A Very Long Engagement in SD-25
In one form or another, the SD-25 race will assuredly extend beyond May 29. If it doesn't go into a run-off, as at least one candidate predicts, it will likely continue in the courtroom. Full Story
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Straus Opponents Active at GOP Convention
House Speaker Joe Straus, booed at the Republican state convention two years ago, is bracing for another chilly reception from the GOP faithful on Friday. Full Story
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Wentworth Lawsuit May Proceed, Judge Rules
State Sen. Jeff Wentworth’s defamation lawsuit against his former primary challenger Elizabeth Ames Jones — who came in third on May 29 — may proceed, a Bexar County judge ruled Thursday. Full Story
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GOP Convention Arrives in Midst of Runoff Season
The Republican Party of Texas gathers in Fort Worth on Thursday to start a three-day convention that will feature candidates, national conservative figures and party officials. Full Story
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Texas Democrats Convene With Little Momentum
Texas Democrats gather in Houston on Thursday for yet another state party convention being held amid long odds of any kind of statewide victory. Full Story
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Interactive Map: GOP's Senate Primary Results
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst fell about 70,000 votes short of preventing a runoff with former Solicitor General Ted Cruz. Use our interactive map to see where Dewhurst and Cruz secured a majority or plurality of the votes in the primary. Full Story
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Rumors Fly After Spanish Debate Proposal for Dewhurst, Cruz
The possibility of a Spanish-language debate between Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz has sparked national attention and some inaccurate rumors. Full Story
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State Parties Will All Convene This Weekend
Political parties are getting down to the business of state conventions. In Texas, the four top parties will convene, in different cities, this weekend. Ben Philpott reports for KUT News and The Texas Tribune. Full Story
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Texplainer: Why is the Runoff Period So Long?
Hey, Texplainer: Why are the Texas runoffs being held nine weeks — rather than the usual three to six weeks — after the end of the first balloting? Full Story
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Onetime Senate Hopefuls Can Still Play Role in Race
Two Republicans and two Democrats are in primary runoffs to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. The nine candidates who have already lost now must decide whom, if anyone, to endorse. Full Story
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Dewhurst and Cruz Agree to Two Televised Debates
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz are on board for two televised debates before the July 31 runoff in the Republican race for U.S. Senate. Full Story
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Mitt Romney Visiting Texas This Week
Mitt Romney travels to the Lone Star State this week to collect money for his presidential campaign and tout his economic proposals. Full Story
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Every Vote Has Value, but How Much Is Too Much?
A Texas Tribune analysis of spending figures and vote totals in the May 29 primary shows that a high-dollar payout does not guarantee a promising election effort. Full Story
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A House of Strangers Calls for a Shrewd Leader
Races for speaker of the House are based on relationships. How does that work when there are so many freshmen and sophomore members in the House? Full Story
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TribLive: A Post-Primary Debrief with Branch and Martinez Fischer
Full video of my June 1 TribLive conversation with state Reps. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, and Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio. Full Story
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Our primary night scoreboard and liveblog, Aguilar on runoff strategy, Root and Batheja on Round two of Dewhurst vs. Cruz, M. Smith on how public education candidates fared, Ramshaw on what surprised pundits and pollsters, Galbraith on concerns over our electric grid, Aaronson on which government entities have access to your personal info, Grissom with the latest on the Hank Skinner case, Ramsey on Hispanic Republicans and part three of Tan's family planning series: The best of our best content from May 28 to June 1, 2012. Full Story
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Yarbrough Produced Campaign Ad Few Saw
Democrat Grady Yarbrough, who surprised many earlier this week by making it into a U.S. Senate primary runoff with former state Rep. Paul Sadler, created a campaign commercial that he says aired once in the Waco area. Full Story
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Primary a Mixed Bag for Public Ed Candidates
Tuesday night was a wash for candidates hoping to capitalize on a backlash against the 2011 Legislature's deep budget cuts to public schools. Some won and some lost, and there wasn't a definite guiding narrative as to why. Full Story
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TribLive: Branch and TMF on Straus and the Primaries
At this morning's TribLive conversation, state Reps. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, and Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, discussed whether Tuesday's primaries were a referendum on Speaker of the House Joe Straus. Full Story
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Trial Lawyers Sink Money Into Republican Primary Races but See Little Payoff
If the 2012 primaries are any guide, the plaintiffs’ bar is becoming less shy about investing in the Republican side of the ballot — and Republican candidates are not being bashful about accepting the money. Full Story
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