It may be the political offseason, but some statewide officials are already building sizable war chests with more than two years until they are up for re-election.
George P. Bush
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Texas Land Office Reaches Settlement with Former Alamo Managers
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has reached a settlement with the longtime managers of the Alamo, whom he fired last year in a move that set off a protracted fight over a library collection on the grounds of the state-owned monument.
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Scenes from the Texas GOP Convention
Scenes from the 2016 state Republican Party convention in Dallas, Texas.
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George P. Bush Pledges Coastal Protection
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush told the Energy Thought Summit in Austin on Tuesday that protecting the Texas coast will be his priority during the 2017 legislative session.
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Jeb Bush Suspends Presidential Campaign
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a native Texan, suspended his presidential campaign after a disappointing finish behind the top three contenders in the GOP South Carolina primary.
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Analysis: For Texas Officeholders, Money is the Best Defense
Money is the armory of politics; a large-enough war chest can intimidate potential rivals. And other officeholders have taken note, collecting towers of money like medieval rulers erected castles.
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Public Education
Patrick: School Choice A Top Priority in 2017
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Thursday vowed to pass a bigger and better tax credit scholarship program — and possibly other school choice legislation — out of the Senate in 2017 and this time get it to the Governor’s desk.
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TribCast
TribCast: Houston Mayor’s Race and Ted Cruz’s Iowa Surge
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the Houston mayoral runoff, Ted Cruz’s poll numbers in first-test Iowa and Land Commissioner George P. Bush’s “dogcatcher” comments on a fundraising call for his dad.
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Analysis: Bush Takes 1 Step Forward, 1 Step Back
The state’s new land commissioner is trying to put some points on the political board. He’s erasing some, too.
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Energy
George P. Bush Wades into Red River Fight with Feds
The Texas land commissioner on Tuesday asked to joined seven North Texas families in a federal lawsuit that accuses the U.S. Bureau of Land Management of perpetuating an “arbitrary seizure” of land along the Red River.