The latest 2016 elections news from The Texas Tribune.
U.S. House Speaker John A. Boehner’s retirement could create an opportunity for at least two Texas Republicans — U.S. Reps. Pete Sessions and Jeb Hensarling, both of Dallas — to become national party leaders. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a persistent thorn in the side of Republican congressional leadership, basked in the news Friday that House Speaker John Boehner was resigning. Full Story
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This week on The Ticket: Jay Root and Ben Philpott take a look at how the debate over immigration is playing out in the Republican presidential primary, with perspective from Tea Party activist Katrina Pierson. Full Story
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Ray Sullivan, a former top staffer to former Gov. Rick Perry, announced Thursday he was joining the presidential campaign of ex-Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Full Story
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On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Patrick and Edgar about the latest shakeup on the presidential campaign trail, legal action over Medicaid rate cuts and Wendy Davis' interview with Rolling Stone magazine. Full Story
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Democratic groups were firing on multiple cylinders Tuesday as U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio prepared to drop in on Texas for a presidential campaign fundraiser. Full Story
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker had a substantive presence in Texas, even though he was one of the few GOP candidates who had never lived in the state. Rival presidential organizations were courting Walker donors even before his campaign confirmed news reports of his exit from the race. Full Story
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The head of the nation's largest Hispanic business organization said Monday that U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has damaged himself in the Latino community by refusing to condemn bombastic billionaire Donald Trump. Full Story
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush used a speech Monday before Hispanic business leaders in Houston to chide his party over its attitude toward immigration. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is making an organized push for the youth vote with the help of a 13-year-old activist named CJ Pearson. Full Story
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In the Roundup: Ted Cruz stays quiet in the second GOP debate, John Cornyn dismisses a possible government shutdown and more Texans have health insurance, according to the latest U.S. Census data. Full Story
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A group of super PACs backing former Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s now-defunct presidential bid has refunded to donors most of the millions of dollars collected, the groups’ finance chairman said. Full Story
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This week on The Ticket: Jay Root and Ben Philpott look back at key moments from the 2016 campaign, and they talk with Jennifer Rubin, writer of The Washington Post's Right Turn blog, about how the GOP field is handling Donald Trump. Full Story
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U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is finding a new pressure point in his proxy war with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush: the decision by Bush's brother to nominate John Roberts, a growing target of conservative scorn, to the U.S. Supreme Court. Full Story
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Much like his posture in the previous August debate, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz avoided the verbal combat that took place among Republican candidates on the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library debate stage on Wednesday night. Full Story
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Check out a live video recording of The Ticket, our 2016 presidential politics podcast, with the Tribune's Jay Root, KUT 90.5's Ben Philpott and special guest Jennifer Rubin, writer for the Washington Post's Right Turn blog. Full Story
The biggest question ahead of Wednesday night’s GOP debate may be how many times candidates on stage at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library will violate the 40th president's mantra: "Though shalt not speak ill of any Republican." Full Story
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Rick Perry is starting to offer his own autopsy report on the death of his latest presidential campaign, hoping to pin that outcome on somebody else. But the preponderance of the evidence points to the former governor himself. Full Story
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By now, you’ve heard Rick Perry is out of the running for the Republican presidential nomination. Or maybe you haven’t. People outside of the State Capitol weighed in on the end of the former Texas governor's second bid for the White House. Full Story
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Memo to Republican presidential candidates: Qualifying for the Texas primary will be a cakewalk. Full Story
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