Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott has a single-digit lead over Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis in the 2014 race for governor, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.
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The Brief: Nov. 1, 2013
A trio of federal judges gave Greg Abbott and his fellow Republicans a big treat on Halloween evening.
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The Brief: Oct. 31, 2013
Gov. Rick Perry performed a civic duty Wednesday and turned it into a news twofer.
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Legal Fight Likely to Keep Abortion in Spotlight Through 2014
A federal judge’s decision this week to block parts of Texas’ strict new abortion law was just the first step in a legal battle that could drag on for months, or even years, meaning that the courtroom drama will play out against the 2014 governor’s race.
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The Brief: Oct. 30, 2013
Two contrasting story lines have emerged about the enforcement of Texas’ voter ID law during its first widespread use in an election.
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The Evening Brief: Oct. 29, 2013
Your evening reading: federal court weighs emergency appeal by Abbott of abortion law ruling; Abbott also needs affidavit to vote; USA Today weighs in on Perry’s job poaching tour
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The Brief: Oct. 29, 2013
A ruling by a federal judge on Monday thrust abortion politics and Texas back into the national spotlight.
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Abbott and Davis Fight Before Fight Begins
They haven’t even won their respective primaries yet, but the leading candidates for Texas governor — Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Wendy Davis — are engaged in a bitter fight in federal court. It’s not over who should be governor. It’s about money — and bragging rights.
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Abbott Proposes Constitutional Limits to Spending, Rainy Day Fund
In his first major policy address as a gubernatorial candidate, Attorney General Greg Abbott proposed tighter constitutional limits on state spending and increased constraints on the Rainy Day Fund.
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The Evening Brief: Oct. 24, 2013
Your evening reading: gubernatorial hopefuls both favor Prop 6; Davis calls insurance exchange problems “inexcusable”; yet more NSA surveillance revelations
