In a blow to Texas pride, it appears that the Lone Star State has lost out to Nevada in the race to land Tesla Motors’ $5 billion battery “gigafactory.”
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Davis Campaign Agrees to New Sept. 30 Debate With Abbott
UPDATED: After the original plan for a Sept. 30 debate was scrapped, the campaigns for gubernatorial hopefuls Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis have agreed on a new plan for a debate that day.
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The Brief: Sept. 3, 2014
Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott on Tuesday reaffirmed the watchdog role of the Public Integrity Unit while also defending his agency’s investigation of a Houston voter registration group in 2010.
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Amid Campaign, Davis Gearing Up for Promotion of Memoir
Democrat Wendy Davis, a Fort Worth state senator and candidate for governor, is ramping up promotion for her soon-to-be released memoir. She has released a trailer and has scheduled book signings across Texas.
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The Brief: Sept. 2, 2014
Greg Abbott, the Republican nominee for governor, will spend his first day on the campaign trail after Labor Day unveiling a proposal to make it easier for students to get college credit for taking certain types of online courses.
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Inside Texas Politics: Lawyering Up
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, we talked about Thursday’s ruling that the state’s school finance system is unconstitutional, the delay in raising standards on school tests, Gov. Rick Perry’s newest lawyer and more.
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Analysis: To Debate or Not to Debate?
UPDATED: A televised statewide debate between Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Wendy Davis fell apart on Friday, and another one popped up in its place, raising questions about whether voters will get many chances to compare the two candidates for governor. Does it matter?
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On Border, Questions Over National Guard Troops’ Needs
Democrats say media reports that some National Guard troops on the border haven’t been paid and can’t afford basic necessities are infuriating. Republican Gov. Rick Perry’s office says the National Guard is fully equipped to help them.
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Citing Format Issues, Abbott Changes Gears on Debate
UPDATED: On Friday morning, Republican candidate Greg Abbott pulled out of a Sept. 30 gubernatorial debate to be broadcast statewide on television, citing format issues. In the afternoon, his campaign announced he has agreed to another debate for the same date.
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The Brief: Aug. 29, 2014
It’s a good thing that Judge John Dietz dropped his school finance ruling before a three-day weekend, because interested parties could use that extra day to go over his 400-plus page decision.
