The latest 2012 elections news from The Texas Tribune.
Early voting began Monday morning for the July 31 runoff. Every vote counts in an election with low turnout. Unless maybe you're former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz. Ben Philpott reports for KUT News and the Texas Tribune. Full Story
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Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz, who has argued nine times before the U.S. Supreme Court, has made that work the cornerstone of his campaign for the U.S. Senate. Full Story
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Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz raised $523,000 in the first 11 days of July for his U.S. Senate race, more than triple the haul that Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst reported for the same period, new disclosures show. Full Story
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In years when both parties had statewide primary runoffs, turnout in the second round of voting averaged almost half of turnout in the first round. On average, the runoff got a vote for every two in the primary. In elections with a statewide runoff, the average Republican runoff turnout was 27.3 percent of the party's average primary turnout. For Democrats, the corresponding number was 34.9 percent. Full Story
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Ted Cruz has argued more cases before the U.S. Supreme Court than any practicing lawyer in Texas, reporter Aman Batheja explains. And reporter Morgan Smith discusses how to track Texas schools with the Tribune's Public Schools Explorer. Full Story
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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz will participate in a third televised debate on Monday in Houston. Full Story
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In 2009, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst invited Ted Cruz to help with the voter ID debate in the Texas Senate. What followed was a nearly $50,000 bill and an eventual payment of $10,000 for the legal services. Full Story
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New ads from Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's campaign and a pro-Dewhurst Super PAC aim to tie former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz to a judicial corruption scandal in Pennsylvania. Full Story
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For the majority of Republican voters in the district, neither Roger Williams nor Wes Riddle was their first choice, leaving both candidates a lot of ground to cover and a lot of convincing to do before the July 31 runoff. Full Story
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Former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, who finished third in the GOP U.S. Senate primary, announced he was backing David Dewhurst on Tuesday after Dewhurst's debate with Ted Cruz. Full Story
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In front of a crowd of about 1,100 supporters at the Austin Music Hall on Tuesday, President Obama touted his administration's accomplishments while slamming Mitt Romney over his business record and issues like immigration. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry, who called on Mitt Romney to cough up his tax returns when they were running against each other, stopped short Tuesday of pressing the presumptive Republican nominee to produce more records. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry, who called on Mitt Romney to cough up his tax returns when they were running against each other, stopped short Tuesday of pressing the presumptive Republican nominee to produce more records. Full Story
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Ahead of Tuesday night's debate — likely the last televised debate of the GOP U.S. Senate runoff — the race between Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz has grown increasingly negative. Full Story
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President Obama is banking on a big day in the Lone Star State on Tuesday. He will attend fundraising events in San Antonio and Austin, and his campaign expects to raise $3.5 million from the visits. Full Story
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U.S. Senate hopeful Ted Cruz raised more money from individual contributors than Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst between mid-May and June, reports released Monday show, but Dewhurst's personal wealth gives him the financial advantage. Full Story
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst loaned his U.S. Senate campaign another $4.5 million and raised another $1.5 million from individual contributors in the latest reporting period. Ted Cruz raised $1.7 million in the same period. Full Story
Both Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz have recently accused each other of being less than honest with Texans. The attacks are likely to color Tuesday's televised debate in Dallas. Full Story
Voter turnout for the July 31 runoff is likely to fall well short of 1993, when 1.8 million voters cast ballots in the special runoff for a U.S. Senate seat, which Kay Bailey Hutchison won. Full Story
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Film producer Gerald Molen on his new movie 2016: Obama's America, the reasons behind his involvement in the film and his hopes for the premiere. Full Story
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