Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst won’t be around for the next legislative session in January after losing his runoff contest on Tuesday. But he won’t be taking the next seven months off as a result.
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In Tea Party Wins, a Double-Edged Sword for Texas Democrats
Texas Democrats believe wins by Tea Party candidates in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoffs could turn off swing voters in November. But if Democrats can’t close the deal, those Republicans will be running Texas.
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Video: Dan Patrick’s Victory Speech
State Sen. Dan Patrick celebrated with supporters on Tuesday upon winning the Republican primary runoff for lieutenant governor.
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Video: David Dewhurst Concedes Election
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s full remarks to supporters following his loss to state Sen. Dan Patrick Tuesday.
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Video: Dan Patrick Shifts Focus to November
State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, is turning his sights to the general election for lieutenant governor after easily defeating the incumbent, David Dewhurst, in the Republican primary runoff on Tuesday.
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Tea Party Conservatives Win Top GOP Runoffs
After 16 years in statewide office, Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst lost a bitterly fought battle to state Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston. In the GOP attorney general race, state Sen. Ken Paxton prevailed over state Rep. Dan Branch.
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The Brief: May 28, 2014
The Tea Party demonstrated forcefully its predominant position in Texas GOP politics on a runoff election night that also closed the curtain on a couple of long political careers.
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Video: A War of Words in the Runoff for Lt. Gov.
No subject was off limits in the Republican primary runoff for Texas lieutenant governor. State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst exchanged heated attacks.
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TribTalk: Runoff Candidates Make Their Cases to Texas Voters
Leading up to today’s primary runoff, the candidates in statewide races made their best case for why they should be their party’s nominee in November — columns we published on TribTalk. Here they are, in their own words.
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The Brief: May 27, 2014
Will Texas buck the larger national trend in Republican politics and go in deeper with support of Tea Party candidates and causes?