About the 2016 Presidential Election
Starting February 1 in Iowa, voters finally begin of selecting their presidential nominees. Here's a look at the race ahead of those early votes. Full Story
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Money Pours into Texas Politicians' Campaign Accounts
The first significant campaign finance disclosures of this primary election season were due at midnight Friday, and candidate reports trickled into the Texas Ethics Commission’s online system over the weekend. Here’s a first look at some significant reports. Full Story
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Cruz-Trump Rivalry Simmers in South Carolina
The tension between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump was more palpable than ever in South Carolina Saturday as their once-sycophantic relationship takes center stage in the Republican race for the White House. Full Story
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Cruz Blasts Trump as a Fake Conservative
Ted Cruz, long reluctant to directly criticize Donald Trump, threw caution to the wind Saturday as he ripped his Republican presidential opponent as a fake conservative. Full Story
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Ted Cruz May Not Like New York "Values," but its Cash is OK
Ted Cruz may not agree with "New York values." But a lot of his campaign money comes from New York City. Full Story
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Roundup: Ted Cruz Borrows, Rick Perry Lobbies
In the Roundup: Ted Cruz fails to disclose a significant 2012 campaign loan from a Wall Street firm, Rick Perry finds a new gig and Attorney General Ken Paxton launches a unit to investigate human trafficking. Full Story
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Trump Campaign Names New Texas State Director
Donald Trump's presidential campaign has named a new head of its Texas operation after losing its first state director. Full Story
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Analysis: Lots of Traps on Primary Election Ballots
If you believe that some voters rely on hunches, faulty memories and other hocus-pocus, then little things — quirky names and whatnot — could make all the difference. Full Story
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The (New!) Election Hotlist for the 2016 Texas Primaries
For our recurring list of the most competitive races in Texas statewide, congressional and legislative elections, we lifted the color scheme from the inventors of the federal terror watch, ranking races by the threat to each incumbent, to the incumbent party, or just by the level of interest and heat generated. Full Story
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Cruz, Trump Clash in Most Confrontational Debate Yet
Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, long allies in the Republican race for the White House, repeatedly turned on one another Thursday night in their most confrontational meeting yet on the debate stage. Full Story
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Video: A Conversation with Israel, Rodriguez and Workman
Full video of my 1/14 conversation with three Austin state representatives: Democrats Celia Israel and Eddie Rodriguez and Republican Paul Workman. Full Story
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Loan Issues Put Asterisk on Cruz’s U.S. Senate Win
A new revelation about an undisclosed loan from his wife's employer casts some uncertainty over the political triumph that has become central to Ted Cruz's political identity. Full Story
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About the 2016 Texas Elections
For most downballot races in Texas, primary day will effectively serve as election day. Full Story
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Ted Cruz Again Enters Debate Feeling Frontrunner's Heat
Ted Cruz is heading into the sixth Republican presidential debate again facing a heightened level of scrutiny from his GOP foes, similar to the dynamic in the run-up to the last debate. Full Story
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Cruz Calls Undisclosed Goldman Sachs Loan an "Inadvertent Filing Error"
Responding to a news article that said he did not report a loan from his wife’s employer during his 2012 U.S. Senate campaign, GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz called the issue a "technical and inadvertent filing error" that he will fix if necessary. Full Story
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Trump Campaign Loses Texas State Director
The head of Donald Trump's presidential campaign in Texas has left his post. Full Story
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Pro-Ted Cruz Super PACs Target Marco Rubio
Ted Cruz may be increasingly setting his sights on Donald Trump, but the super PACs supporting the U.S. senator from Texas are keeping another White House hopeful in their crosshairs. Full Story
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Take a Look at Who's Running in Texas' 2016 Primary Elections
The ballots for the state's 2016 Republican and Democratic primary elections are set. Here's a look at who has filed to run in those primaries, which will be held March 1. Full Story
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Ted Cruz: Are Democrats Behind Donald Trump's Citizenship Questions?
Ted Cruz on Tuesday went further than ever in needling Donald Trump, suggesting Democrats are behind the billionaire's questions about his citizenship. Full Story
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Cruz Campaign Eyes New Hampshire Opening
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is hoping to beat expectations in New Hampshire, a state where his fire-breathing brand of evangelically tinged conservatism has not traditionally been an ideal fit Full Story
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