A ruling by a federal judge on Monday thrust abortion politics and Texas back into the national spotlight.
Wendy Davis
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Abbott and Davis Fight Before Fight Begins
They haven’t even won their respective primaries yet, but the leading candidates for Texas governor — Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Wendy Davis — are engaged in a bitter fight in federal court. It’s not over who should be governor. It’s about money — and bragging rights.
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The Evening Brief: Oct. 28, 2013
Your evening reading: ruling on abortion law puts Texas in national spotlight; Davis blames Cruz for government shutdown; Carona gets primary challenge from the right
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Politics
Abbott Proposes Constitutional Limits to Spending, Rainy Day Fund
In his first major policy address as a gubernatorial candidate, Attorney General Greg Abbott proposed tighter constitutional limits on state spending and increased constraints on the Rainy Day Fund.
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Davis Hits Cruz on Shutdown, Rejects Comparison to Filibuster
Sen. Wendy Davis, the Democratic candidate for governor, offered her harshest assessment yet of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, criticizing the Republican’s role in the government shutdown. She also rejected comparisons between Cruz’s actions and her June filibuster.
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Politics
The Brief: Oct. 28, 2013
Texas’ two biggest political celebrities of the moment — Wendy Davis and Ted Cruz — continue to make the biggest waves across the Lone Star State’s political scene.
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Davis Hires Karin Johanson as Campaign Manager
After a nationwide search, the campaign of state Sen. Wendy Davis announced Sunday she was tapping veteran Democratic strategist Karin Johanson to run her race for Texas governor.
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Health care
The Brief: Oct. 25, 2013
The problem-plagued federal health insurance marketplace drew fire on Thursday from across the political spectrum and in multiple venues.
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Politics
The Evening Brief: Oct. 24, 2013
Your evening reading: gubernatorial hopefuls both favor Prop 6; Davis calls insurance exchange problems “inexcusable”; yet more NSA surveillance revelations
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Energy
Davis, Abbott Express Support for Proposition 6
Gubernatorial candidates Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott are throwing their support behind Proposition 6, the constitutional amendment that will fund projects designed to help the state meet its growing need for water.
