Hot on the heels of his fellow GOP Senate candidates Craig James and David Dewhurst releasing their tax returns, Ted Cruz has provided the Tribune with the last five years of his tax filings.
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In NASA Country, Gingrich’s Lunar Colony Plan Fails to Launch
For members of Houston’s aerospace industry, GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich’s vow to put a permanent base on the moon by 2020 is a plan unlikely to take off.
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On the Records: Dewhurst Releases Two Years of Tax Returns
Following the lead of fellow Republican U.S. Senate candidate Craig James, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has released his tax returns from 2009 and 2010. James on Thursday urged his fellow candidates to release their returns from the last five years.
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Candidates Cool Heels While Waiting for Maps
Up and down the Texas ballot, candidates are waiting to see whether the redrawn political maps give them any chance of winning. Careers, plans and schemes are in the balance.
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Campaign Chatter
Nobody said running for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas was cheap. A (partial) release of Ted Cruz’s finances, and other political news from around the state.
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The Morning After: Perry Returns from the Trail
When the Legislature decamped from Austin in July, there was a sense of order in Texas politics. And yet, as Rick Perry returns a mere seven months later, conditions on the ground in Texas border on the chaotic.
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On the Records: Craig James Releases Tax Returns
Craig James, the former sports commentator who is running to replace Republican U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, has released his tax returns from the last five years. Expect his opponents to follow suit.
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Inside Intelligence: Trying to Catch On
The insiders think Ron Paul’s biggest obstacle is Ron Paul, are pessimistic about Texas Democrats, and predict Democratic primaries focused on education and Republican primaries focused on spending and taxes.
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Voter ID Mudslinging Continues
The U.S. Department of Justice is keeping Texans guessing as to whether they will have to furnish photo IDs before casting their ballots. But a fresh lawsuit has spurred a new round of mudslinging directed at the law’s Republican backers.
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Weekend Insider: Abortion Sonogram Law, Cancelling Highschool Sports
Emily Ramshaw explains how family planning clinics are complying with the state’s new abortion sonogram law. Morgan Smith shows us a school district that is canceling its sports program.
