The Brief: June 9, 2014
Post-convention analyses touch on the Cruz effect, the challenges in managing a political transition from Perry to Abbott as well as fissures that might be appearing within the party. Full Story
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![Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas gives an impassioned speech to Republican delegates in Fort Worth on June 6, 2014.]()
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What's in a Name? For Van de Putte, a Potential Hurdle in Her Campaign
Political analysts say that state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte's prospects in her lieutenant governor race rely largely on a significant turnout from Hispanic voters in the general election. Could her last name impact her ability to motivate some of those voters? Full Story
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![State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte D-San Antonio, the 2014 Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, hugs one of her grandsons during a campaign event on June 4, 2014, in Austin.]()
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GOP Approves Hardline Immigration Stance in Party Platform
After hours of debate on the final day of the biennial state GOP convention, Republican delegates reverted the party's immigration plank to a more hardline stance on immigration. Full Story
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![Delegates wave Dan Patrick posters advocating a more secure border on the Texas Republican Convention floor on June 7, 2014.]()
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Cruz Runs Away With Straw Poll at Republican Party Convention
Texas' junior senator received 43 percent of the vote in the 2016 presidential preference poll Saturday at the Texas GOP convention. Gov. Rick Perry came in fourth with less than 12 percent of the vote. Full Story
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![U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas thanks Republican delegates in Fort Worth on June 6, 2014.]()
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At GOP Convention, Patrick Focuses on Immigration
State Sen. Dan Patrick, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, told delegates at the state GOP convention that the party will attract Hispanic voters, because Republicans stand "for the future of their family." Full Story
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![Sen. Dan Patrick rallies the faithful at the Texas Republican Convention in Fort Worth on June 7, 2014.]()
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Livestream: Statewide Candidates at Texas Republican Party Convention
We're livestreaming the Texas Republican Party convention in Fort Worth. We're expecting candidates for statewide office to begin speaking at about 9:15 a.m. Full Story
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Republicans Poised for Lively Floor Debate at State Convention
As they enter the final day of the Texas GOP convention and decide on the party's political platform, Republican delegates are set to debate key voting issues among conservatives — immigration and homosexuality. Full Story
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Analysis: Paxton's Legal Trouble Puts Abbott in a Difficult Position
Ken Paxton's violation of securities law gives Sam Houston, his opponent in the race for attorney general, something to talk about for the next five months. It could also limit one of Greg Abbott’s lines of attack against Wendy Davis. Full Story
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![State Sen. Ken Paxton celebrated with supporters after winning the Republican primary runoff for Texas attorney general on May 27, 2014.]()
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Texas' Shift From Blue to Red Informs 2014 Races
In 1961, a political science professor from Wichita Falls became the first Texas Republican to win a statewide seat since Reconstruction. It took another 37 years for the party to sweep the other major offices. Full Story
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The Brief: June 6, 2014
Texas' longest-serving governor has set the table for a second presidential run, but he has to reckon with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz this time around. Full Story
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USCIS Announces Instructions for Deferred Action Renewals
UPDATED: Two years after President Obama announced his executive decision on deferred action, benficiaries are nothing the anniversary with gratitude and trepidation. And they now have instructions on renewing their status. Full Story
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![Deferred action recipients can get a two-year reprieve from deportation proceedings and a work permit. Undocumented immigrants who have lived in the country for at least five straight years, are in school or have graduated from high school or have obtained a GED, or are honorably discharged from the military, may apply.]()
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At GOP Convention, Perry Signs Off Without a Goodbye
While the outgoing Texas governor was set to give a farewell address at the kickoff of the state's Republican Party convention, Rick Perry's remarks on Thursday sounded more like a "see you soon." Full Story
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Immigration Debate Poised to Have Starring Role at GOP Convention
With the long and contentious 2014 primary season over in Texas, it's state party convention time. And as Texas Republicans meet this week in Fort Worth to work on their party platform, immigration is set to be a key point of discussion. Full Story
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![Debate over the immigration plank of the Republican Party of Texas' platform will be a key part of the GOP's convention in Fort Worth from June 5-7, 2014.]()
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The Brief: June 5, 2014
The unveiling of revised Republican Party platform language on immigration and homosexuality highlighted coverage of the state convention in Fort Worth on Wednesday. Full Story
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O'Rourke: El Paso VA Wrong About Wait Times
U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke said Wednesday that according to a study commissioned by his office, it takes El Paso veterans seeking mental health care more than two months to see a provider, and as many as a third go without treatment. Full Story
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![Bonnie D'Amico holds a photograph of her son Nicholas D'Amico, who committed suicide after being honorably discharged from the U.S. Army.]()
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Draft of State GOP Platform Cuts Guest-Worker Language
An early draft of the Republican Party of Texas' platform shows that language approved two years ago supporting a guest-worker program could be removed. Full Story
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Analysis: Dems Found Candidates, if Not Voters
A year ago, Texas Democrats were still looking for candidates. Now the candidates are looking for Democrats. Full Story
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![Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, Sen. Wendy Davis, and Sen. Royce West took part in the Stand with Texas Women Rally at the Capitol on July 1, 2013.]()
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The Brief: June 4, 2014
Immigration threatens to once again be a contentious issue among Republicans gathering for their state convention with several grassroots activists wanting the party to take a mulligan on including a guest worker plank in the platform two years ago. Full Story
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Annie's List Executive Director Killed in Car Crash
Grace Garcia, the executive director of the Democratic women-in-politics group Annie's List, was killed in a car accident in Waxahachie on Monday, the organization said early Tuesday morning. Full Story
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![Grace Garcia, executive director of Annie's List, was killed in a fatal car accident on June 2, 2014.]()
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The Brief: June 3, 2014
As some open-carry activists look to take their long-gun-brandishing demonstrations outside the state GOP convention in Fort Worth, the movement's efforts are catching criticism from a pair of unlikely sources — the nation's largest gun-rights group and a state legislator who has pushed open-carry legislation. Full Story
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![Chris Way and his son Ryan, 2, participate in a march during South by Southwest in March 2014, an event led by the Austin chapter of the gun rights group Come and Take It.]()
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