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Tom Pauken Announces Bid for Governor
Tom Pauken, the former Texas workforce commissioner and former chairman of the Texas Republican Party, confirmed Thursday to the Tribune that he will file to run for governor.
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Bush Filing Clears the Air, But Only a Little Bit
George P. Bush is running for land commissioner, clearing the way for other politicians who want to run in 2014 but don’t want to run against that famous last name. But the filing doesn’t end the speculation — it just changes it.
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Video: Perry Says He’ll Decide on Presidential Bid Late This Year
In an interview with The Shark Tank, a Florida politics blog, Gov. Rick Perry said he would decide whether to run for re-election in June, then make his decision on a presidential bid “sometime later in the year.”
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: About the Senior Senator…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about exemptions from school property taxes and about the political future of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn.
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The Polling Center: Papal and Public Opinion on Gay Marriage
Whether or not the Catholic Church remains strongly opposed to gay marriage under Pope Francis I, one thing is for sure: There is a clear and widening gap between papal and public opinion on same-sex relationships in the U.S., and Texas is no exception.
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Deciphering a Short Turn at the Governor’s Office
Political insiders rarely take things at face value, so it’s not surprising that they are scratching their collective heads over Ann Bishop’s sudden hiring and equally sudden departure from the office of Gov. Rick Perry.
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Demographics
The Brief: March 19, 2013
A postmortem of the Republican Party’s 2012 losses has pushed immigration reform back into the spotlight.
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Houston-Area Tea Party Leader Had Ties to American Fascist Party
As recently as 2003, the president of the Greater Fort Bend County Tea Party had a different title: director of propaganda for the American Fascist Party. James Ives says he was working undercover doing research for a book he never wrote.
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The Brief: March 18, 2013
Brandishing his fiery style and flair for oratory, Ted Cruz told conservatives over the weekend that their comeback is already well under way.