The latest Republican Party Of Texas news from The Texas Tribune.
The three Republican gubernatorial candidates — Kay Bailey Hutchison, Debra Medina, and Rick Perry — met for the second, and probably final, time in Dallas tonight. We came, we watched, we wrote, live-blogging all the way. Full Story
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In the Information Age, it still takes the major political parties in Texas three weeks to figure out who should be listed on their state ballots. Full Story
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Some deep-pocketed trial lawyers didn't make the Twenty Who Gave Plenty list. Why not? Full Story
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What's it like to be a person who wages a no-win campaign but, by taking votes away, dooms the chances of one or more of the other candidates in the race? Mark White knows. Kinky Friedman knows. Debra Medina could soon find out. Full Story
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Rick Perry's Blogger Summit featured big-name speakers, social media strategizing and a chance to shoot guns with the Governor. What it didn't feature: much talk about Texas. Full Story
... against Washington, of course, and the less-than-resolute wing of his party: An interview with the Texas Railroad Commissioner, who'd like very much, thank you, to be the next Marco Rubio. Full Story
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Let's say, thanks to Debra Medina, neither Rick Perry nor Kay Bailey Hutchison cracks 50 percent in the Republican gubernatorial primary. What exactly happens next? When? And which of the two top finishers will have the edge? Full Story
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Now that she'll join Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison on stage at the second GOP debate — now that she's cracked spoiler-worthy double digits in the latest poll and will fundraise, Ron Paul-style, through an online "money bomb" — it's fair to ask what longshot gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina is in it for. Full Story
James Baker enters the fray. Full Story
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Kay Bailey Hutchison says Texas government should be more transparent. Rick Perry says it already is. Let the sniping begin. Full Story
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Three candidates for the Republican Party nomination for Governor faced off last night in the first debate of the 2010 election. It’s been months since Governor Rick Perry and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison announced they’d be running for governor in 2010. The campaign machinery for both have been pumping out information throughout 2009. But for many voters – last night’s debate was their first chance to kick the tires and figure out how the candidates stand on a handful of topics. Ben Philpott, who's covering the Texas governor's race for KUT News and the Texas Tribune, reports on what differences emerged from last night’s debate. Full Story
Today marked ESPN analyst Craig James’ first public appearance since he announced his interest in a bid for Kay Bailey Hutchison’s senate seat. Full Story
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A Burleson insurance agent who was challenging him in the primary is the beneficiary of his unexpected decision, as no Democrat filed to run in the race. Full Story
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Are the Republican candidates for governor in line with voters on issues? We'll find out tonight. Full Story
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If ESPN analyst and Mike Leach antagonist Craig James decides to run for the U.S. Senate, he'd be simply the latest ex-athlete to assume his skills on the field translate to politics. Full Story
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Another day, another debate, another Debra Medina dis. Full Story
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Sen. John Cornyn says the only double standard that needs to be talked about is Senator Harry Reid's. Full Story
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Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, a blood-red Republican, on whether the GOP's Tea Party wing presents an opportunity or a problem. Full Story
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The Rockwall Republican, first elected to Congress almost thirty years ago, turns 87 in May. His seven challengers — five fellow Republicans, a Democrat, and a Libertarian — aren't shy about making his age an issue. Full Story
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The Texas Land Commissioner talks with the Tribune's Evan Smith about taking on ExxonMobil, protecting the Texas coastline, what he really thinks of all those Tea Party Republicans. Full Story