Wednesday amounted to a daylong series of body blows to those who thought that authorities had things under control in the response to the diagnosis of Ebola in Dallas.
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Davis Says Controversial Ad Has Been “Incredibly Effective”
Several days into the media firestorm over the release of an ad that features an empty wheelchair, state Sen. Wendy Davis isn’t pulling back one inch from the harsh attacks on Attorney General Greg Abbott.
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Video: In MSNBC Interview, Davis Defends Wheelchair Ad
In an appearance Tuesday on MSNBC, Democratic governor hopeful Wendy Davis defends an ad, which features an empty wheelchair, that criticizes her Republican opponent, Greg Abbott.
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The Brief: Oct. 14, 2014
Gov. Rick Perry will have to spend part of his Halloween in an Austin courtroom. Perry was excused from a pre-trial hearing on Monday, but he must be at the next one, the presiding judge in the case determined.
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Davis Says Controversial Ad About One Thing: Hypocrisy
Wendy Davis responded Monday to criticism of her controversial wheelchair ad, saying the ad was aimed at pointing out hypocrisy in Greg Abbott’s actions.
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The Brief: Oct. 13, 2014
Confirmation came Sunday afternoon that a second person has been diagnosed with the Ebola virus in Dallas.
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Davis Pollster Says Wheelchair Ad Working
The pollster for Democrat Wendy Davis defended her controversial TV commercial Sunday, saying it’s working as intended despite widespread criticism that it uses the image of an empty wheelchair.
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Davis Ad With Empty Wheelchair Sparks Firestorm
State Sen. Wendy Davis touched off a political firestorm Friday with a 30-second TV ad that slams Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott for working against people with disabilities and others who filed lawsuits.
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The Brief: Oct. 10, 2014
A federal district judge in Corpus Christi ruled against the state’s voter ID law, injecting a note of drama into the run-up to the general elections.
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The Brief: Oct. 9, 2014
A sad chapter was marked Wednesday in the story of Ebola in Texas with the death of Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who flew to Dallas to join family only to be diagnosed with the deadly disease after arriving.
