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Craig L. Estes
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Analysis: Leaving Texas voters to decide what’s fact and what’s fiction
Even when the content of a political message is factual, the appearance of it can be deceitful, dumb or just plain risky. This year’s Republican primaries are chock full of examples.
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Split Decision for 2018 Election
Split Decision: Texas Sen. Craig Estes and primary challenger Pat Fallon face off
Watch state Sen. Craig Estes and his Senate District 30 Republican primary challenger, state Rep. Pat Fallon, virtually debate as the candidates compete in the North Texas district.
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Texas Elections 2018
State Rep. Pat Fallon says he’s challenging state Sen. Craig Estes
State Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Frisco, confirmed he is challenging state Sen. Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls in next year’s Republican primaries.
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Politics
Dan Patrick makes only one change atop Senate committees
Only one committee received a new committee chair in the Texas Senate. Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, will chair the Senate Administration Committee.
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State Government
Abbott Signs “Pastor Protection Act” Into Law
Gov. Greg Abbott, who signed a bill Thursday that allows clergy members to refuse to conduct marriages that violate their beliefs, said that “pastors now have the freedom to exercise their First Amendment rights.”
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House Passes Bill on Pastors’ Rights to Refuse Gay Marriages
The so-called Pastor Protection Act, which aims to clarify a clergy member’s right to refuse to conduct a marriage that violates his or her beliefs, tentatively passed the Texas House 141-2 Thursday.
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Politics
Senate OKs Bill Allowing Pastors to Refuse to Marry Same-Sex Couples
The so-called Pastor Protection Act — a bill that clarifies clergy members’ right to refuse to marry same-sex couples — tentatively passed the Texas Senate on Monday.
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The Brief: April 22, 2015
A shift in the public debate over the relationship between oil and gas production and earthquakes happened Tuesday with a new study in Texas and a turnabout by the Oklahoma government on the issue.
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Politics
Houston, Dallas Would Be Largest Cities to Allow Open Carry
A Tribune analysis of gun laws nationwide shows passing “open carry” legislation would make Texas an outlier among states with large urban populations. Many of the nation’s biggest cities are located in states that prohibit it.