The Tribune’s Morgan Smith has a must-read piece on what’s next for the education reform group funded by tort reform champions that left a big imprint on policy debates during last year’s legislative session.
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The Evening Brief: Jan. 3, 2014
Your evening reading: Stockman in gray area with Bitcoin; Azle-area residents sound off on earthquakes; experts in Canada saying giving up citizenship easier than Cruz makes it appear to be
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Stockman Enters Legal Gray Area With Bitcoin Donations
U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Friendswood, may have already begun receiving donations in Bitcoin since embracing the private virtual currency. That puts him firmly in a gray area of campaign finance law.
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Cruz Ends Year as He Began It: No Apologies
By the time Ted Cruz completes his first year in office, he will arguably have become the most recognizable face of the GOP’s far right. So what does he have to say for himself? In a wide-ranging interview, he sized up year one.
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The Brief: Dec. 19, 2013
In a wide ranging interview with The Texas Tribune’s Jay Root, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz refused to say whom he favored in the primary contest between John Cornyn and Steve Stockman, said he’s working on renouncing his Canadian citizenship and had little to say about a potential run for the White House in 2016.
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The Evening Brief: Dec. 18, 2013
Your evening reading: horrible details emerge in lawsuit filed on behalf of woman searched by customs officials; Phil Wilson moves from TxDOT to LCRA; BP sues San Antonio lawyer for fraud in class-action suit from 2010 Gulf spill
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The Evening Brief: Dec. 17, 2013
Your evening reading: Hall declines to testify in impeachment investigation; photos of Stockman’s shuttered campaign office and they are grimy; Davis tops Google trending list
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The Evening Brief: Dec. 13, 2013
Your evening reading: new numbers and analysis on the Cornyn-Stockman primary contest; Texplainer explains the AG’s duty to defend state laws; ex-El Paso County commissioner gets probation in corruption case
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Stockman, Cornyn Race May Be Tea Party Test
U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman’s challenge to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn gives the insurgent branch of the Texas GOP a chance to show its strength — or the lack of it.
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The Brief: Dec. 12, 2013
Bill Powers’ future as University of Texas at Austin president could be put to a vote at a Thursday meeting of the UT System’s Board of Regents.
