State Rep. Naishtat Changes Mind, Will Not Seek Re-election
Longtime state Rep. Elliott Naishtat announced Thursday he will not seek re-election to the House seat he first won in 1990, despite saying earlier this week that he would. Full Story
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![State Rep. Elliott Naishtat, D-Austin, at the at the Texas A&M Health Science Center in Round Rock.]()
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Analysis: In the World of Redistricting, Somebody Will Always Be Slighted
Some people think it’s unfair to have more eligible voters in one legislative district than in another. But the number of eligible voters in each district is far from the only difference that might matter to voters. Full Story
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For Abbott, A Balancing Act Between Catholic Faith and Politics
A practicing Roman Catholic, Gov. Greg Abbott often cites the spiritual underpinnings of his political positions. His stance on barring Syrian refugees from Texas is his latest break with many leaders of his faith. Full Story
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Top Iowa Evangelical Leader Endorses Cruz
Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats on Thursday endorsed Ted Cruz for president, giving the Texas senator's campaign one of its biggest boosts yet in the first-in-the-country caucus state. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz takes questions after The Family Leader's Presidential Family Forum on Nov. 20, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa.]()
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Top Perry Strategist Joins Fiorina Campaign
Rob Johnson, a top strategist for former Gov. Rick Perry, has joined Carly Fiorina's presidential campaign. Full Story
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Judge Rejects Paxton Bid to Block Syrian Refugees
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s second attempt to immediately block the arrival of additional Syrian refugees was even shorter-lived than the first. A federal judge on Wednesday quickly rejected his request. Full Story
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Fake Mass Shooting Moved Off Campus
A gun rights group plans to hold a fake mass shooting Saturday near UT-Austin to protest gun-free zones. The group decided to move it just off campus after the university said demonstrators could face criminal trespassing charges. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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Call it "Fisher Fatigue": To UT-Austin Students, Case is Old News
It'll be just another Wednesday morning on campus at UT-Austin as lawyers in Washington D.C. argue over the school's admissions process before the U.S. Supreme Court. Past student interest in the case has drifted to other concerns. Full Story
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Analysis: Equal Numbers of District Voters — or District Constituents?
When political districts are based on population, each official represents the same number of people. If the lines were based instead on voting-age populations, their districts could have large variations in the numbers of people — voters plus nonvoters — they represent and serve. Full Story
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Cruz Revels in Finding Himself Under Siege
For months, Ted Cruz's presidential campaign plodded along largely unscathed by his rivals for the White House, operating in relative obscurity as other candidates traded blows. Those days, it seems, are over. Full Story
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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Texas Redistricting Case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday over a Texas case that sought to clarify what “one person, one vote” means in American politics. Full Story
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![Mario Carrillo (left) and Avery Lord, both of Voto Latino, held a sign ahead of a Congressional Hispanic Caucus prepares press conference in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8, 2015. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments that day in the Evenwel v. Abbott case.]()
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Lawmakers Grill Miller on Ag Fee Hikes
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller faced pointed questions from lawmakers Tuesday over his plan to dramatically hike fees on a host of licenses, registrations and services that his agency provides. Full Story
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Abbott, Cruz Push New Curbs on Syrian Refugees
Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas teamed up Tuesday to push new curbs on Syrian refugees entering the United States, unveiling a new bill that would let states "opt out" of accepting refugees from certain countries. Full Story
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Texas Redistricting Case Could Have Effect Across the United States
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday over how Americans are sorted into state legislative districts. A ruling could change the makeup of statehouses and, because state legislators draw the political maps, of Congress. Full Story
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Pro-Cruz Super PAC Seeks to Capitalize on Polling Gains
A super PAC supporting Ted Cruz is seeking to capitalize on his recent surge in polling with a new online ad and mail pieces introducing the Republican presidential candidate to voters in Iowa as well as South Carolina. Full Story
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Cruz on Trump's Muslim Ban: 'Not My Policy'
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said Monday he does not support banning all Muslims from entering the country, distancing himself from an inflammatory proposal by rival Donald Trump. Full Story
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Judge: No Hearing This Week in Refugee Case
A federal judge in Dallas said Monday it will be several weeks before he takes up a case in which Texas is suing the federal government and a refugee nonprofit over Syrian refugees, according to a lawyer connected to the suit. Full Story
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The Ticket: Brown Envelope Season
This week on The Ticket: KUT’s Ben Philpott and the Tribune's Jay Root explain the evolution of the attack ad — and get some analysis on Chris Christie's recent bump in the polls from New Jersey Public Radio's Matt Katz. Full Story
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Cruz Takes First-Ever Lead in Early State Poll
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has taken his first-ever lead in an early state poll, surging past billionaire Donald Trump to the no. 1 spot in Iowa. Full Story
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