President Obama sent a $447 billion jobs bill to Congress today — his latest attempt to revive the struggling economy. How will Texas be affected?
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Video: A Conversation with Ted Cruz
Full video of my 9/9 conversation with U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz. We talked about President Obama’s jobs speech, the future of Social Security and the debt ceiling debate, among other topics that could impact his 2012 GOP primary race.
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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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Politics
Doggett vs. the GOP and the Political Map
Austin Democrats are pretty unhappy with the Republican Legislature’s redistricting maps, and Rep. Lloyd Doggett is the poster child for their frustrations. Their anger might save him.
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Politics
A Congressional Double-Header Out West
State Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, says he is filing papers to run for the CD-23 congressional seat now held by Republican Francisco “Quico” Canseco of San Antonio. And in El Paso, former City Rep. Beto O’Rourke says that he will challenge longtime U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes in the Democratic primary election next year.
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Gallego Will Challenge Canseco for Congressional Seat
State Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, says he is filing papers this week to run for the congressional seat now held by Republican Francisco “Quico” Canseco of San Antonio.
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Roger Williams Talks to the Animals
GOP congressional candidate Roger Williams doesn’t have a Democratic opponent yet in his CD-33 race in North Texas, so he’s running against … donkeys.
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Politics
Updated: Jackson Chooses Congress Over State Senate
As expected, state Sen. Mike Jackson, R-La Porte, will run for Congress next year instead of for re-election to the Texas Senate. State Rep. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, may run for his Senate seat.
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Congressman Bustamante, the Sequel?
John Bustamante, the son of former U.S. Rep. Albert Bustamante, D-San Antonio, will run for the Democratic nomination for the CD-23 seat now held by first-term U.S. Rep. Francisco “Quico” Canseco, R-San Antonio.
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Congress
Updated: Senate Candidates Take a Stand on Debt Deal
Congress is set to vote on a deal that would raise the federal debt ceiling to avoid an unprecedented default. They may not be in Washington now, but we asked several U.S. Senate candidates to weigh in on how they’d vote on the plan if they were.
