As former state Sen. Wendy Davis begins stumping for Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton today in Iowa, the Clinton camp expects the erstwhile gubernatorial candidate will draw interest from some key voting blocs.
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Wendy Davis Hits Iowa for Clinton Next Week
Wendy Davis, the former Texas gubernatorial candidate and state senator, will campaign for Democrat Hillary Clinton in Iowa, the Clinton campaign announced Wednesday.
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Wendy Davis Will Ask High Court to Block Abortion Limits
Former Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, who rose to national prominence after filibustering a restrictive abortion law in 2013, will join other state lawmakers from across the country in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to strike down those regulations.
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U.S. Rep. Veasey Keeps His Fingers Crossed
Sophomore U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, appears on track to coast to a third term representing his hybrid Dallas-Fort Worth seat in Congress. “Appears,” being the operative word.
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Wendy Davis Endorses Clinton for President
Former Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis on Wednesday endorsed Hillary Clinton for president, saying Clinton’s deep history with Texas politics will pay off come Election Day.
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TribCast: Primary Drop-Outs and a Wendy Davis Interview
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Patrick and Edgar about the latest shakeup on the presidential campaign trail, legal action over Medicaid rate cuts and Wendy Davis’ interview with Rolling Stone magazine.
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The Brief: May 11, 2015
The news organization Breitbart Texas confirmed that it has received footage of lawmakers shot by a nonprofit tied to conservative causes, but it has no plans to release any of it before the end of the legislative session in three weeks.
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Wendy Davis Fined for Ethics Violation
The Texas Ethics Commission has fined former state Sen. Wendy Davis $5,000 after finding “credible evidence” she failed to disclose her relationship with two lobbyists on financial disclosure forms filed during her 2012 re-election campaign.
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The Brief: April 21, 2015
The House gave the OK on Monday to legislation overhauling the way public corruption cases are handled in the state, but not before criticism that the new mechanism creates “a new protected class” of elected officials.
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The Brief: March 6, 2015
To close the week, we highlight a couple of trend stories detailing the continued population boom in the Lone Star State.
