Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott campaigned with former Hewlett-Packard CEO and prominent Republican Carly Fiorina on Wednesday in an effort to appeal to more women voters.
Wendy Davis
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Politics
Few Candidate Debates in Statewide Races
Candidates for three of the eight major statewide races on this year’s November ballot appear likely to reach Election Day without ever engaging in a debate with their opponent, according to campaign representatives.
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Abbott Crushing Davis in Money Battle
Attorney General Greg Abbott pulled in more than a dozen six-figure donations, spent about $200,000 a day and still had more than $30 million in the bank for the final stretch of the Texas governor’s race.
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Health care
The Brief: Oct. 7, 2014
New abortion restrictions passed by the Legislature could lead to one unexpected result: more abortions performed in doctors’ offices as the number of abortion clinics in the state drops to single digits.
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2014 TribuneFest: Audio From the Keynote Track
The keynote track at the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival featured interviews with several Texas elected officials and candidates, as well as a pair of panel discussions. Listen to audio of each session.
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State Government
Analysis: Controversy on Both Sides of an Election
Thanks to a tough examination from the State Auditor’s Office, the Texas Enterprise Fund has become an election issue. But it was an issue before now, and will be an issue during the next legislative session.
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Energy
The Brief: Oct. 6, 2014
GOP gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott’s tenure as attorney general was the focus of news coverage this weekend. And it wasn’t the sort of coverage craved by campaigns.
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Inside Texas Politics: Ebola
This week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics with host Jason Wheeler, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey is dominated by talk of the first appearance of the Ebola virus in the U.S.
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Energy
The Brief: Oct. 3, 2014
As of this morning, the number of legally operating abortion clinics in Texas can be counted on two hands.
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Newsreel: Disease and Debates
This week in the Newsreel: A confirmed case of Ebola in Dallas is testing the state’s public health emergency response system. Also, the nominees for governor and lieutenant governor debated.
