Both Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott have shared tax returns for the last three years — but they seem to be the exception and not the rule when it comes to candidates disclosing what they make and what they pay in taxes.
Wayne Christian
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Health care
The Evening Brief: Nov. 13, 2013
Your evening reading: health exchange enrollment numbers are anemic in Texas; Sullivan says “NUTS” to Ethics Commission; Davis to meet big-buck Democratic donors in D.C.
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Energy
Wayne Christian Releases New Texas Railroad Commission Ad
Former state Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, a candidate for the Texas Railroad Commission, introduces himself in a new ad.
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Billing Both Legislature and Campaign? Prove It.
In politics, one man’s mistake is another’s opportunity. Now that state Rep. Joe Driver, R-Garland, has been sentenced for “double dipping,” opposition researchers in this primary season are scrambling for other examples.
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Campaign Roundup: The Week’s Political News
A rematch in Northeast Texas and challenges around the state mark this week’s news on the campaign trail.
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Campaign Chatter
Ted Cruz tries to lure David Dewhurst into a fight, while Tom Leppert taunts them both in a new TV ad.
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Campaign Chatter
Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, says he’ll seek another term in 2012. Fun facts from his announcement: “Among his younger-life experience, he worked as a paper boy, TV station copy boy, waiter, dishwasher, library clerk, and taxicab driver.”
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Health care
Anti-Abortion Measure Targets Travis County
An amendment that conservative state lawmakers hoped would wipe out the only taxpayer-funded elective abortions in Texas ultimately might not do much at all.
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Health care
Perry’s Pact With Social Conservatives Vaulted Him Atop His Party
Rick Perry has forged a coalition of economic, religious and social conservatives that helped him become the state’s longest-serving governor, poised to run a national race.
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Higher Education
Video: “Pansexual” Amendment Debate
While you were sleeping last night, lawmakers in the Texas House were engaged in a passionate debate over “pansexual” politics that nearly killed the entire fiscal matters bill, which is pretty much the main reason they’re having a special session. Trust us — this is must-see video.