,” saying that “leadership begins with action.”
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TribuneFest: A Conversation With Wendy Davis
Full video of my one-on-one with state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, at the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival.
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TribuneFest: Davis on Running for Governor
At the 2013 Texas Tribune Festival, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, gave the clearest indication yet of why and how she’d run for governor.
