We’ll get to the details soon enough, but the headline is that our insiders think Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is the candidate to beat in next year’s U.S. Senate race.
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While We Were Out
Maybe it’s the heat. Or redistricting. Or maybe Gov. Rick Perry’s political hyperactivity is contagious. Whatever it is, candidates are popping up like it was Labor Day.
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State Government
Staples Takes a Swing at Combs — for 2014 Race
If they run against each other at all, the race is two years away, but Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples took a swipe at Comptroller Susan Combs today with a letter that’s apparently designed to undercut her support among Republican activists.
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Congress
Updated: Senate Candidates Take a Stand on Debt Deal
Congress is set to vote on a deal that would raise the federal debt ceiling to avoid an unprecedented default. They may not be in Washington now, but we asked several U.S. Senate candidates to weigh in on how they’d vote on the plan if they were.
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State Government
Combs, Not Yet a Candidate, Flashes Cash
Comptroller Susan Combs isn’t a 2014 candidate yet, but she wants you to know that some of the Republican Party’s money people are on board and that she’s got a pile of cash in her campaign treasury.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 89
In this week’s TribCast, Evan, Ross, Reeve and Ben discuss David Dewhurst’s campaign rollout, political fallout from the legislative session and who might be calling Rick Perry to run for president.
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U.S. Senate Race: “Proven” vs. “Unapologetic” Conservatives
Republican Ted Cruz parried David “unapologetically conservative” Dewhurst’s video announcement this morning, calling himself the “proven conservative” in the U.S. Senate race.
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State Government
Dewhurst Starts Without a Bang
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst dribbled out his U.S. Senate announcement Tuesday, letting a preview for a relatively small group of supporters and activists slip into wide circulation on the internet before his campaign geared up for a big public show later in the week.
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State Government
Patterson Confirms He’ll Run for Lieutenant Governor
Jerry Patterson confirmed Tuesday night that he will run for lieutenant governor in 2014, making that announcement just hours after Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said he’ll run for U.S. Senate in 2012.
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Dewhurst Makes It Official
Promising an “unapologetically conservative” campaign, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst today jumped into the Republican primary race to succeed Kay Bailey Hutchison in the U.S. Senate. Among other promises he made in a video sent to supporters, he pledged to support the controversial “Cut, Cap and Balance” budget plan under discussion in Congress.
