Ted Nugent has agreed to be the treasurer and co-chairman of former state Rep. Sid Miller’s campaign for agriculture commissioner, the musician said Tuesday night, promising to “raise as much hell” as he can in the campaign.
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Democratic Mega-Donor Forms New Trial Lawyer Association
Move over, Texas Trial Lawyers Association. There’s a new group in town: the Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers. Democratic mega-donor Steve Mostyn says he formed the group because he wants more cash to go straight into campaign coffers.
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The Evening Brief: Oct. 22, 2013
Your evening reading: Pitts testifies in Regent Hall investigation; Stefani Carter drops Railroad Commission bid for run at re-election; blowback over Combs’ endorsement of Hegar for comptroller
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Higher Education
Pitts: There’s Enough Evidence to Impeach Hall
UPDATED: Records requests that University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall filed with the University of Texas at Austin were the subject of hours of testimony Tuesday afternoon during a legislative committee hearing.
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Branch Touts Moment of Silence Law in Web Video
In a new web ad, Republican Attorney General candidate Dan Branch highlights a bill he sponsored in 2003 requiring that students in Texas public schools be allowed to observe a moment of silent prayer or meditation.
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Toth Announces Bid to Succeed Williams in Senate
State Rep. Steve Toth, R-The Woodlands, announced on Monday that he will run for the state Senate seat being vacated by Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands.
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In Dewhurst Web Ad, “Texas Takes the Cake”
Job creation during Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s tenure is the emphasis of a web video, featuring a Texas-shaped cake, that was released Monday by his re-election campaign.
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Economy
Dispute Over Money for Scanning Machine May Stall Bridge Opening
Just weeks before a new rail bridge connecting Texas and Mexico is set to open, controversy surrounding an X-ray machine for the bridge has unfolded and could delay the opening.
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The Abbott Versus Davis Race is No Rerun of Claytie and the Lady
Things are different now. People come to see Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis, for sure, but not as spectacles, not for the same reasons they came to see the candidates who came to be known as Ann and Claytie.
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The Brief: Oct. 21, 2013
Texas’ abortion wars may flare anew this week as the state’s contentious new restrictions head to court.