The latest 2014 elections news from The Texas Tribune.
With the Texas governor's race in full general election mode, Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis and her Republican opponent, Attorney General Greg Abbott, sparred on Tuesday over fair pay for women and ethics. Full Story
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A group of state representatives who endorsed state Sen. Ken Paxton, R-McKinney, in his bid for attorney general are calling on his remaining opponent, state Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, to drop out of the race. Full Story
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Wendy Davis isn't the first Democratic candidate for governor to lose a fifth of her primary vote, and GOP crowing about the size of its own electorate hides the overall unpopularity of voting in primary elections. Full Story
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On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bud Kennedy about what's next in the lieutenant governor's race, Democratic turnout and more. Full Story
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Harvey Hilderbran has decided to pull the plug on his campaign for comptroller after his second-place GOP primary finish on Tuesday. Full Story
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UPDATED: An email from a lobbyist at one of the state's largest law firms suggests there may be efforts underway to persuade three second-place Republican primary finishers to withdraw from the May runoffs. Full Story
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Democrat Wendy Davis said last summer that she would quit doing private legal work for her public sector clients if she ran for governor. But months after she kicked off her campaign, the Fort Worth senator continues to represent them. Full Story
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What's in a name? For some candidates in this week's primaries, including Jim Hogan and Malachi Boyuls, the answer may have been a few thousand votes. Full Story
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During its five-year lifetime, the Tea Party has lost some of its original focus on national spending and national debt. But it's hard to win a Republican primary without its support. Full Story
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We pulled the county-by-county vote totals for each statewide candidate headed to a runoff in their primary and analyzed what parts of the state got them there. Use our interactive to compare each candidate's performance. Full Story
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In which we rank the races by risk to the incumbents and/or the level of drama for candidates and voters. This week: how our rankings compared with the results. Full Story
Some Republicans' digs at Wendy Davis' performance in the Democratic primary on Tuesday have obscured the fact that turnout was down for both parties compared with 2010. Full Story
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Thoughts on turnout and the races that came at us from under the radar. Full Story
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In several races, Tuesday's election results didn't match the findings of the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll two weeks earlier. What happened? Full Story
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At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor in 2014, laid out the bill of particulars against her GOP opponent, Greg Abbott. Full Story
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During a TribLive interview, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis said she’s not concerned by primary losses in several border counties, and that she was a better option for South Texas voters than Greg Abbott. Full Story
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At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor in 2014, laid out the intellectual framework for her general election campaign. Full Story
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At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor in 2014, talked about losing a couple dozen counties on primary day and whether her party is in disarray. Full Story
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Full video of my 3/6 TribLive conversation with state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor in 2014. Full Story
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As statewide candidates recover from primary elections and, in some cases, prepare for runoffs, use our interactive to see which campaigns purchased network airtime in Texas' four biggest media markets. Full Story
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