The state’s 2014 primaries will be held using the congressional and legislative maps approved this summer by lawmakers during a special session, a federal panel of judges in San Antonio ruled Friday.
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For Many Candidates, a Chicken-and-Egg Problem
Political contributors are ready and willing to give to candidates who can show them some reason — in a very competitive season — why they ought to contribute. But that’s not as easy as it looks.
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Is Cruz Crowding Cornyn Out?
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn has been in office since 2002 and serves as the upper chamber’s minority whip. Yet based on the political buzz, he’s playing second fiddle to a relative newcomer, Tea Party favorite and conservative darling Ted Cruz.
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The Polling Center: Inventing Abbott
For all the advantages that have lent the feel of an unofficial coronation to his candidacy for governor, Attorney General Greg Abbott remains an undefined figure among many Texas voters, including as many as 40 percent of Republican primary voters.
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Demographics
With More Texans Choosing TV en Español, Candidates Follow Suit
The Univision stations in Austin, Dallas and Houston were No. 1 among adults ages 18 to 49 in July for total day viewing, prime time and late local news. And as Texas’ campaign season heats up, candidates are taking note.
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Energy
Agriculture Commissioner Hopefuls Focus on Water Policy Early in Campaigns
The three GOP candidates for agriculture commissioner stress that rural areas must not be left behind as the state moves forward on water policy.
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Spotlight on Davis, the Democrats’ Big Hope
If Wendy Davis runs for Texas governor, her biography will face greater scrutiny. Voters are likely to find an exceptionally ambitious woman who has experienced both poverty and wealth and isn’t nearly as partisan as some think.
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Video: Newsreel: Waiting and Watching and Calling
In this week’s Newsreel: Gov. Rick Perry dons fashionable new glasses, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz says he will renounce his Canadian citizenship, state Sen. Wendy Davis keeps her supporters waiting and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst tries to spring a relative from jail.
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Smitherman: Unborn “Would Have Voted Republican”
In a recent speech to an anti-abortion group, Texas Railroad Commissioner Barry Smitherman, a Republican candidate for attorney general, said he believed many unborn babies “would have voted Republican.”
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Texas Politics Half-Ready for Labor Day Start
The Republican ticket is ready for the unofficial but traditional Labor Day start of the political cycle, but the Democrats are waiting for their top candidate to announce.
