At the stroke of 6 p.m. Monday, candidate filing with state parties will close and Texans will finally know who is — and isn’t — running for office in 2016.
Blake Farenthold
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Farenthold, Former Staffer Resolve Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
A former staffer’s sexual harassment suit against the office of U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold has been resolved with mediation, appearing to end an embarrassing chapter for the Corpus Christi Republican.
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Texas Delegation Raises, Shares Big Money
Recently filed campaign finance reports show whether Texas congressional incumbents are building viable re-election operations, and they also reveal how Texans spread their campaign wealth to colleagues.
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Criminal Justice
2015 Tribune Festival: Videos of the Keynote Sessions
During the keynote sessions of the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival, we featured one-on-one conversations with Dan Patrick, Joe Straus, Nancy Pelosi and Julián Castro. You can watch those interviews and videos of our other keynote sessions here.
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Video: Homeland Security Begins at Home
Here’s full video of our “Homeland Security Begins at Home” panel discussion Saturday at The Texas Tribune Festival. The panel featured U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro, Henry Cuellar, Blake Farenthold, Beto O’Rourke and John Ratcliffe.
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Texas Congressional Delegation’s Members Build, Share War Chests
Newly filed federal campaign finance reports telegraph which federal House members are worried about re-election, which are eager to ingratiate themselves to colleagues in Washington and who might be in legal trouble.
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3 Texas Congressmen Anticipating Tea Party Challengers
Six months out from the filing deadline, Texas political operatives on the right and the even farther right are analyzing the state’s congressional map in an attempt to identify vulnerable members of the delegation.
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A Look at How Texans in Congress Are Raising, Spending Campaign Cash
Midnight marked the deadline for Texas’ members of Congress to file their campaign fundraising reports with the Federal Election Commission. Here’s a look at what they’re raising — and spending.
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Democrats Aim for Blake Farenthold’s Seat
The hunt is on in Southeast Texas for a Democrat to challenge U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi.
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The Brief: March 27, 2015
Agents with the FBI have spoken with Health and Human Services Commission about the troubled no-bid software contract with technology firm 21CT.