What was originally planned as the first head-to-head encounter of the Republican runoff race for lite guv will now be a solo appearance by David Dewhurst. His opponent, Dan Patrick, announced late Monday afternoon that he was withdrawing from the debate.
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Analysis: Who Will Be Texas Tea Party Leader, Version 3.0?
Gov. Rick Perry was the first prominent Texas politician to grab the Tea Party wave. Ted Cruz was next, winning a U.S. Senate seat in 2013. Is state Sen. Dan Patrick next in line?
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The Brief: March 17, 2014
The rightward tilt of the Texas Senate has one of its more hallowed traditions — the two-thirds rule — in danger of going the way of the dodo.
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Inside Texas Politics: Try, Try Again
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 Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential prospects, several runoff contests and more.
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The Brief: March 13, 2014
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 11, 2014
Ted Cruz’s positioning for the next stage of his political career was the common thread in Monday’s news coverage of Texas’ junior senator.
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The Brief: March 6, 2014
A GOP primary contest that rewarded many of the most conservative candidates on the ballot has the national media sizing up the continued strength of the Tea Party in Texas.
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The Brief: March 5, 2014
Some questions got answered in Tuesday’s primary contests as the conversation now shifts to the May runoff elections and to the November general elections.
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The Brief: Feb. 27, 2014
Texans are much more optimistic about the direction of the state than the nation as a whole, according to the final installment of findings from the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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The Brief: Feb. 26, 2014
The times they are a-changin’ on Texans’ attitudes toward marijuana, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
