Analysis: Keeping Voters Happy Now — and Later
The terrorists attacked at a time when American political races are underway and people whose fates rise and fall with public sentiment look for ways to get some favorable attention. Full Story
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In Iowa, High Expectations Accompany Cruz's Steady Rise
Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who has worked for months to manage expectations in the first early voting state, is starting to flirt with top-tier status as his campaign zeroes in on this critical presidential proving ground. Full Story
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Cruz Makes Wide-Ranging Pitch to Iowa Evangelicals
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Friday night offered a wide-ranging appeal to evangelicals in the key presidential proving ground of Iowa. Full Story
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The Ticket: How the Paris Attacks Affect 2016 GOP Campaigns
This week on The Ticket: Jay Root and Ben Philpott talk about how the recent terrorist attacks in Paris are already playing a role in the 2016 campaign. Full Story
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Cruz Disagrees With Trump on Muslim Registry
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Ted Cruz on Friday put a bit of distance between himself and arguably his closest ally in the presidential race: Donald Trump. Full Story
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Cruz Looks to Lock Down Another Big-Name Endorsement in Iowa
Fresh off winning the support of Iowa Congressman Steve King, Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz is looking to snag another major endorsement in the early voting Hawkeye State: social conservative kingmaker Bob Vander Plaats. Full Story
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Presidential Candidates Start to File for Primary
Presidential candidates are starting to take their first official step toward competing in Texas' March 1 primary: getting on the ballot. Three Republicans have already filed for a spot on the Texas ballot. Full Story
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In Dallas, Clinton Continues Offensive Against Sanders
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used a boisterous rally in Dallas Tuesday to offer a thinly veiled critique of Democratic presidential rival Bernie Sanders, suggesting his health-care proposals would undermine efforts to reform the system. Full Story
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In First Major Iowa Ads, Cruz Campaign Spotlights Debate Moments
Ted Cruz's presidential campaign is using its first major ad buy in Iowa to highlight some of his most well-received moments in the Republican debates so far. Full Story
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Cruz Lands Influential Iowa Congressman's Endorsement
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has won the endorsement of Iowa congressman Steve King, an influential conservative in the first-in-the-country presidential caucus state. Full Story
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Analysis: A Test of the Two GOPs in Texas
The Republican Party has two factions: Plain old Republicans and the roughly 43 percent who say they would vote for the Tea Party's candidates if that was a separate designation. They'll be testing each other in the GOP primary in March. Full Story
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Cruz: "No Meaningful Risk" of Christians Committing Terrorism
Ted Cruz on Sunday continued to call for Muslim refugees from Syria to be barred from entering the U.S. but opening the borders to displaced Christians, arguing there is not a "meaningful risk" that Christians will commit terrorist acts. Full Story
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After Paris Attacks, Cruz Vows to Call Out Terrorism
Campaigning in South Carolina on Saturday, Ted Cruz said that as president, he would not be afraid to call "radical Islamic terrorism by its name." But he stopped well short of calling for the U.S. to engage in a land war targeting ISIS in the Middle East. Full Story
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In Beaumont, Trump Ties Paris Attacks to Immigration Concerns
Linking Friday's massacre in Paris to President Obama’s plan to accept Syrian refugees, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told a cheering Southeast Texas crowd Saturday that U.S. immigration policy is lax on several fronts. Full Story
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Carson Adviser: Depiction of His Role a "Back-Stabbing Lie"
In a news report that came out Friday, a staffer in Ben Carson's presidential campaign said a top Carson adviser was "shut out" of the campaign. That adviser, Terry Giles, shot back at the assertion Friday. Full Story
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Roundup: Cruz's Debate, Immigration, Congestion
In the Roundup: Amid a debate full of substance, GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz had a rare flub. Plus, a federal appeals court ruled against a controversial Obama administration immigration program, and researchers identified the top 100 congested roads in the state. Full Story
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The Texas Weekly Index
With candidate filings about to open, here is the current state of play, listing incumbents, whether they plan to seek another term, and the Texas Weekly Index for the area they represent. In the case of senators, we also note which seats will be on the ballot in 2016. Full Story
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Cruz Aims to Paint Rubio Into Moderate Corner
GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz is beginning to sharpen his contrasts with U.S. Senate colleague Marco Rubio on an issue of utmost importance to the Republican base: immigration. Full Story
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In East Austin, O'Malley Meets With Undocumented Immigrants
Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley pushed hard on the need for immigration reform after eating lunch Thursday with a family of undocumented immigrants in East Austin. Full Story
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Video: A Conversation with Martin O'Malley
Full video of my 11/12 conversation with former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016. Full Story
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