At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst addressed criticism that he mishandled the filibuster of abortion legislation by state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth.
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Abbott Gets 25 Six-Figure Donations
Attorney General Greg Abbott demonstrated his fundraising prowess over the last half year with 25 six-figure donations, including a total of $900,000 from the late Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons.
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TribLive: Dewhurst on the Case for Re-election
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst made the case for voters re-electing him to a fourth term.
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Health care
The Brief: Jan. 16, 2014
Land commissioner candidate George P. Bush has some pointed words for fellow Republicans who denigrate Hispanics.
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The Brief: Jan. 15, 2014
The campaigns of Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott don’t agree on much, so it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that even the announcement of campaign contributions has become a source of disagreement.
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The Brief: Jan. 14, 2014
Washington, D.C., is abuzz over the latest perceived thumb to the eye delivered by Ted Cruz to the House leadership.
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The Brief: Jan. 13, 2014
Both Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis are expected to disclose raising more than $10 million in campaign finance filings due this week.
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The Brief: Jan. 10, 2014
Wendy Davis has now laid out the first major policy initiative of her gubernatorial campaign. The policy area — education — was not surprising, but the extensive press coverage focused on a big unanswered question: How to pay for it?
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Higher Education
Dewhurst Seeks Study on Technology, Higher Education
Studying technology’s impact on higher education and evaluating public school students’ writing scores on state assessments are among the tasks Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst gave lawmakers in education-related interim charges Thursday.
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The Brief: Jan. 9, 2014
The Public Utility Commission’s proposed changes to the electric market gained a powerful detractor in recent days: the Texas Oil and Gas Association, the state’s oldest and largest petroleum organization.