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Aman Batheja was a political reporter and editor for the Tribune from 2012 to 2019. Previously he worked for eight years at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, most of that time covering state and local politics. A native of Cedarhurst, New York, he has an undergraduate degree in journalism and psychology from New York University and a master's in economics from the University of Texas at Arlington.
In his bid for U.S. Senate, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst launched a fresh attack Wednesday on former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert. He also didn't rule out the possibility of ending up in a runoff following Tuesday's primary. Full Story
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Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz highlights his Cuban roots and former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert aims for humor in new television ads released Tuesday. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry is featured in a U.S. Senate campaign ad for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks in an automated phone call for former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz. Full Story
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During Tom Leppert's tenure as Dallas mayor, the city's crime rate dropped and major projects advanced. But critics say Leppert, now a U.S. Senate hopeful, had always looked at the job as a political stepping stone. Full Story
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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst recently loaned an extra $6 million of his own money in his bid for the U.S. Senate, the campaign revealed late Friday. Full Story
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The Club for Growth announced Wednesday that it has spent nearly $2 million in the last week on ads criticizing David Dewhurst in its efforts supporting Ted Cruz in Texas' U.S. Senate race. Full Story
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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz released new U.S. Senate campaign ads focusing on Cruz's work as an appellate lawyer for a Chinese tire-maker against an American businessman. Full Story
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On the first day of early voting, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst launched a new radio ad featuring Gov. Rick Perry. In the ad, Perry accuses Washington D.C.-based conservative groups of smearing Dewhurst's record. Full Story
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An independent Super PAC supporting Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst released a TV ad deriding characterizations of former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz as a conservative. Full Story
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee praises U.S. Senate candidate David Dewhurst's anti-abortion credentials in a new television ad released Thursday. Full Story