Washington, D.C., is abuzz over the latest perceived thumb to the eye delivered by Ted Cruz to the House leadership.
Pete Sessions
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The Brief: Jan. 9, 2014
The Public Utility Commission’s proposed changes to the electric market gained a powerful detractor in recent days: the Texas Oil and Gas Association, the state’s oldest and largest petroleum organization.
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The Brief: Dec. 17, 2013
California Republican Darrell Issa supplemented a report critical of the health care navigator program with a field hearing in Texas on Monday to further explore those criticisms with a panel tilted heavily toward GOP members.
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The Evening Brief: Dec. 6, 2013
Your evening reading: former CPRIT executive indicted; ag commissioner candidate warned on how he handles his horses; a glimpse into the Joe Jamail box at a UT home game
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Incumbent Republicans With a Shared Problem
Two Republican Dallas legislators — one state, one federal — each face conservative challengers in the coming primary elections. Their districts overlap, and so do their risks that anti-establishment voters might come knocking.
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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
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Sessions Draws a Tea Party Opponent
A former supporter — Tea Party activist Katrina Pierson — of U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Dallas, has decided to challenge the incumbent in next year’s Republican primary.
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Updated: The 2012 Holdouts List
Some are waiting to see what the courts will do. Others want to see if any opponents surface. Regardless, with six days to go until the filing deadline, how many incumbents haven’t filed yet? A whole bunch.
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Q3 Fundraising Could Mean Tight House Races
Texas congressional incumbents raised more than $4.7 million during the third quarter of the year, but some of them face challengers who also displayed a knack for raising political cash.
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Texas’ Clout in Congress Rises Along With GOP
Texas has the largest GOP delegation in Congress, and those members have high seniority, spots on key committees and seats at the leadership table — evidence, observers say, of the state’s sway inside the Capitol.