If the University of Texas System regents tap Gov. Rick Perry’s reported favorite, Kyle Janek, as their next chancellor, they won’t get pushback from the president of the system’s flagship campus.
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The Brief: March 12, 2014
Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Dante Chinni of the American Communities Project at American University makes the argument that if Texas flips blue, it could do so in a hurry. And not just because of the state’s growing Hispanic population.
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The Brief: March 10, 2014
The Tea Party’s big moment last week in the GOP party primaries already is creating anticipation of a more libertarian tilt to next year’s legislative session.
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Inside Texas Politics: Analyzing Primary Results
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bud Kennedy about what’s next in the lieutenant governor’s race, Democratic turnout and more.
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The Brief: March 7, 2014
GOP gubernatorial nominee Greg Abbott leads his Democratic rival, Wendy Davis, by 12 points among likely voters, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll.
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Focus is on Davis, but Turnout Down in Both Parties
Some Republicans’ digs at Wendy Davis’ performance in the Democratic primary on Tuesday have obscured the fact that turnout was down for both parties compared with 2010.
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The Brief: March 4, 2014
Another dose of winter weather expected to hit overnight from Austin and San Antonio to Houston is injecting a note of uncertainty into today’s party primary elections.
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Inside Texas Politics: Primary Day
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bud Kennedy about last week’s University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, Rick Perry and more.
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Analysis: On Lists of Endorsements, Governor’s Name is Rare
Gov. Rick Perry, the state’s top elected official, is missing from all but a handful of candidates’ endorsements. Uncharacteristically, his is a mostly secret ballot in this year’s Republican primaries.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Texans Remain More Bullish on State Than on Nation
Texans are almost twice as positive about the direction of the state than about the direction of the country, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
