Hillary Clinton Leans In On Texas To Grab Presidential Mojo
In Houston, Hillary Clinton celebrates a win in Nevada and sets her sights on Texas, a firewall in her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Full Story
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Cruz Finishes Third Behind Trump, Rubio in South Carolina
Ted Cruz on Saturday night placed third in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, narrowly trailing Marco Rubio for a disappointing finish in a state that seemed tailor-made for the U.S. senator from Texas. Full Story
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![Ted Cruz takes the stage at an Election Night party in Columbia, S.C., following his third-place finish in the Feb. 20 GOP South Carolina primary.]()
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Jeb Bush Suspends Presidential Campaign
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a native Texan, suspended his presidential campaign after a disappointing finish behind the top three contenders in the GOP South Carolina primary. Full Story
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![Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush visits with friends in the Texas Senate chamber after seeing his son George P. Bush, 38, sworn into office as the Texas Land Commissioner. The elder Bush has signaled that he's planning on running for U.S. President in 2016.]()
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S.C. Presents Critical Early Test of Cruz's Southern Strategy
With Donald Trump leading in the polls, the question shifts to the strength of Ted Cruz elsewhere in the South should he lose South Carolina. Full Story
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Geoscientist's Latest Experiment: Running for Statewide Office
In the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission, Lance Christian — a political novice — is embarking on something of an experiment: Can the agency staffer win statewide office based on scientific expertise alone? Full Story
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Roundup: Campus Carry, Pope Francis, South Carolina Showdown
In the Roundup: The University of Texas at Austin issues its much-anticipated campus carry guidelines, Pope Francis speaks to Texans from just across the border and the 2016 presidential saga continues – this week, in South Carolina. Full Story
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Cruz Betting Big on South Carolina's Upstate
In all, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has attended or held 16 events in Greenville, S.C. The only other campaign destination in that ballpark is Des Moines, where he attended at least 21 events during his 10-month courtship of Iowa. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. and presidential contender Ted Cruz campaigns in Greenville, South Carolina on Dec. 7, 2015.]()
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In South Carolina, Signs of Weakness in Cruz Evangelical Support
Despite taking all the right positions and drawing the right endorsements, Ted Cruz has struggled to shore up the support of South Carolina's evangelical voters as strongly as many of his supporters had expected he would. Full Story
![Ted Cruz speaks with Sean Hannity during a rally at the Sotille Theatre in Charleston, S.C., Friday, Feb 19, 2016, in preparation for the South Carolina Republican primary on Saturday.]()
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Cruz Sinks into South Carolina Swamp
He claims he won't get involved in the food fight. He won't get down in mud. And he most certainly won't throw rocks at other candidates. But no matter how Ted Cruz spins it, the U.S. senator from Texas is in the brawl. Full Story
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State Employee Steps Down After Controversial Women's Health Study
A high-ranking official at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is resigning after he co-authored an unflattering study that found the state’s exclusion of Planned Parenthood from a family planning program restricted women’s access to health care. Full Story
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Texas Racing Commission Nixes Historical Racing
The Texas Racing Commission voted 5-4 on Thursday to repeal rules allowing a new form of gambling, ending a monthslong deadlock that pitted members of the industry against state lawmakers. Full Story
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Rep. Dan Flynn Faces Challenger From the Right
In a race pitting an East Texas incumbent versus an upstart challenger endorsed by conservative activists, a pair of unlikely issues has commanded focus: toll roads and a controversy at the University of Texas at Austin. Full Story
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![Bryan Slaton (l) is challenging state Rep. Dan Flynn in the GOP primary for House District 2.]()
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Accused Laredo Killer Crossed Border Easily
Martha and Kimberly Martinez would like to know how a man with Juan Francisco De Luna Vasquez's lengthy criminal history could be living illegally in the United States when he killed their sister. Full Story
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![Angie Martinez, a 27-year-old mother of three, was killed in Laredo in 2015. Her estranged husband, an undocumented immigrant, is charged with her murder.]()
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Democrats' Alliance with Battleground Texas Shows Strains Ahead of Elections
While many Democrats have mixed feelings about the group that helped lead the party's election efforts in 2014, Battleground Texas officials still believe in their long-term strategy to turn Texas blue. Full Story
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![Former state Rep. Lon Burnam, a candidate for the Texas Railroad Commision, thanks Jim Hightower at his campaign kickoff at Scholz Garten on January 28, 2016.]()
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Mechler, Woodfill Square Off Again to Lead GOP
One says he's the most reliable steward of the Texas GOP's finances. The other says he'll make the party a more assertive voice for conservative values. Tom Mechler and Jared Woodfill meet again. Full Story
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Pope Francis' Border Mass Awes El Paso Catholics
During a whirlwind, one-day visit to Ciudad Juárez on Wednesday Pope Francis delivered poignant remarks on immigration and corruption, keeping intact his reputation as a polite but no-holds-barred pontiff. Full Story
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Senate Republicans Zero in on Religious Freedom Bills
The next Texas legislative session is almost a year away, but Senate Republicans are already zeroing in on proposals to bolster legal protections for religious opponents of same-sex marriage. Full Story
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![Sen. Joan Huffman, chair of the Senate Committee on State Affairs, listens to testimony on the affirmation of First Amendment liberty protections in Texas from invited witnesses on Feb. 17, 2016.]()
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Cruz Challenges Trump to Sue Him Over Ad
Ted Cruz is ratcheting up pressure on his Republican rivals to back up their accusations of dishonesty against his presidential campaign, challenging Donald Trump to follow through with an alleged threat to sue him. Full Story
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Border Catholics Ready to Welcome Pope Francis
After weeks of planning and speculation about what Pope Francis might say during his visit to the El Paso/Ciudad Juárez area on Wednesday, hundreds of thousands of Catholics are finally ready for the all-day affair. Full Story
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For Cruz, 2013 Shutdown Was a Defining Moment
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's “impossible” strategy to undercut the Affordable Care Act — President Obama's signature domestic policy achievement — won the Texan both enemies and fans. Full Story
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