In Texas, where licensed gun toters are allowed to bypass the metal detectors at the state Capitol and the sitting governor once shot a coyote while jogging, getting between Texans and their guns can be politically dangerous.
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Morales Wants State to Examine Sealed Tobacco Records
Former Texas Attorney General Dan Morales wants the state to reopen the tobacco litigation that landed him in federal prison, saying the state might be entitled to some of the billions of dollars that were awarded to outside attorneys.
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Abbott Continues Attack on San Antonio Ordinance
A day after the San Antonio City Council adopted a far-reaching anti-discrimination ordinance, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott warned it would open up the city to a lawsuit but declined to say if the state would initiate one.
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Politics
The Polling Center: How Abortion Could Shape a 2014 Abbott-Davis Contest
The return of abortion bills during the special sessions presents opportunities for both Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis to consolidate support and financial backers. But the choices they make could result in a potentially complicated general election dynamic.
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Demographics
Abbott: MALC Attorney’s Actions “Unethical”
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and the Mexican American Legislative Caucus are sparring again over voter ID. This time, it’s Abbott’s turn to accuse the group of trying to suppress the vote.
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Energy
Businesses Choose Reality Over Politics in Backing New Emissions Law
Despite some Texas politicians’ drumbeat against environmental regulations, the Legislature ordered the state to regulate greenhouse gases this year, with backing from big energy companies.
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The Brief: Aug. 16, 2013
A high-profile legal fight over an airline merger has provided new fodder in the governor’s race.
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Pauken Attacks Abbott for Opposing Airline Merger
Tom Pauken, waging a longshot bid to be the GOP nominee for Texas governor, attacked front-runner Greg Abbott Thursday for joining forces with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to block a proposed airline merger.
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Davis Tees it Up
Maybe Greg Abbott will get his political test after all. And Wendy Davis will find out whether all the smart folks were too cautious or, well, smart.
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State Government
Governor’s Race a Contest in Search of Contestants
If Attorney General Greg Abbott wins the governor’s race without a battle, he could claim a bit of Texas election history. Open races for governor are almost always a lot more competitive than this one is shaping up to be.
