In his bid to unseat House Speaker Joe Straus, Frisco state Rep. Scott Turner is making it clear that he plans to force a vote on the first day of the legislative session.
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The Brief: Nov. 10, 2014
Examples are starting to pile up of the arrival of social media as a force with an effect on political campaigns as influential as traditional media coverage and advertising buys.
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The Brief: Oct. 24, 2014
Two Texans — Ted Cruz and Rick Perry — are now the preferred GOP candidates for president in the Lone Star State, according to a new poll from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune.
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The Brief: Oct. 23, 2014
GOP statewide candidates uniformly hold sizeable advantages over their Democratic rivals.
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The Brief: Oct. 22, 2014
Criticism by state leaders of the Obama administration for failures in the response to the Ebola virus omits mention of the tools at the state’s disposal that were not used.
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2014 TribuneFest: Audio From the Keynote Track
The keynote track at the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival featured interviews with several Texas elected officials and candidates, as well as a pair of panel discussions. Listen to audio of each session.
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The Brief: Oct. 2, 2014
On the day after the country’s first case of an Ebola infection appeared in Dallas, the focus has turned to the hospital where the patient was initially sent home with antibiotics before being admitted a second time for treatment.
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Analysis: Division Might Be Strength for Straus
House Speaker Joe Straus, seeking a fourth term at the helm of the chamber, is facing a challenge from state Rep. Scott Turner. If Straus prevails, he could gain an advantage in setting the agenda for the next legislative session.
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The Brief: Sept. 26, 2014
The facts of the auditor’s report released Thursday on the administration of Gov. Rick Perry’s Texas Enterprise Fund are, as the Tribune’s Aman Batheja termed it, “damning.”
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TribFest: One-on-One with Joe Straus
Full video of Ross Ramsey’s 2014 Texas Tribune Festival keynote conversation with state Rep. Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, Speaker of the Texas House.