A week after the primary election, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples reflect on their failed bids for lieutenant governor, weigh in on the May runoff and talk about what’s next for them.
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The Brief: March 12, 2014
Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Dante Chinni of the American Communities Project at American University makes the argument that if Texas flips blue, it could do so in a hurry. And not just because of the state’s growing Hispanic population.
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Patterson, Staples Weigh In on Lt. Gov. Runoff
Jerry Patterson and Todd Staples offered differing takes on Tuesday on how the May runoff between their former lieutenant governor primary opponents — Dan Patrick and incumbent David Dewhurst — might turn out.
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Inside Texas Politics: Analyzing Primary Results
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 what’s next in the lieutenant governor’s race, Democratic turnout and more.
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Tone of Races Could Grow Nastier During Runoffs
Candidates in several races came out swinging during the primary season, and that is not expected to ebb during the runoff campaign — particularly in the GOP races for lieutenant governor and attorney general.
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Analysis: David Dewhurst in a Familiar and Rather Uncomfortable Spot
For the second time in two years, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is in a primary runoff. And the odds are heavily against him.
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The Brief: March 6, 2014
A GOP primary contest that rewarded many of the most conservative candidates on the ballot has the national media sizing up the continued strength of the Tea Party in Texas.
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Video: Patrick, Dewhurst Speak on Primary Night
On Tuesday, the top two vote-getters in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor — state Sen. Dan Patrick and incumbent David Dewhurst — spoke to their supporters at events in Houston. Watch what they said as they begin their runoff campaigns.
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The Brief: March 5, 2014
Some questions got answered in Tuesday’s primary contests as the conversation now shifts to the May runoff elections and to the November general elections.
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The Brief: March 4, 2014
Another dose of winter weather expected to hit overnight from Austin and San Antonio to Houston is injecting a note of uncertainty into today’s party primary elections.
