It’s great to have experienced leaders on hand to help run the Legislature. But it’s also great — at least from a leader’s perspective — to have some openings to offer to potential supporters.
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State Government
Jones Accuses Wentworth of Ethical Lapses in New Ad
Former Railroad Commissioner and Senate District 25 hopeful Elizabeth Ames Jones on Monday released a television ad accusing incumbent state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, of ethical lapses.
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Health care
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
E. Smith interviews Dan Patrick about John Carona, Root on the race to replace Ron Paul, Batheja on a nest of open House seats in Tarrant County, Aguilar on a border brawl over a congressional seat in El Paso, Tan on the fight over Planned Parenthood in West Texas, Aaronson maps the holes in the state’s health care provider network, M. Smith on who might be the next Texas education commissioner, Ramshaw on social media sabotage, Hamilton and Ramshaw on the reaction to news of job insecurity for UT-Austin’s president and Grissom on a knickers-twisting historical marker: The best of our best content from May 7 to 11, 2012.
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State Government
TribLive: A Conversation with Dan Patrick
Full video of my May 10 TribLive conversation with state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston.
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Public Education
TribLive: Patrick on Public Education
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, talked about “turning things upside down” in the public education system.
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State Government
TribLive: Patrick on Carona
At Thursday morning’s TribLive conversation, state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, discussed his extremely public feud with state Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas.
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State Government
Guest Column: Republican Candidates, Side by Side
Rice University political scientist Mark P. Jones looks at the legislative voting records of candidates in a half-dozen GOP primaries, finding some significant differences in House races and negligible differences in two Senate contests.
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State Government
A Private Battle Turns Public in Texas Senate
The quiet race for lieutenant governor isn’t quiet any more, as two senators opened a fiery and very public email fight over gossip that could sink both of their chances to succeed Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.
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State Government
Race is for District 10, but the Magic Number is 12
Wendy Davis isn’t the only reason for the political stirrings in Senate District 10. It’s because she serves as a security vote that props up the Democrats and trips up the Republicans.
