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  • The Brief: June 12, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Republican statewide candidates at the top of the ticket hold double-digit leads on their Democratic rivals, paced by Greg Abbott who is up 12 points on Wendy Davis, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story 

    Gubernatorial candidates Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis are shown on primary night on March 4, 2014.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich / Laura Buckman

  • The Brief: June 9, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Post-convention analyses touch on the Cruz effect, the challenges in managing a political transition from Perry to Abbott as well as fissures that might be appearing within the party. Full Story 

    Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas gives an impassioned speech to Republican delegates in Fort Worth on June 6, 2014.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: June 5, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The unveiling of revised Republican Party platform language on immigration and homosexuality highlighted coverage of the state convention in Fort Worth on Wednesday. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: May 29, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst won't be around for the next legislative session in January after losing his runoff contest on Tuesday. But he won't be taking the next seven months off as a result. Full Story 

    Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst waves after speaking to a crowd on primary election night in Houston.
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • The Brief: May 28, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The Tea Party demonstrated forcefully its predominant position in Texas GOP politics on a runoff election night that also closed the curtain on a couple of long political careers. Full Story 

    Republican State Sen. Dan Patrick chats with reporters at a polling station in Cypress, Texas Tuesday, May 27, 2014 to stump for votes in his runoff against against incumbent Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.
    Credit: Michael Stravato

  • The Brief: May 15, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Gov. Rick Perry's attorney is asking for the ability to get witnesses for his client before a Travis County grand jury without making them appear in public. But in a twist in a case that has already had plenty of them, the only way to circumvent the public entrance is to go through DA Rosemary Lehmberg's office. Full Story 

    Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg refused to step down after her April 2013 drunken driving arrest, and Gov. Rick Perry vetoed funding for the public integrity unit, which is housed in the Travis County DA's office.
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera / Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: May 14, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    Wichita Falls is catching more than a little flak for its plan to take treated sewer water and use it for drinking water, a plan that got put on the fast track with the current drought. But the wisecracks hide an important fact — wastewater reuse is already common across the state. Full Story 

    A tour group samples treated wastewater at the Dos Rios Water Recycling Center, operated by the San Antonio Water System.
    Credit: Gabriel Cristóver Pérez

  • The Brief: May 7, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The word "mess" doesn't even begin to describe what greeted the new director of the state agency that supervises the state's most violent sex offenders when she showed up to work. Full Story 

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    Credit: Rob Crow

  • The Brief: May 2, 2014

    By John Reynolds

    The rapid rise of so-called dark money, contributions made through political nonprofits that shield their donors' identities, drew the attention of a House panel on Thursday. Full Story 

    Michael Quinn Sullivan
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