Two of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s top political aides have left his campaign amid internal conflict about the direction of his re-election bid.
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The Brief: March 31, 2014
Delegates to the GOP state convention in June could find themselves with another big immigration battle on their hands.
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The Brief: March 26, 2014
The release of more than 2,000 email documents by the University of Texas System to news outlets is providing a fuller — albeit heavily redacted — picture of the various conflicts between regents and administrators.
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The Brief: March 21, 2014
With equal pay emerging as the single biggest issue this week in the contest for governor, the Tribune has taken a deep look at pay disparities across state government.
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The Brief: March 20, 2014
The issue of equal pay dominated the discussion again in the gubernatorial contest on Wednesday.
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The Brief: March 18, 2014
What was originally planned as the first head-to-head encounter of the Republican runoff race for lite guv will now be a solo appearance by David Dewhurst. His opponent, Dan Patrick, announced late Monday afternoon that he was withdrawing from the debate.
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Analysis: Who Will Be Texas Tea Party Leader, Version 3.0?
Gov. Rick Perry was the first prominent Texas politician to grab the Tea Party wave. Ted Cruz was next, winning a U.S. Senate seat in 2013. Is state Sen. Dan Patrick next in line?
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The Brief: March 17, 2014
The rightward tilt of the Texas Senate has one of its more hallowed traditions — the two-thirds rule — in danger of going the way of the dodo.
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Inside Texas Politics: Try, Try Again
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bud Kennedy about Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential prospects, several runoff contests and more.
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Analysis: For Dewhurst, This is All Too Familiar
A runoff against a populist conservative is nothing new for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. But he has to figure out how to win one.
