TribFest: One-on-One with Ted Cruz
Full video of Washington Post chief correspondent Dan Balz's 2014 Texas Tribune Festival keynote conversation with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Full Story
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TribFest: One-on-One with Wendy Davis
Full video of my 2014 Texas Tribune Festival keynote conversation with state Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor. Full Story
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TribFest: Bush Won't Endorse Dad for President
At the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival, George P. Bush, the Republican nominee for Land Commissioner, said he wouldn't endorse his father, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, should he decide to run for president in 2016. Full Story
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Inside Texas Politics: Abbott and Davis Face Off
On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics with host Jason Wheeler, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey, it's all about the November elections. Full Story
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Abbott Sets Sights on "The Bluest Part of a Red State"
Greg Abbott, the Republican nominee for Texas governor, is trying to break the Democrats’ near lock on deep South Texas. The Democrats are dismissive of his effort, but it underscores the importance both camps are attaching to Hispanics this year. Full Story
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Davis Says She Would Use Executive Action and Veto Power if Elected Governor
At the Texas Tribune Festival on Saturday, state Sen. Wendy Davis said that if elected, she would consider using “executive action” to expand the state's Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act. Full Story
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![State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, the Democratic nominee in the 2014 Texas governor's race, Spoke at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 20, 2014.]()
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Patrick, Van de Putte Talk Education Funding, Health Care at TribFest
The stark differences between state Sens. Dan Patrick and Leticia Van de Putte, the Republican and Democratic nominees for lieutenant governor, were front and center Saturday as they appeared at the Texas Tribune Festival. Full Story
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Ahead of Debate, Davis Supporters "Welcome" Team Abbott to Valley
Ahead of Friday's gubernatorial debate in Edinburg, supporters of Wendy Davis staged a fake welcome rally Friday to mark the arrival of Greg Abbott’s out-of-town volunteers to the Rio Grande Valley. Full Story
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Analysis: In Election Year, Democrats, Republicans — and the Novembers
The biggest single cluster of Texas voters has not been to the polls so far this year: Texans who vote only in November. That group outnumbers those who vote in either the Republican or the Democratic primaries. Both parties are counting on this group. Full Story
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The Texas Weekly Hotlist, General Election 2014
In which we rank the races by risk to the incumbents and/or the level of drama for candidates and voters. This is our starting list of the congressional and legislative races. Full Story
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Analysis: The Voter ID You Won't Need to Show When You're at the Polls
The only identification that you have that says you are, in fact, a registered voter is the one ID you do not need when you go cast a vote. Full Story
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In Health Care, Some Organizers Find an Issue to Spur Hispanic Voters
In three of Texas' most populous counties, organizers are working to use Hispanic support of affordable health care to spur a movement they think could change the state’s electoral tide. Republicans suggest the issue ranks far behind unemployment and the economy — areas where they say their policies have the market cornered. Full Story
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Van de Putte Calls For Higher Minimum Wage
During a Spanish-language townhall on Univision, state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, advocated for raising the minimum wage in Texas. Full Story
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Analysis: It's a Lot Easier to Rule With a Mandate
It's easier to govern if you have a mandate, and you build the mandate while you're campaigning. So far, the agenda for the next set of officeholders is a little murky. Full Story
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An Ad War is in the Making in CD-23
Cruz makes some attention grabbing staff changes and a couple of Texas legislative candidates make the cut for GOP push to diversify its slate of candidates. Full Story
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The Changing Faces of the Senate
If you find yourself reaching more often for a printed roster come next January when looking around the Senate, don't worry. You are probably not alone in doing so. Full Story
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TribLive: A Conversation with the Party Chairs
Full video of my 9/10 TribLive conversation with Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa and Republican Party of Texas Chairman Steve Munisteri. Full Story
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Despite Huge Warchest, Abbott Still Fundraising
Despite having the largest warchest in Texas politics, Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Republican nominee for governor, keeps adding to it with a series of fundraisers scheduled into at least mid-October. Full Story
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![Greg Abbott, then a candidate for governor and now the governor-elect, spoke at a NE Tarrant Tea Party meeting at Concordia Lutheran Church in Bedford on Nov. 12, 2013. State Sen. Wendy Davis, who was also running for governor, spoke to veterans at Luby's in Forest Hill the day before.]()
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Perry Wins Special Election for Senate Seat
State Rep. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, has won Tuesday's special election for Senate District 28, avoiding a runoff in the six-candidate race. He will take the seat vacated by Robert Duncan, who is now the chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. Full Story
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Video: Davis' Full Interview on "Good Morning America"
Full video of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis' interview with ABC News' Robin Roberts, which aired on "Good Morning America" on Monday, Sept. 8. Davis' memoir, "Forgetting To Be Afraid," goes on sale Tuesday. Full Story
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