M. Smith on Rick Perry’s allergic reaction to federal school money, E. Smith elicits Ted Cruz’s take on David Dewhurst, Root and Ramshaw cover Perry’s first presidential debate, Ramshaw and Aguilar poke at Perry’s immigration record and how it plays among Republicans, Hamilton on the dash for top status among Texas colleges, Galbraith on an environmental ruling from the White House that got conservative applause and one that didn’t, Grissom has the latest on the Willingham arson case and the state’s plans to look at other fires and Aaronson’s widget for comparing the presidential candidates: The best of our best content from Sept. 5 to 9, 2011.
Ted Cruz
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TribLive: Cruz vs. Dewhurst
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz explained why the presumed frontrunner in the GOP primary race, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, is the wrong man for the job.
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TribLive: Cruz Makes the Case Against Dewhurst
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz explained why the presumed front-runner in the GOP primary race, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, is the wrong man for the job.
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Campaign Chatter
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, is still in the maybe column in the race to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. But Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, says he won’t run for that federal job; he might be looking instead at the lieutenant governor’s post in 2014.
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McCaul: Game-Changer or Just Another Candidate?
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul’s combination of personal wealth and a political straddle between the establishment and dissident factions in the GOP could make him a viable contender for the seat now held by U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 94
This week on the TribCast, Ross, Reeve, Ben and Scott consider Michael McCaul’s potential entry into the U.S. Senate race, review Rick Perry and His Eggheads and talk about how nobody’s talking about Ron Paul.
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GOP Sources: McCaul May Get in Senate Race
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, is quietly exploring a run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Kay Bailey Hutchison, Republican sources told The Texas Tribune on Tuesday.
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Campaign Chatter
As expected, state Sen. Mike Jackson, R-La Porte, will run for Congress next year instead of for re-election to the Texas Senate. He’s not alone: Candidates are popping up all over the state.
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Tea Partiers Hear From Senate Candidates — Except Dewhurst
Five of the declared Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison met in Waco on Saturday night for a wide-ranging forum notable for the absence of the frontrunner, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: The Senate Race
We’ll get to the details soon enough, but the headline is that our insiders think Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is the candidate to beat in next year’s U.S. Senate race.