State Rep. Dennis Bonnen appears to have secured the votes needed to become speaker. Now, the hardest political challenges begin.
Dan Patrick
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Politics
Point of Order: Joe Straus on the midterms, Donald Trump’s tweets and the next speaker of the Texas House
In the pilot episode of his new podcast, Point of Order, Evan Smith sits down with Speaker Straus the morning after the midterms to talk everything from the balance of power in the Texas House to President Trump’s tweets.
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Texas Elections 2018
Gov. Greg Abbott clinches second term as GOP wins closest statewide races in 20 years
Abbott easily bested his Democratic opponent, Lupe Valdez. Meanwhile, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller faced rare single-digit contests before eventually besting Democratic challengers.
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Texas Elections 2018
Four top takeaways from the 2018 Texas midterm elections
Historic turnout, unusually tight races and a “blue wave” that didn’t quite break.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke by 6 in Texas Senate race, UT/TT poll finds
Republican incumbents lead their Democratic challengers in the top four races on the general election ballot, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Texas Elections 2018
In his long-shot bid to unseat Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Mike Collier is counting on teachers
The Democrat wants to draw teachers and education-minded voters away from the Republican Party. But can he win over enough educators to unseat a powerful incumbent?
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Split Decision for 2018 Election
Though they’ve never met, Mike Collier and Dan Patrick virtually debate the issues for Texas Lt. Gov.
Watch the latest version of our “Split Decision” series, which includes Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Mike Collier, his Democratic challenger.
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Texas Elections 2018
Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick to speak at Donald Trump’s rally with Ted Cruz
The rally will be held in Houston on Monday, the first day of early voting for the Nov. 6 election.
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Analysis: When the Texas House and Senate fight, legislative agencies squirm
The head of the little-known Texas Legislative Budget Board retired this week, adding a coda to years of differences between the agency’s two masters — the Texas House and the Texas Senate.
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Analysis: A few Texas Republicans are singing the blues
It’s not unusual for former opponents to turn around and endorse their party’s candidates, or to go quiet in general elections — to say nothing at all. But it’s unusual to endorse the other party’s general election candidates. And yet, that’s happening in several Texas races this year.
