The latest 2016 elections news from The Texas Tribune.
Rick Perry was very much in his element Friday during a town hall event in South Carolina. Speaking about the federal deficit and fiscal morality, the likely presidential candidate drew plenty of applause. He hopes to build momentum off of such events. Full Story
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In this week's episode of The Ticket, a co-production of the Tribune and KUT, Jay and Ben break down Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign announcement and talk with Garry Mauro, who's unofficially working to elect Clinton president in 2016. Full Story
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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is not wasting any time tending to a political network in Texas as he sets out on his second bid for the White House. Full Story
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Former Gov. Rick Perry announced late Tuesday he no longer supports the Export-Import Bank, reversing his position on an issue that has become a litmus test for Republican presidential candidates. Full Story
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Former Gov. Rick Perry said Friday he will announce "around the first of June" whether he is launching a second bid for the White House. Full Story
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At our 5/1 conversation, Julián Castro, the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, talked about the 2016 presidential race — assessing the GOP field and gently deflecting questions about his own veep prospects. Full Story
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In this week's episode of The Ticket, a co-production of the Tribune and KUT, Jay and Ben break down the presidential campaign announcement speech of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and talk with Mathew Dowd, who directed George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign. Full Story
At a conference for Hispanic evangelicals Wednesday, two White House hopefuls straddled the line on immigration, illustrating the GOP's challenge in reconciling views on what the federal government should do with millions of people in the country illegally. Full Story
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Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday at a U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce event in Washington that President Obama has aggravated racial tensions around the country rather than unifying the nation. Full Story
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush made an impassioned appeal in Houston Wednesday to the Hispanic evangelicals whose support he hopes will make him a unique GOP presidential prospect. Full Story
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Rick Perry and Marcus Luttrell, the Navy SEAL who escaped a 2005 Taliban ambush in Afghanistan, are drawing attention to their unusual relationship as the now-former governor prepares to launch his second presidential campaign. Full Story
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On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics, host Jason Whitely, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey talk about last week's "breakfast blowup." Full Story
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The two White House hopefuls from Texas made fiery appeals Saturday to a well-heeled crowd at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual meeting in Las Vegas. Full Story
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Former Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz are heading to Las Vegas to make their presidential pitches to a group of major Jewish donors that includes billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. Full Story
On the first-ever episode of The Ticket, our presidential podcast, Jay Root and Ben Philpott talk with former Texas GOP Chairman Steve Munisteri, who's now working for Rand Paul, and dissect Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential announcement speech at Liberty University. Full Story
In light of a New York Times report that GOP presidential contender Ted Cruz took a different tone on same-sex marriage at a Monday reception at the home of two gay businessmen, here's a look at his comments on the topic to Tribune reporter Jay Root. Full Story
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The super PAC supporting former Texas Gov. Rick Perry's expected presidential candidacy has hired Glen Bolger, one of the Republican Party's leading pollsters, as a senior strategist and pollster. Full Story
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As he readies for a 2016 presidential campaign, former Gov. Rick Perry is officially bringing on board a policy team. Full Story
A crowded Republican race for the 2016 presidential nomination could bring a nationally competitive contest to a state that does not often get to take part. And that could influence state politics even as the state gets a word into the national debate. Full Story
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On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics with host Shelly Slater, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey, talk turns to presidential hopefuls and fundraising in Texas. Full Story
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