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Ross Ramsey co-founded The Texas Tribune in 2009 and served as its executive editor until his retirement in 2022. He wrote regular columns on politics, government and public policy. Before joining the Tribune, he was editor and co-owner of Texas Weekly. He did a 28-month stint in government with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Before that, he reported for the Houston Chronicle, the Dallas Times Herald, as a Dallas-based freelancer for regional and national magazines and newspapers, and for radio stations in Denton and Dallas.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is still the leader of the Republican pack running for U.S. Senate, and Ted Cruz is in second place, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Full Story
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For this week's nonscientific survey of political and government insiders, we asked about the outcomes of the GOP's presidential and Senate primaries in Texas, the influence of the Tea Party and whether Texans will vote for a Mormon candidate for president. Full Story
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Michael Quinn Sullivan's guerrilla politics irritate some of the state's leaders, but he's succeeded at what he set out to do: He's got their attention. Full Story
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In Texas, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania has a commanding lead over his Republican rivals in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Full Story
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With redistricting fights pushing the state's primary closer to summer, voter turnout could be even lower than normal. Full Story
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There is a date for primary elections, but it's uncertain. And there is one redistricting map done, with two to go. And for what it's worth, the judges seem to be in a hurry. Full Story
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Elizabeth Ames Jones sent Gov. Rick Perry a letter this week quitting the Railroad Commission, but that didn't stop Sen. Jeff Wentworth's questions about whether she was eligible to serve there. Full Story
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How will the Republican primary elections for president and U.S. Senate actually turn out? Does it matter than one candidate is Mormon? Does the Tea Party have too much influence on Republicans? Full Story
Gov. Rick Perry wants his campaign to go on — perhaps as a Super PAC. Full Story
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UPDATED: Election officials were told to prepare for a possible May 29 primary, as redistricting foes reached agreement on a map for Texas Senate elections this afternoon and continued talks on state House and congressional maps. Full Story
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