U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz leads his closest Republican rivals for president by less than 10 percentage points, while Democrat Hillary Clinton maintains a commanding lead over her rivals, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Politics
Cruz: Pray That Supreme Court Doesn’t Legalize Gay Marriage
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz used the imminent Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage to make his case to a socially conservative group on Thursday.
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Politics
Analysis: When Power Doesn’t Spell Victory
Power in elected office doesn’t always translate into success in elections. Just ask Leticia Van de Putte. Or Trey Martinez Fischer. Or John Carona. Or David Dewhurst.
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Congress
Democrats Help Defeat Obama’s Legacy Bill
The U.S. House on Friday shot down President Obama’s bid to negotiate the largest trade deal in American history. The people taking knives to his agenda were in his own party, including most of Texas’ Democratic delegation.
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The Brief: June 10, 2015
A federal appeals court upheld a key segment of the 2013 Texas law adding requirements on abortion facilities in the state.
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Criminal Justice
Ted Cruz Goes Hunting in the Valley of Democrats
Long used to enrapturing friendly crowds in the reddest parts of beet-red Texas, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz came to the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday with a less familiar task: finding a receptive audience in one of the state’s few remaining Democratic bastions.
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The Brief: June 9, 2015
A pair of protests was held in McKinney on Monday in response to police action dispersing a crowd at a pool party over the weekend as details emerged about the party itself.
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Politics
Inside Texas Politics: Grading the 84th Legislature
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, host Jason Whitely, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey look back on the 84th Legislature.
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State Government
“It’s Time,” Perry Says in Announcing Candidacy
Standing in front of a big white cargo plane with a new “Perry for President” logo, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry made official what he has been hinting for some time: He’s running for president in 2016.
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The Brief: June 4, 2015
Later this morning in Addison, Rick Perry is expected to announce that he plans to run again for the White House, testing whether GOP voters across the country believe in extending him a second act in presidential politics.
