The latest 2014 elections news from The Texas Tribune.
Across wide swaths of state government, male employees make more on average than their female colleagues. But a closer look at the payrolls of individual agencies and offices presents a more complicated picture. Full Story
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At our 3/20 TribLive conversation, Kinky Friedman, a Democratic candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner in 2014, previewed his strategy for winning the runoff and the general election. Full Story
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At our 3/20 TribLive conversation, Kinky Friedman, a Democratic candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner in 2014, talked about why he wants to legalize marijuana — and what it would mean for the state. Full Story
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At our 3/20 TribLive conversation, Kinky Friedman, a Democratic candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner in 2014, defended his decision to run as an independent in 2006 and to say nice things about Rick Perry in 2011. Full Story
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Full video of my 3/20 TribLive conversation with Kinky Friedman, a Democratic candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner in 2014. Full Story
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In 2013, developer Don Huffines and state Sen. Ken Paxton backed the expansion of a taxing district in North Texas — a practice that isn’t uncommon, but that has exposed a fiscal rift among conservatives. Full Story
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For political challengers, a runoff can be good news: They lived to fight another day. For incumbent officeholders, runoffs are fraught with the idea that voters are shopping for someone new. Full Story
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In the latest iteration of the fight over women's issues in the Texas governor’s race, Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott and his Democratic opponent state Sen. Wendy Davis are sounding off over equal pay. Full Story
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In which we rank the races by risk to the incumbents and/or the level of drama for candidates and voters. This is our list of the congressional and legislative runoffs. Full Story
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis launched a Spanish-language version of her campaign website on Monday. Her Republican opponent, Greg Abbott, released a Spanish version of his campaign site earlier this year. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry was the first prominent Texas politician to grab the Tea Party wave. Ted Cruz was next, winning a U.S. Senate seat in 2013. Is state Sen. Dan Patrick next in line? Full Story
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Cecilia Abbott has been a regular at her husband's side as he travels across the state for his campaign for governor. She could become the first Latina to be the first lady of Texas. Full Story
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A runoff against a populist conservative is nothing new for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. But he has to figure out how to win one. Full Story
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In which we rank the races by risk to the incumbents and/or the level of drama for candidates and voters. This is our starting list of the congressional and legislative runoffs. Full Story
The Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call this week published a handy compendium of Texas GOP politicians thinking about the next election (or two) and where they might choose to run. Full Story
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This week in the Newsreel: The 2014 primary runoffs are more than two months away. Will the remaining contests get dirty? And whom will the primary election losers throw their support behind? Full Story
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As they put their focus squarely on the November general election, Attorney General Greg Abbott and state Sen. Wendy Davis are pushing the issue of potential conflicts of interest for officeholders into a brighter political spotlight. Full Story
Texas Democratic leaders tried to keep Kinky Friedman off of their November ticket, for fear voters will not take him seriously. But if he wins a runoff for agriculture commissioner in May, he might offer them their best odds for a win. Full Story
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Will primary night results carry into runoffs? Not necessarily, political observers say. A recent change in election law has prompted Texas to extend the time between primaries and runoffs. Full Story
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Jerry Patterson and Todd Staples offered differing takes on Tuesday on how the May runoff between their former lieutenant governor primary opponents — Dan Patrick and incumbent David Dewhurst — might turn out. Full Story
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