Overall, Texas voters — by a slight majority — believe the federal government should continue oversight of the state’s changes in election laws, according to the October 2012 University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. But partisans are split.
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The Brief: Feb. 20, 2013
An onslaught of media scrutiny doesn’t appear to have slowed Ted Cruz, who returned to Texas on Tuesday.
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The Evening Brief: Feb. 19, 2013
Your evening reading: Cruz on offense during tour of Texas gun manufacturer; senators condemn state’s testing system; Legislature to investigate UT regents’ treatment of Powers
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Video: Cruz Rallies for Gun Rights in Leander
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, kicked off a mini tour of the Lone Star State on Tuesday by bashing the Obama administration and its attempts “to restrict law-abiding citizens’ right to bear arms.”
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Criminal Justice
Cruz Talks Guns, Deflects Hagel Accusations
Calling President Obama’s recent gun control initiatives “cynical” and “wrong,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said on Tuesday that lawmakers “should focus our efforts on deterring and punishing violent criminals.”
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Demographics
The Brief: Feb. 18, 2013
A leaked White House plan has injected new rancor into the fight over immigration reform.
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Texas Weekly Newsreel: Spending and Expanding
In this edition of the Texas Weekly Newsreel: The House is off and running with the first of several supplemental appropriations bills. The state might opt out of Medicaid expansion, but counties might take part. And Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson talks about why he’s running for office in 2014.
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The Evening Brief: Feb. 15, 2013
Your evening reading: George P. Bush says he’ll announce political intentions before end of session; scrutiny of Cruz continues; Lamar Smith calls meteor a reminder to fund space programs
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TribLive: A Conversation with McKinnon and Dowd
At last Saturday’s quarterly meeting of the Texas Lyceum, I interviewed political-strategists-turned-pundits Matthew Dowd and Mark McKinnon about the media’s coverage of the 2012 elections and how reporting on politics will be different going forward.
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TribLive: A Conversation with Jerry Patterson
Full video of my 2/14 TribLive conversation with Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, an announced candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014.