The Evening Brief: July 16, 2013
Your evening reading: Abbott disputes claims he made deal not to run against Perry; Dewhurst ad touts abortion bill; Perry signs South Texas university bill Full Story
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Video: Dewhurst Ad Touts Abortion Bill's Passage
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst released a re-election campaign video Tuesday emphasizing his faith and his work on the recently passed legislation increasing abortion restrictions. Full Story
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Video: Abbott Recalls Houston Roots at Campaign Stop
Attorney General Greg Abbott spoke to supporters Monday at a popular Houston restaurant about why he's seeking to become the state's next governor. Full Story
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Fundraising Reports Offer Chance to Stand Out in Crowded Statewide Races
The Monday deadline to report fundraising numbers offered the first look at how the candidates running in the 2014 races for lieutenant governor and attorney general stack up financially. Full Story
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Carefully, Abbott Puts a Little Distance Between Himself and Perry
Attorney General Greg Abbott is disputing claims that he had a deal not to run against Gov. Rick Perry and has begun, in carefully chosen language, to put a little distance between himself and the man he means to replace. Full Story
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The Brief: July 16, 2013
New fundraising numbers on Monday set off the latest round of 2014 political jockeying in Texas. Full Story
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Finally, a Political Starting Gun
The Legislature has overstayed its time in Austin and the governor delayed his announcement. But the first is almost over and the governor has done his thing: It's time for politics. Full Story
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On Impeachment Probe, Committee in Uncharted Waters
A legislative committee charged with weighing the impeachment of University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall is easing its way into a process that has relatively little historical precedent or statutory guidance. Full Story
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Video: Greg Abbott Announces Bid for Governor
Attorney General Greg Abbott launched his campaign for governor Sunday in San Antonio. Here's full video of his speech. Full Story
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In Launching Bid for Governor, Abbott Says He's Ready to Fight
“When it comes to our freedom and our future, I will never, I will never, stop fighting,” Attorney General Greg Abbott said Sunday as he declared his candidacy for governor. Full Story
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Newsreel: Perry's Out, Santorum's Mad, Abbott's Loaded
In this edition of the Texas Weekly Newsreel: Gov. Rick Perry announced he won't seek re-election, Rick Santorum stopped by the Capitol to talk about the omnibus abortion bill and Attorney General Greg Abbott added to his campaign coffers. Full Story
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The Polling Center: The Morning After for Texas Democrats
A look at electoral returns and public opinion data helps explain why Democratic exuberance in the days after the Wendy Davis filibuster has been replaced with more measured analyses. Full Story
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Perry's Gubernatorial Era Ending, but Not Just Yet
Gov. Rick Perry's decision not to seek re-election opens some doors in Texas politics and government, including one that has been shut for a long time: What happens next to a lame duck governor? Full Story
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Special Election to Replace Strama Set for Nov. 5
Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday set Nov. 5 as the date for the special election to determine who will serve out the remainder of state Rep. Mark Strama's current term. Full Story
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Video: Santorum Discusses Texas Abortion Measure
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum joined Texas GOP legislators on Thursday to tout proposed abortion regulations and criticize media coverage of the debate. Watch his full comments here. Full Story
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Natural Gas Bill Could Have Big Impact on Texas
Texas, the country's leading natural gas producer, could benefit from a federal bill that focuses on permits for pipelines. But critics of the measure say that there are environmental issues that should not be ignored. Full Story
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An Announcement, a Legal Fight and a Special Session
Midsummer doldrums have been replaced by a little suspense — about the governor's plans, a court's decisions and the Legislature's protracted debate over abortion law. Full Story
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Abbott Adds $4.78 Million to War Chest
Attorney General Greg Abbott's campaign is reporting it raised $4.78 million in the last two weeks of June, an amount his representatives are calling a record haul. Full Story
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Dewhurst Confident of Abortion Bill Vote
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said he is confident abortion restriction legislation will pass during the current special session after an hours-long filibuster killed the bill during the first special session. Full Story
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The Polling Center: Ethics and Public Perceptions of Perry
Texas voters are concerned about public ethics, and about some of the issues that have attached to the governor over the last 12 years — but they're partisan about it, and that has made all the difference for Rick Perry. Full Story
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