On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy about state Sen. Ken Paxton’s ethics filings, Gov. Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg and more.
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Polling Center: Dewhurst’s Fortunes Track Party Changes
David Dewhurst’s predicament — abandoned first by most Republican primary voters and then by one of the bellwethers of the Texas big business establishment — reveals how the Texas GOP has changed since he first became lieutenant governor in 2003.
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State Government
Analysis: A History Lesson on Stifling the Senate’s Minority Party
Republican state Sen. Dan Patrick has said that if elected lieutenant governor, he might not name any senators from the other party to lead committees. It would be a bold move, but not unprecedented.
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The Brief: April 25, 2014
The House select committee charged with investigating UT System Regent Wallace Hall could vote as early as May 12 on whether to recommend articles of impeachment to the full chamber.
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Analysis: A Betrayal Roils a Top Political Race
Politics is full of turnarounds, double-crosses and strategic misunderstandings. But a big business group’s decision to switch sides in the race for lieutenant governor was a rare exhibition of political hardball.
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Demographics
Some Heard Softening Tone From Patrick During Immigration Debate
During a debate on immigration this week, Republican lieutenant governor candidate Dan Patrick appeared to move away from divisive immigration rhetoric that has drawn fire in the past.
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The Brief: April 17, 2014
The grand jury investigation into Rick Perry’s veto of funding for the Public Integrity Unit has drawn new national attention to the outgoing Texas governor who is weighing a return to the presidential sweepstakes.
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The Brief: April 16, 2014
Playing to the base trumped any middle ground in a hotly anticipated clash between two rising stars in their respective parties.
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Patrick, Castro Exchange Blows Over Immigration
As they traded barbs during a televised debate on Tuesday night, Republican lieutenant governor candidate Dan Patrick and San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro covered a range of issues beyond the set topic of immigration policy.
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Video: Patrick, Castro Face Off Over Immigration Issues
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro and lieutenant governor hopeful Dan Patrick went head to head on immigration and border security on Univision in a Tuesday night event.
