A looming special election in Bryan, and movement in Fort Worth and El Paso top the list of political moves this week.
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Gone, Baby, Gone
Lost track of who’s leaving and who’s staying in legislative office?
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An Inside Game, Already Afoot
The possibility of five or more new Republican senators in 2013 opens a tactical door for conservatives who’d like to gain control of the Legislature.
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Campaign Roundup: The Week’s Political News
State campaign news, candidate announcements, retirements and rumors from the past week.
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Campaign Chatter
Chris Harris and Will Hartnett say they won’t be back, but the horde of candidates for state and federal legislative seats is growing.
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Harris Won’t Run Again; Vandergriff’s In
State Sen. Chris Harris, R-Arlington, won’t seek another term in the Texas Legislature, he said Monday, and he encouraged Victor Vandergriff to get into the race. UPDATE: Vandergriff says he’s in.
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Campaign Chatter
Rep. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, will run for Steve Ogden’s Senate seat. Ogden isn’t running, and Williamson County has become the 300-pound gorilla of that district in terms of population. Rep. Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock, won’t run.
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Higher-Octane Partisans
Partisan changes in the Legislature are on ice for now. The more important game to watch is for which kinds of Republicans and Democrats are coming to Austin every two years.
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The Texas Weekly Index: March Fights, November Peace
General elections in Texas will be less competitive than ever under the redistricting maps approved by the Legislature earlier this year. The political threats to incumbents, if any, will come in primaries and not in general elections.
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Ogden Won’t Seek Another Term
The Texas Senate’s chief budget writer — Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan — won’t seek re-election, he announced this morning.
