Chris Christie is coming to Texas on Thursday and with a large target on his back placed there by Democrats.
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The Brief: Feb. 5, 2014
Add Greg Abbott, apparently, to those wanting to turn the page on coverage of Wendy Davis’ life story.
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The Brief: Feb. 3, 2014
The Tribune’s Jay Root has the story on another secret audio recording released with the intent to impact the already contentious gubernatorial contest.
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The Brief: Jan. 31, 2014
The House Republican leadership on Thursday released a one-page blueprint for immigration reform. But with its call to legalize 11 million undocumented workers, the immediate question was whether the plan would fly within the party.
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The Brief: Jan. 30, 2014
New research by a Sam Houston State University economics professor finds Texas fifth in income inequality. Could it become a big issue in the governor’s race?
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The Brief: Jan. 29, 2014
Time magazine on Tuesday posted an article talking about Wendy Davis’ “moment of truth.” Davis then spent the rest of the day making the most concerted effort of the past week to push aside critics who have seized on details of her life story to say she isn’t fit for office.
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Inside Texas Politics: The Governor’s Race Heats Up
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely about last week’s brouhaha over discrepancies in Wendy Davis’ biography.
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The Brief: Jan. 13, 2014
Both Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis are expected to disclose raising more than $10 million in campaign finance filings due this week.
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The Brief: Jan. 7, 2014
The challenge to Texas’ law placing further restrictions on abortion facilities took another step toward a widely expected hearing by the U.S. Supreme Court with oral arguments before a three-judge panel from the 5th Circuit in New Orleans.
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On White House Call, Democrats Hit Republicans on Obamacare
On a White House conference call on Monday, Texas Democrats accused Gov. Rick Perry and other Republican state leaders of impeding implementation of federal health care reform in the state.
