State Rep. Cindy Burkett, R-Sunnyvale, is launching a primary challenge to state Sen. Bob Hall of Edgewood.
Cindy Burkett
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Health care
Texas House bills lay out some initial plans to overhaul CPS
Texas representatives have filed legislation to start an overhaul of the the state’s Child Protective Services, following a crisis that has left thousands of kids at risk.
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Politics
Democrat Neave ousts Republican Sheets as Anderson narrowly hangs on in Dallas County
Four incumbent Republican state representatives in the Democratic county were vying to keep their seats, and three managed to do it.
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Politics
Analysis: Season of speculating on Trump effect in Texas is over
We’ve reached the eve of the election, with many political fortune-tellers predicting big changes in Texas. Here’s a way to measure it, if it happens.
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Economy
Dallas County sees cluster of competitive Texas House races
Four Republican incumbents in North Texas are fighting off Democratic challengers in what could be some of November’s closest contests.
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Transportation
Toll Road Projects in Limbo Following Session
Texas’ network of tolled highways stretches for more than 500 miles, but its growth was curtailed this session as lawmakers passed several measures that make it tougher for toll projects to move forward.
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Politics
What Went Wrong With Battleground Texas?
Battleground Texas launched nearly two years ago with the goal of turning reliably red Texas into a purple state where Democrats could compete. But after the 2014 general election, Texas looks redder than ever. So what went wrong?
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Transportation
TribuneFest: Transportation and the 83rd Legislature
At the Trib’s Oct. 17 symposium on transportation at Southern Methodist University, I sat down with four members of the House Transportation Committee: Chairman Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, and state Reps. Cindy Burkett, R-Sunnyvale, Linda Harper-Brown, R-Irving, and Joe Pickett, D-El Paso.
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Campaign Roundup: The Week’s Political News
State campaign news, candidate announcements, retirements and rumors from the past week.
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Campaign Chatter
Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, says he’ll seek another term in 2012. Fun facts from his announcement: “Among his younger-life experience, he worked as a paper boy, TV station copy boy, waiter, dishwasher, library clerk, and taxicab driver.”