Exiting Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert has released a lengthy (as in, more than three minutes) video on YouTube explaining why the Republican is running for U.S. Senate.
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National Journal: Texans Among Most Conservative in Congress
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and U.S. Reps. Randy Neugebauer and Sam Johnson are among the most conservative members of Congress, according to National Journal’s annual ranking of votes.
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National Democrats Target Blake Farenthold [Updated]
Not even two months into his first term, U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, is the subject of an ad campaign from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
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Public Education
U.S. House Votes on Texas Education Money [Updated]
In the latest round of the political feud over $830 million in federal funding, House Republicans, led by U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, passed a bill Saturday that attempts to block the enforcement of the Texas-specific Education Jobs amendment.
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Ron Paul at CPAC: “Too Much Bipartisanship”
U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Surfside, gave a rollicking speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington — one peppered with cheers and jeers. His target? The “bipartisanship” that leads to foreign and financial policies he argues curb the country’s liberty.
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Michael Williams on Why He’s Running
The 2012 U.S. Senate candidate explains the reason he’s entered the race — and addresses the question of whether Kay Bailey Hutchison is a consistent conservative.
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Demographics
Michael Williams on Being a Black Republican
The 2012 U.S. Senate candidate discusses whether his race will be a factor in the primary campaign.
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Environment
Michael Williams on Climate Change
The 2012 U.S. Senate candidate on whether he believes climate change exists.
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A Conversation With Michael Williams
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.
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Williams: Dewhurst Isn’t the Frontrunner
After officially announcing his candidacy for U.S. Senate at our TribLive conversation this morning, Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams took issue with the presumed frontrunner status of his potential GOP primary opponent, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.