A lot of people are rooting for David Dewhurst in the race for U.S. Senate — some because it would create a top political job opening in Texas. What if he loses? It would spoil a lot of ambitions.
Congress
Read the latest Texas Tribune coverage of Congress, from the state’s lawmakers in Washington to key legislation and political debates shaping Texas and the nation.
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Interactive: Congressional Candidates’ Pre-Primary Filings
Using the most recent campaign-finance reports filed by congressional candidates in Texas, we have compiled a list of the major numbers for those candidates.
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A Political Defendant Faces a Political Judiciary
Texas judges run in partisan elections, and sometimes what they do as politicians gets in the way of what they’re supposed to do as judges.
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Energy
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aaronson on why the latest Texas job gains are a mixed bag, Aguilar on the fight over an Eagle Pass coal mine, Batheja on nasty U.S. Senate race ads, Galbraith on El Paso’s water woes, Grissom on John Bradley’s tough primary, Hamilton and M. Smith on the controversial chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents, Murphy’s cool higher ed stats interactive, Ramsey talks to Robert Draper about what’s wrong with Congress, Ramshaw on Joe Barton vs. himself, Root on Perry’s Mitt embrace and my exclusive sit-down with the chancellor of the UT System: The best of our best content from May 14-18, 2012.
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Book Excerpt: Draper on Blake Farenthold
An excerpt on U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, from Robert Draper’s new book on Congress — Do Not Ask What Good We Do — from a chapter titled “Coffee with Your Congressman.”
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Book Excerpt: Draper on Sheila Jackson Lee
An excerpt on U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, from Robert Draper’s new book on Congress — Do Not Ask What Good We Do — from a chapter titled “Woman of a Certain Rage.”
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Robert Draper: The TT Interview
The author of a new book on Congress on what’s wrong in Washington, what might change things and whether he thinks more or less of the institution after seeing it up close.
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Robert Draper: The TT Interview
The author of a new book on Congress on what’s wrong in Washington, whether the new members or the establishment is more to blame, what might change things, whether the insiders know their system is broken, and whether he thinks more or less of the institution after seeing it up close.
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State Government
Jack Abramoff: The TT Interview
The former lobbyist on how to regulate lobbying in Washington, why he thinks the system is essentially corrupt, when money in politics is a problem and when it’s not, and why anyone should listen to someone like him.
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Video: The U.S. Senate Candidate Forum
In case you missed it, here’s an archived copy of last night’s U.S. Senate candidate forum, featuring four Republicans and two Democrats who hope to succeed Kay Bailey Hutchison.