The president of Emily’s List on the state’s changing demographics, how those changes will help put candidates like state Sen. Wendy Davis in statewide office and why women will help turn Texas blue.
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Texas Standing Out on Multiple Fronts in Immigration Debate
Texas is showing how unique it is when it comes to matters of immigration. Statistics say it has more undocumented immigrants in detention centers than any other state. And organizers of a virtual march for immigration reform say the state is the perfect spot to host related events.
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Interactive: Comparing Perry, Cruz as Potential Presidential Candidates
Two Texans, Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, are on the GOP’s radar as potential 2016 presidential candidates. Use this interactive to see how they compare on issues like health care, abortion and immigration.
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Texas Weekly Newsreel: Budget, Ethics and 2014
In this edition of the Newsreel: Will lawmakers finish the budget? Will the governor call for a special session? And when this is over, who will be running for office in 2014?
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TribLive: A Conversation About Ethics in the Lege
Full video of Ross Ramsey’s 5/16 TribLive conversation about ethics in the Texas Legislature with former Assistant Travis County District Attorney Mindy Montford, campaign finance lawyer Randall “Buck” Wood, state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, and former state Rep. Ismael “Kino” Flores, D-Palmview.
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Seeking Bipartisanship in a Sharply Divided Town
U.S. Reps. Kevin Brady and Pete Gallego are from different political parties, but they are united in trying to bring a little bipartisanship to the Texas delegation. They have scheduled a breakfast next week to discuss ways to forge a common agenda for the state.
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Video: Montford on Prosecutors and Enforcing Ethics Laws
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, former Assistant Travis County District Attorney Mindy Montford talked about ethics investigations and the deterrent effect of prosecution.
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TribLive: Capriglione and Wood on Disclosing Donors
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, and ethics and campaign finance lawyer Randall “Buck” Wood talked to the Tribune’s Ross Ramsey about transparency in political giving.
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Irony Abounds in Debate Over Ethics Proposals
In this session’s ethics battles, watchdogs say there’s more contradiction than conviction.
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Industry Opposition Leads to Likely Demise of Worker Classification Bill
Advocacy groups and business owners urged lawmakers to crack down on companies that misclassify their employees for tax and immigration purposes. But in the final days of the session, the measures have run out of steam.