Newsreel: DeLay, Navigators and Pauken
This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: Tom DeLay's conviction is overturned, Rick Perry wants to regulate Obamacare "navigators" and Tom Pauken makes his case for governor. Full Story
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This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: Tom DeLay's conviction is overturned, Rick Perry wants to regulate Obamacare "navigators" and Tom Pauken makes his case for governor. Full Story
Your evening reading: Cruz pushing Senate Republicans to block funding bill; Cornyn says he opposes government shutdown over Obamacare; two Texas congressmen leave immigration talks Full Story
State Rep. Tryon Lewis, R-Odessa, announced Friday that he is retiring from the Texas House at the end of his current term. Full Story
Full video of my 9/19 TribLive conversation with state Sen. Dan Patrick, Republican of Houston, a candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014. Full Story
With political observers saying state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, appears likely to run for governor, that got us wondering: How might she begin her campaign in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat statewide in decades? Full Story
A quixotic effort to dismantle Obamacare has turned into into a crucial test for newly embattled Ted Cruz. Full Story
Your evening reading: DeLay's conviction overturned; abortion opponents hit Patrick over past investment; Cruz answers criticism from House Republicans Full Story
In his first campaign video as a candidate for agriculture commissioner, Uvalde Mayor J Allen Carnes touts his farming roots and the importance of agriculture to the state. Full Story
At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, a candidate for lieutenant governor, explained his ongoing opposition to the Senate's two-thirds rule. Full Story
An ever-expanding niche market of political junkies — and the specialized media that feeds it — finds news in polling results and in conflicts over polling practice. The release of internal polls becomes as much about shaping public opinion as it is about measuring it. Full Story
Dan Patrick has made his opposition to abortion a centerpiece of his campaign for lieutenant governor. But two prominent abortion opponents are criticizing the Houston senator for once owning stock in the maker of the "morning after" pill. Full Story
A nascent battle pitting Ted Cruz against House Republicans has burst into full view. Full Story
Gov. Rick Perry, who has targeted Maryland as part of his ongoing campaign to lure out-of-state companies to the Lone Star State, went head to head with Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley on job creation on Wednesday. Full Story
Your evening reading: Perry dismisses criticism of Maryland gun factory tour; Cruz praises Boehner for advancing effort to defund Obamacare; Abbott unlikely to sue over San Antonio ordinance Full Story
As Gov. Rick Perry visits Maryland in his latest effort to recruit businesses to relocate to Texas, a Washington, D.C.-based group is taking aim at the governor’s trips and raising questions over how they are funded. Full Story
A pre-announcement announcement has fueled speculation that state Sen. Wendy Davis is preparing to run for governor. Full Story
Your evening reading: former SBOE chairman urges "final blow to the teaching of evolution"; Van de Putte takes issue with Dewhurst remark at debate; Texas again has nation's highest uninsured rate Full Story
Full video of my 9/16 TribLive conversation with Tom Pauken, a Republican candidate for Texas governor in 2014. Full Story
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judges Cathy Cochran, Tom Price and Paul Womack confirmed that they will not run for re-election in 2014. The news sets the stage for the court's biggest change in recent memory. Full Story
At Monday's TribLive conversation, Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Pauken talked about his plan to reduce property taxes and increase sales taxes to pay for public education. Full Story