Senate Democrats have launched the nuclear option. Now what?
Ted Cruz
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The Evening Brief: Nov. 20, 2013
Your evening reading: SBOE discusses math requirements; Fidel Castro doubts lone gunman in JFK assassination; former LBJ right-hand man tells all about the Senate of yesteryear
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The Evening Brief: Nov. 19, 2013
Your evening reading: controversial mock immigration sting at UT canceled; new ads appear from lite guv candidates Dewhurst and Patterson; a drone flies over the Capitol
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The Brief: Nov. 19, 2013
And just like that, it seems, talk about a Rick Perry reboot in 2016 has taken over the conversation in Austin.
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The Evening Brief: Nov. 18, 2013
Your evening reading: UT student group’s mock immigration sting creates furor; Perry repositions himself in national conversation; Dewhurst wants to keep high-risk insurance pool open
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The Evening Brief: Nov. 15, 2013
Your evening reading: Cornyn earns Perry endorsement, says GOP must govern like “responsible adults”; Anderson released early from jail; two Texas Democrats break ranks with party on GOP bill to fix Affordable Care Act
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The Brief: Nov. 15, 2013
President Obama’s apology for the latest glitch in the rollout of his signature legislative achievement is failing to convert skeptics in the Lone Star State.
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The Evening Brief: Nov. 14, 2013
Your evening reading: comptroller candidates swap criticisms on taxes in forum; Perry sounds off on Obama’s proposed fix on insurance cancellations; Davis filibuster worked into new episode of Parks and Recreation
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Polling Center: Cornyn and the Cruz Effect
The state’s senior U.S. senator, up for re-election in 2014, steers warily around the state’s junior U.S. senator, who has been on a roll for the last several months.
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The Brief: Nov. 14, 2013
State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, will take another step toward confirming a run for lieutenant governor by announcing that she will make a “major announcement” Nov. 23.
