Sen. Wendy Davis, the Democratic candidate for governor, offered her harshest assessment yet of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, criticizing the Republican’s role in the government shutdown. She also rejected comparisons between Cruz’s actions and her June filibuster.
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The Brief: Oct. 28, 2013
Texas’ two biggest political celebrities of the moment — Wendy Davis and Ted Cruz — continue to make the biggest waves across the Lone Star State’s political scene.
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Newsreel: Peace, Cruz and Nugent
This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz checks in with voters on a post-shutdown tour of Texas, surprising moves on the 2014 campaign trail and Gov. Rick Perry announces a Texas A&M campus in Israel.
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The Evening Brief: Oct. 25, 2013
Your evening reading: contractor involved with health exchange received Enterprise Fund money; Sebelius comes to Texas to apologize and to criticize; Cruz despises avocados
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The Evening Brief: Oct. 24, 2013
Your evening reading: gubernatorial hopefuls both favor Prop 6; Davis calls insurance exchange problems “inexcusable”; yet more NSA surveillance revelations
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The Brief: Oct. 24, 2013
A major plot twist emerged Wednesday in the race to succeed Wendy Davis in the state Senate.
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The Evening Brief: Oct. 23, 2013
Your evening reading: closing arguments made in abortion law trial; lite guv candidate Patrick promises to cut property taxes; new Times profile shines spotlight on Mrs. Ted Cruz
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Newsreel: Shutdown Shuts Down, and a Political Shuffle
This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: The federal government shutdown comes to an end, Gov. Rick Perry racks up sky miles with a trip to Israel and London, and a resignation in the state Senate starts a political land rush.
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Speaking to Medical Group, Cruz Discusses Obamacare Fight
“You don’t try to pull back from an epic disaster like Obamacare and expect that it’s going to be an easy road,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said Saturday while addressing the Texas Medical Association’s fall conference. Cruz added that the fight is not over.
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Abbott: Cruz’s Actions During Shutdown No Surprise
Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott said Friday that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz made good on his campaign promises with his controversial actions in the federal government shutdown.
