The latest 2014 elections news from The Texas Tribune.
At our 10/2 Triblive conversation, Kathie Glass, the Libertarian Party nominee for Texas Governor in 2014, talked about why she doesn't feel obligated to listen to the Supreme Court's rulings on what is constitutional. Full Story
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Full video of my 10/2 TribLive conversation with Kathie Glass, the Libertarian Party nominee for Texas governor in 2014. Full Story
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Ahead of the final month leading up to the November elections and the pending 30-day filing deadlines, we've updated our campaign finance database to include all data up to the last filing deadline in July. The app is current up to June 30, 2014. Full Story
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Republican Dan Patrick and Democrat Leticia Van de Putte were asked 10 questions in Monday's debate. But there had been more waiting for them. Here's a look at the questions that didn't fit into the hourlong debate. Full Story
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In the only scheduled debate in their race for lieutenant governor, state Sens. Dan Patrick and Leticia Van de Putte faced off on Monday night in a lively exchange that displayed divergent positions. Full Story
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Full video of the 9/29 debate between the major party candidates for Texas lieutenant governor: state Sens. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, and Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio. Full Story
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State Sen. Wendy Davis, the Democratic candidate for governor, says Attorney General Greg Abbott, her Republican opponent, intentionally used the power of his office to hide misspending in the troubled Texas Enterprise Fund. Full Story
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State Sens. Dan Patrick and Leticia Van de Putte, who are running for lieutenant governor, are taking part in an hourlong debate Monday evening, the only such forum scheduled in their race. Full Story
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This week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics leads off with Republican Konni Burton and Democrat Libby Willis, two candidates vying for the Senate District 10 seat being vacated by Wendy Davis. Full Story
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House Speaker Joe Straus, seeking a fourth term at the helm of the chamber, is facing a challenge from state Rep. Scott Turner. If Straus prevails, he could gain an advantage in setting the agenda for the next legislative session. Full Story
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A new tool comes online for candidates to create their own digital ad campaign, and the week in endorsements. Full Story
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Most incumbents and front-runners have something in common: They're cautious in the vicinity of the public. But some of them aren't like that. Full Story
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Full video of my 2014 Texas Tribune Festival keynote conversation with George P. Bush, the Republican nominee for Texas Land Commissioner in 2014. Full Story
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Full video of Ross Ramsey's 2014 Texas Tribune Festival keynote conversation with state Rep. Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, Speaker of the Texas House. Full Story
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Full video of my 2014 Texas Tribune Festival keynote conversations with state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, and state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, the Republican and Democratic nominees, respectively, for Texas Lieutenant Governor. Full Story
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At the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival, Politico's Maggie Haberman, MSNBC's Chris Hayes, Nia-Malika Henderson of The Washington Post, Jonathan Martin of The New York Times and Dave Weigel of Bloomberg Politics previewed the 2016 presidential race. Full Story
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A vow by state Sen. Dan Patrick, the GOP candidate for lieutenant governor, to repeal the Texas DREAM Act could face criticism from Republicans trying to reach out to Hispanic voters. Full Story
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It's the time of year when trailing candidates tell voters to ignore the polls and fill them with stories of past campaigns that came from behind to win. Front-runners try to keep their thoughts on more pleasant histories. Full Story
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Full video of my 2014 Texas Tribune Festival keynote conversation with Gov. Rick Perry. Full Story
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Full video of Washington Post national political correspondent Karen Tumulty's 2014 Texas Tribune Festival keynote conversation with U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. Full Story
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