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The latest 2012 elections news from The Texas Tribune.

  • Sources: Williams May Switch to U.S. House Race

    By Evan Smith

    Former Railroad Commissioner Michael Wiliams, who announced his intention back in January to seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison, is likely to drop out of that race and instead run for a newly created congressional seat, multiple sources tell the Tribune. Full Story 

    Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams announces U.S. Senate candidacy at TribLive on January 27, 2011.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • Dan Patrick for U.S. Senate? Stay Tuned, He Says

    By Jay Root

    State Sen. Dan Patrick, a radio talk show host who has been courting Tea Party activists, is promising to tell reporters Friday whether or not he will try to make a jump to the U.S Senate to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. Full Story 

    State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, listens to an aide on the Senate floor on May 16, 2011.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

    By Evan Smith

    Root and Galbraith on a Dallas billionaire's radioactive waste dump victory, Grissom on the passage of eyewitness ID reform, Hamilton on the old grudges bedeviling the debate over higher ed, Philpott on the status of congressional redistricting, Ramsey on Rick Perry's un-campaign for president, Ramshaw on why medical schools are the scorned children of the state's education budget, my session-wrap interview with three veteran Democrats, M. Smith on why Rob Eissler can't pass mandate relief for school districts and Stiles on who's giving what to which Texas candidates in 2011-12 congressional races: The best of our best content from May 16 to 20, 2011. Full Story 

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    Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman

  • TribLive: Cornyn on Taxes, Washington and 2012

    By Evan Smith

    At Monday's TribLive conversation, I interviewed U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, about the President's plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, the perpetual fight between Texas and Washington and what's likely to happen in 2012 Senate races — including the one to succeed Kay Bailey Hutchison. Full Story 

    U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks to a TribLive audience on April 18, 2011.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune

  • AUDIO: John Cornyn at TribLive

    By Evan Smith

    At Monday's TribLive conversation, I interviewed U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, about the President's plan to tax the wealthiest Americans, the perpetual fight between Texas and Washington and what's likely to happen in 2012 Senate races — including the one to succeed Kay Bailey Hutchison. Full Story 

    U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks to a TribLive audience on April 18, 2011.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune

  • VIDEO: John Cornyn at TribLive

    By Evan Smith

    At Monday's TribLive conversation, I interviewed U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, about the President's plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, the perpetual fight between Texas and Washington and what's likely to happen in 2012 Senate races — including the one to succeed Kay Bailey Hutchison. Full Story 

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  • Tom Leppert Announces Senate Bid

    By Reeve Hamilton

    It's official. Republican Tom Leppert, who stepped down as mayor of Dallas this week, told a Dallas TV station that he is joining the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in 2012. Full Story 

    Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert talks Texas at the Triblive conversation series at the Austin Club on October 27th, 2010
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • Ted Cruz: The TT Interview

    By Brandi Grissom

    Ted Cruz, recently announced GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate, talks with The Texas Tribune about why he wants to go to Washington, how his experience as the state's solicitor general has prepared him for the job and about his conservative idols. Full Story 

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  • Ted Cruz: The TT Interview

    By Brandi Grissom

    The former Texas Solicitor General sat down with the Tribune last week to talk about what makes him stand out in the GOP crowd running to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and which Republican leaders he idolizes. Full Story 

  • A Conversation With Michael Williams

    By Evan Smith

    For our latest TribLive conversation, I sat down with the soon-to-be-ex railroad commissioner and declared 2012 U.S. Senate candidate to talk about why he's running, what he thinks of his potential primary opponents and how his campaign will or won't be impacted by his race. Full Story 

    Education Commissioner Michael Williams, a former railroad commissioner, is shown at a TribLive event on Jan. 27, 2011.