Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Dante Chinni of the American Communities Project at American University makes the argument that if Texas flips blue, it could do so in a hurry. And not just because of the state’s growing Hispanic population.
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Davis, Abbott Spar Over Equal Pay, Ethics
With the Texas governor’s race in full general election mode, Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis and her Republican opponent, Attorney General Greg Abbott, sparred on Tuesday over fair pay for women and ethics.
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The Brief: March 11, 2014
Ted Cruz’s positioning for the next stage of his political career was the common thread in Monday’s news coverage of Texas’ junior senator.
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Analysis: Primary Totals a Reminder of a Past Vote
Wendy Davis isn’t the first Democratic candidate for governor to lose a fifth of her primary vote, and GOP crowing about the size of its own electorate hides the overall unpopularity of voting in primary elections.
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The Brief: March 10, 2014
The Tea Party’s big moment last week in the GOP party primaries already is creating anticipation of a more libertarian tilt to next year’s legislative session.
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Inside Texas Politics: Analyzing Primary Results
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bud Kennedy about what’s next in the lieutenant governor’s race, Democratic turnout and more.
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Davis Continuing Legal Work for Public Sector Clients During Her Run
Democrat Wendy Davis said last summer that she would quit doing private legal work for her public sector clients if she ran for governor. But months after she kicked off her campaign, the Fort Worth senator continues to represent them.
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The Brief: March 7, 2014
GOP gubernatorial nominee Greg Abbott leads his Democratic rival, Wendy Davis, by 12 points among likely voters, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll.
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Focus is on Davis, but Turnout Down in Both Parties
Some Republicans’ digs at Wendy Davis’ performance in the Democratic primary on Tuesday have obscured the fact that turnout was down for both parties compared with 2010.
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TribLive: Davis on the Case Against Abbott
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor in 2014, laid out the bill of particulars against her GOP opponent, Greg Abbott.
