The brief, zany tenure of Travis County GOP Chairman Robert Morrow came to an end Friday, as party officials made clear the conspiracy theorist abandoned his post by running for president and he accepted their conclusion without question.
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Texas GOP Officials: Controversial Travis County Chairman is Out
The controversial chairman of the Travis County Republican Party has given up his post by running for president as a write-in candidate, Texas GOP officials said Thursday.
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Analysis: Why the Texas GOP Isn’t Hitting the Panic Button Over Trump
For all of the talk about how Trump might hurt the chances for other Republicans on the ballot, Texas conservatives don’t seem all that worried. It’s because they’re on safe political ground.
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Perry, Polls and Praying in Court Round Out the Week’s News
In the Roundup: Rick Perry shames the father of a fallen Muslim soldier, a new poll out shows Ted Cruz could lose to at least one fellow Republican in 2018 and the Texas AG weighs in on the legality of praying in court.
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Poll Suggests Rick Perry Could Beat Ted Cruz in 2018
A new poll suggests there is at least one fellow Republican who could unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018: former Gov. Rick Perry.
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Trump Taps Six Texans, Including Rick Perry, to Advise Him on Agriculture
Donald Trump has tapped half a dozen well-known Texans — including the state’s former governor — to advise him on agriculture policy in his campaign for the White House.
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Texas Democrats Said to Have “Greatest Opportunities in a Generation”
Texas Democrats are being told they have their “greatest opportunities in a generation” this November with Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee and many voters viewing corruption as a major problem in state government.
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Campus Carry, Zika, Voter ID Dominate the Week’s Headlines (Video)
In the Roundup: Texas agrees to soften its voter ID law for the November elections, the state’s new campus carry gun law quietly takes effect and state officials give the O.K. for Medicaid to pay for mosquito repellant to help combat the spread of Zika.
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Trump-Gallego Voters? They’re Out There, Gallego Says
As Pete Gallego campaigns to take back his seat in Texas’ 23rd congressional district, the Alpine Democrat says he is discovering a unique kind of voter backing him and GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
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Texas is Now a Campus Carry State. Here’s What You Need to Know.
The new state law allowing guns inside college buildings went into effect Monday. Here’s a rundown of what that means for people on campus.
