The latest 2012 elections news from The Texas Tribune.
A Texas Supreme Court GOP runoff has eight-year incumbent David Medina defending his spot against John Devine, a former district court judge known for his battle to keep the Ten Commandments displayed in his courtroom. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry looks like he will be in office as long as voters will have him. He talks like he wants voters to keep him where he is. Many think he's just bluffing, but that's not how he has operated in the past. Full Story
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Rick Perry, re-building his brand after a calamitious presidential campaign, is running some risk in the U.S. Senate race, where Tea Party darling Ted Cruz is stirring anti-establishment anger and where the governor has endorsed David Dewhurst. Full Story
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Domingo Garcia and Marc Veasey, Democrats running for Congress in Dallas' District 33, traded barbs during a half-hour debate on Tuesday hosted by KERA. Here is a selection of some of the livelier moments. Full Story
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Ted Cruz's campaign is bracing for a new round of attacks after he revealed on his latest ethics disclosures that he continued to perform civil legal work for a Pennsylvania developer at the center of a corruption scheme. Full Story
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Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz leads Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst among likely voters in the July 31 Republican primary runoff for an open U.S. Senate seat, according to two new polls. Full Story
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The Club for Growth Super PAC, which helped U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz get into the July 31 runoff with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, is giving the candidate another boost with new radio and TV ads. Full Story
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After his district was redrawn, state Rep. Chuck Hopson is defending himself against a first-time candidate who is making hay out of the longtime legislator's switch to the Republican Party. Full Story
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The speeches from Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst's state website were pulled down after reporters began calling about his controversial 2007 remarks on border and immigration issues, an aide said. Full Story
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U.S. Senate hopeful Ted Cruz is facing a $200 fine for failing to file his personal financial statement on time as required by law, his campaign acknowledged Tuesday evening. Full Story
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In new television ads released Tuesday, Ted Cruz targets GOP U.S. Senate runoff rival David Dewhurst, while Dewhurst targets President Obama. Full Story
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With about three weeks left before the July 31 runoff, state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, and his GOP challenger, Donna Campbell, have each released new television ads. Full Story
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After David Dewhurst's campaign criticized Ted Cruz for spreading "misinformation" about the legislative record of Texas Republicans, Cruz stood by his portrayal of Dewhurst as a profligate spender. Full Story
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Before he was the U.S. Supreme Court chief justice who helped save "Obamacare," John Roberts was friends with U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz, who described Roberts' controversial decision as "heartbreaking." Full Story
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Speaking to more than 200 people at a Tea Party event in Sugar Land, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz showed more difference in style than in substance. Full Story
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Nobody knows exactly who will show up to vote in the July 31 runoff election, and voters who head to the polls for one candidate might actually help another. Full Story
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A Republican candidate forum in Willis ended with an uncomfortable exchange between former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz and a former state senator acting as a surrogate for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. Full Story
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If activists show up for the primary runoffs to help a particular candidate, does that help other candidates of the same political stripe? Full Story
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Debate prep is futile. Full Story
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Both Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Solicitor General Ted Cruz are trying to make hay out of the financial support their opponent is drawing from lobbyists. Full Story
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