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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

By Evan Smith May 5, 2012

Aguilar on the House District 77 primary, Batheja on the HD-101 and SD-9 primaries, Galbraith on the GOP candidates for two Railroad Commission slots, Grissom on the latest in the Kerry Max Cook case, Hamilton on Texas A&M's new accountability website, Murphy and M. Smith on how much superintendents make, Ramsey interviews a would-be Democratic Party chair, Root on that nice Ted Nugent, M. Smith on the resignation of the state's education commissioner and Tan on the continuing court fight over Planned Parenthood: The best of our best content from April 30 to May 4, 2012. Full Story

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Facing Uphill Slog in U.S. Senate Race, Democrats Join the Stage Tonight

By Aman Batheja May 3, 2012

At a forum tonight in Houston, Democrats Paul Sadler and Sean Hubbard will join the four leading Republican candidates vying for Kay Bailey Hutchison's U.S. Senate seat. Full Story

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Rachel Barrios-Van Os: The TT Interview

By Ross Ramsey May 1, 2012

The Texas Democratic Party chair hopeful on what's wrong with the Democrats, how they can become competitive again and why she's the best person for the job. Full Story

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Gilberto Hinojosa: The TT Interview

By Ross Ramsey April 25, 2012

The former county judge on why he's running for chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, what would pull the party out of the doldrums and what he thinks of the Republicans. Full Story
TribLive: A Conversation with Paul Sadler

By Evan Smith March 26, 2012

Full video of Evan Smith's March 22 TribLive conversation with former state Rep. Paul Sadler, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. Full Story
Candidate is an Issue in Democratic Primary Race

By Reeve Hamilton March 26, 2012

The Fort Bend County Democrats have made a rare primary endorsement in the CD-22 race, choosing K.P. George over Kesha Rogers, who has called for impeaching President Obama. Full Story

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Where Republican Math Gets Complicated

By Ross Ramsey March 16, 2012

Texas Republicans are stuck, having won as many seats as it is possible to win by elections or by creative political mapping. But the solution for them is simple. Full Story

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Campaign Chatter

By Ross Ramsey March 9, 2012

After weeks with no political maps, and with an impending deadline to a week of filings, the political activity has picked up considerably. Full Story

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Lozano Makes His GOP Switch Official, Calls Dems Bullies

By Julián Aguilar March 8, 2012

Flanked by the state's leading Republicans, inlcuding Gov. Rick Perry and House Speaker Joe Straus, state Rep. J.M. Lozano, R-Kingsville, made his switch to the GOP official today. Full Story

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Rep. J.M. Lozano Says He Plans to Switch to GOP

By Julián Aguilar March 5, 2012

Freshman state Rep. J.M. Lozano, D-Kingsville, will announce later this week he will join the Republican Party. Full Story
Democrats Launch "Truth Team"; GOP Calls Them Copycats

By Anna Whitney Feb. 22, 2012

Just like Democrats all over the country, Texas lawmakers in the president's party are coming to his defense with a new "Truth Team." Texas Republicans say they've already been there and done that. Full Story

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Group Aims to Bring God Into Politics

By Paul Theobald Feb. 16, 2012

God and Country, a new Texas-based organization, will hold a rally Saturday at a Tyler church to “draw a line in the sand and aggressively and publicly defend those certain unalienable rights endowed by our creator.” Full Story

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Democrats Wait for the Political Winds to Change

By Ross Ramsey Jan. 30, 2012

Every Texas Democrat who has run for statewide office in the last 18 years has been defeated. Every Democrat on the ballot this year hopes to bust that slump. But Republicans in Texas have suffered a longer drought than what Democrats are currently facing. Full Story

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Judges: If You Want April Elections, Cut a Deal

By Ross Ramsey Jan. 27, 2012

Federal redistricting judges in San Antonio told lawyers Friday they won't be able to hold primary elections in April if they don't make substantial progress on maps by early next week. But some want the court to slow down, even if it delays the elections again. Full Story

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Inside Intelligence: Trying to Catch On

By Ross Ramsey Jan. 26, 2012

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. Full Story
Campaign Roundup: The Week's Political News

By Ross Ramsey Jan. 25, 2012

One of the "poor" U.S. Senate candidates in Texas claims to have caught up with one of the "rich" ones, and both camps, incidentally, are getting outside help with television ads. Full Story

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Texas Democratic Party Quietly Settles Green Party Ballot Lawsuit

By Emily Ramshaw Jan. 19, 2012

Buried in the Texas Democratic Party’s campaign filing this week was a $210,000 deposit with a cryptic heading: “confidential litigation settlement.” Full Story

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In Redistricting Fight, a Comfort Zone for Abbott

By Ross Ramsey Dec. 16, 2011

The attorney general is in the happy position of defending redistricting maps that benefit his allies and punish his foes — all in the name of official state business. Full Story

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Inside Intelligence: Primary Concerns

By Ross Ramsey Dec. 15, 2011

The state doesn't have maps for its congressional and legislative districts, throwing the date what was going to be a March 6 primary into question. It seemed like a good time to ask the insiders about this. Full Story
More Time, But No Maps or Election Dates for Texas Candidates

By Ross Ramsey Dec. 13, 2011

The Texas primary elections are still set — precariously — for March 6 but a panel of three federal judges extended the filing deadlines for candidates to Monday. Full Story

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