Trump Campaign Names New Texas State Director
Donald Trump's presidential campaign has named a new head of its Texas operation after losing its first state director. Full Story
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Patrick Svitek
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Patrick Svitek was the primary political correspondent for The Texas Tribune. Patrick covered elections, state leaders, the Legislature and political trends across the state from 2015 until 2024. He previously worked for the Houston Chronicle's Austin bureau. Patrick graduated in 2014 from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He is originally from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Ted Cruz Adds Supporters in Nevada, South Carolina
Also, Gov. Greg Abbott lines up another international business development trip — this time to Israel and Switzerland. Full Story
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Cruz, Trump Clash in Most Confrontational Debate Yet
Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, long allies in the Republican race for the White House, repeatedly turned on one another Thursday night in their most confrontational meeting yet on the debate stage. Full Story
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Loan Issues Put Asterisk on Cruz’s U.S. Senate Win
A new revelation about an undisclosed loan from his wife's employer casts some uncertainty over the political triumph that has become central to Ted Cruz's political identity. Full Story
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Ted Cruz Again Enters Debate Feeling Frontrunner's Heat
Ted Cruz is heading into the sixth Republican presidential debate again facing a heightened level of scrutiny from his GOP foes, similar to the dynamic in the run-up to the last debate. Full Story
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Cruz Calls Undisclosed Goldman Sachs Loan an "Inadvertent Filing Error"
Responding to a news article that said he did not report a loan from his wife’s employer during his 2012 U.S. Senate campaign, GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz called the issue a "technical and inadvertent filing error" that he will fix if necessary. Full Story
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Trump Campaign Loses Texas State Director
The head of Donald Trump's presidential campaign in Texas has left his post. Full Story
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Pro-Ted Cruz Super PACs Target Marco Rubio
Ted Cruz may be increasingly setting his sights on Donald Trump, but the super PACs supporting the U.S. senator from Texas are keeping another White House hopeful in their crosshairs. Full Story
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In New Hampshire, Cruz Uncorks on Trump
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz rolled back into New Hampshire Tuesday, attacking Donald Trump, berating reporters and delivering an imaginary state of the union address. Full Story
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Ted Cruz: Are Democrats Behind Donald Trump's Citizenship Questions?
Ted Cruz on Tuesday went further than ever in needling Donald Trump, suggesting Democrats are behind the billionaire's questions about his citizenship. Full Story
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