Crowd of Hopefuls Lining Up to Take On Cornyn
Twenty candidates — including seven Republicans and five Democrats — are hoping to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. It is by far the most crowded statewide race in Texas this year. Full Story
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The Brief: Jan. 29, 2014
Time magazine on Tuesday posted an article talking about Wendy Davis' "moment of truth." Davis then spent the rest of the day making the most concerted effort of the past week to push aside critics who have seized on details of her life story to say she isn't fit for office. Full Story
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Video: Davis, Van de Putte Speak at Democratic Fundraiser
Gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis and lieutenant governor hopeful Leticia Van de Putte spoke Tuesday night at a Travis County Democratic Party fundraiser. Watch their full remarks here, courtesy of the Tribune's livestream. Full Story
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Israel Wins HD-50 Special Election Runoff
UPDATED: Democrat Celia Israel defeated Republican Mike VanDeWalle on Tuesday in a special election runoff for House District 50. She will serve the remainder of former state Rep. Mark Strama's term. Full Story
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Davis Says Critics Picked on "Wrong Texas Gal"
Saying she’d “had enough,” state Sen. Wendy Davis unloaded on Attorney General Greg Abbott on Tuesday night, blaming him and his allies for waging a smear campaign against her family. Full Story
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The Polling Center: Can Lt. Gov. Candidates Go Too Far on Abortion?
The Republican lieutenant governor candidates' views on abortion after rape, displayed prominently in Monday night’s debate, may have edged farther right than the Texas GOP’s comfort zone. Full Story
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Lt. Gov. Candidates Spar in Dallas
The four Republican candidates for lieutenant governor took on end-of-life issues, border security and, of course, one another in an hour-long debate in Dallas. Full Story
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Despite Recent Hurdles, Battleground Founder Remains Optimistic
The Obama campaign operative who founded Battleground Texas weighs in on a controversy involving some of his volunteers and talks about the fierce criticism directed at Wendy Davis. Full Story
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With Spanish-Language Website, Abbott Bolsters Hispanic Outreach
Republican Greg Abbott has become the first gubernatorial candidate to launch a Spanish-language website as he and his expected Democratic opponent, state Sen. Wendy Davis, court Hispanic voters ahead of the general election. Full Story
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The Brief: Jan. 28, 2014
In their first televised debate, the four GOP candidates for lieutenant governor seemed content to continue to frame the contest as a race to see who could claim the title of the most conservative. Full Story
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Stockman Resurfaces, Claims He Was Never Hiding
The media search party for U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman can rest easy. The Friendswood Republican released a statement on his campaign website Monday saying he'd been on a 10-day congressional delegation trip to Egypt, Israel and Russia. Full Story
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Polling Center: Privacy, Partisanship and the Paranoid Style
Everybody is nervous about privacy, and most voters don't have a high level of confidence in many public and private institutions. But their level of trust has a lot to do with their political alignment, too. Full Story
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From Divorce to Disability, War of Words in Governor's Race
The leading candidates for governor have already started a war of words. Last week, it was about divorce and disability — and political correctness. Full Story
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The Brief: Jan. 27, 2014
The Austin American-Statesman's Jonathan Tilove had a must-read in the Sunday paper, reporting some fascinating details in what he described as a "cat-and-mouse game" between Battleground Texas and James O'Keefe's Project Veritas. Full Story
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Abbott: Davis Wants "Late-Term Abortion on Demand"
GOP gubernatorial front-runner Greg Abbott attacked chief Democratic rival Wendy Davis — though not by name — at a boisterous anti-abortion rally at the Texas Capitol on Saturday. Full Story
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TribLive: A Conversation With Paul Ryan
Full video of my 1/23 TribLive conversation with U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, the chairman of the House Budget Committee. Full Story
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The Brief: Jan. 24, 2014
The story of Steve Stockman is rapidly turning from that of a Tea Party-fueled challenge to the GOP establishment to a headline ripped from a milk carton — as in, no one seems to know where the Clear Lake congressman is. Full Story
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The Texas Weekly Hot List
The Hot List ranks the races by risk to the incumbents and/or the level of drama for candidates and voters. We'll add, subtract and change the rankings as the races develop. Full Story
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Water, Local Control Issues Fuel HD-53 Race
After re-electing Harvey Hilderbran every two years since 1992, the voters in House District 53 are vetting a group of fresh faces and hosting a slew of candidate forums to hear where the GOP primary candidates stand on issue No. 1 — water. Full Story
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The Brief: Jan. 23, 2014
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza has put a different frame on the Wendy Davis storyline from this week. Full Story
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