The latest 2014 elections news from The Texas Tribune.
At Thursday's TribLive conversation, Debra Medina, a candidate for Texas comptroller in 2014, talked her comparatively meager cash on hand and whether she'll have enough money to run a winning campaign. Full Story
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At Thursday's TribLive conversation, Debra Medina, a candidate for Texas comptroller in 2014, talked about her Tea Party past and the advantages of running as an outsider. Full Story
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Full video of my 1/30 TribLive interview with Debra Medina, a candidate for Texas comptroller in 2014. Full Story
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After a polarizing freshman term in the state House, Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, a Tea Party backer, has drawn backlash from some Republicans in a closely watched race. Full Story
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In the high-stakes gubernatorial race, the candidates are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in a competition to raise more money — and, hopefully, win more votes — than the competition. Full Story
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Twenty candidates — including seven Republicans and five Democrats — are hoping to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. It is by far the most crowded statewide race in Texas this year. Full Story
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Gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis and lieutenant governor hopeful Leticia Van de Putte spoke Tuesday night at a Travis County Democratic Party fundraiser. Watch their full remarks here, courtesy of the Tribune's livestream. Full Story
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UPDATED: Democrat Celia Israel defeated Republican Mike VanDeWalle on Tuesday in a special election runoff for House District 50. She will serve the remainder of former state Rep. Mark Strama's term. Full Story
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Saying she’d “had enough,” state Sen. Wendy Davis unloaded on Attorney General Greg Abbott on Tuesday night, blaming him and his allies for waging a smear campaign against her family. Full Story
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In open letters released Tuesday, Amber and Dru Davis fired back at critics who have suggested that their mother, state Sen. Wendy Davis, misrepresented her early biography. Full Story
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The Republican lieutenant governor candidates' views on abortion after rape, displayed prominently in Monday night’s debate, may have edged farther right than the Texas GOP’s comfort zone. Full Story
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The four Republican candidates for lieutenant governor took on end-of-life issues, border security and, of course, one another in an hour-long debate in Dallas. Full Story
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Republican Greg Abbott has become the first gubernatorial candidate to launch a Spanish-language website as he and his expected Democratic opponent, state Sen. Wendy Davis, court Hispanic voters ahead of the general election. Full Story
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The Obama campaign operative who founded Battleground Texas weighs in on a controversy involving some of his volunteers and talks about the fierce criticism directed at Wendy Davis. Full Story
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The leading candidates for governor have already started a war of words. Last week, it was about divorce and disability — and political correctness. Full Story
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The two leading candidates for governor are making education a talking point in their campaigns. Attorney General Greg Abbott is exploring charter schools and virtual learning, while state Sen. Wendy Davis is focused on teacher recruitment. Full Story
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GOP gubernatorial front-runner Greg Abbott attacked chief Democratic rival Wendy Davis — though not by name — at a boisterous anti-abortion rally at the Texas Capitol on Saturday. Full Story
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The Hot List ranks the races by risk to the incumbents and/or the level of drama for candidates and voters. We'll add, subtract and change the rankings as the races develop. Full Story
After re-electing Harvey Hilderbran every two years since 1992, the voters in House District 53 are vetting a group of fresh faces and hosting a slew of candidate forums to hear where the GOP primary candidates stand on issue No. 1 — water. Full Story
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With most candidates' campaigns for the March primaries in full swing, Hispanic Republicans trying to increase their numbers in the state House are mostly looking past the primaries. Their main fight is in November. Full Story
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