Patrick, Dewhurst Head to Runoff in Lt. Gov. Race
Tuesday's GOP primary brought disappointing results for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who finished second to Republican primary challenger Dan Patrick. The two will head to a May runoff. Full Story
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Cornyn, Sessions Trounce Opponents; Hall in Runoff
Several incumbents in Congress fended off primary challenges Tuesday night, while U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Rockwall, heads into a runoff against John Ratcliffe. Full Story
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Easy Primary Victories for Abbott and Davis
Attorney General Greg Abbott and Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis turned their attention to a fall election that is shaping up to be hotly contested and closely watched. Full Story
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Slideshow: Scenes From Primary Election Night 2014
Photos from candidates, voters and campaigns around Texas on primary election day. Full Story
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Elections Officials See Few Voter ID Issues During Early Voting
Elections officials across the state said that voter ID was hardly an issue during the 11-day early voting period that led up to Tuesday’s primary. But opponents say the law has already disenfranchised voters. Full Story
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Livestream: Primary Night Updates From Trib Reporters
We'll be bringing you live interviews and analysis from the Texas Tribune newsroom on the results of tonight's primary elections starting at about 7:30 p.m. Stay tuned or follow our Twitter feed (@TexasTribune) to know when to tune back in. Full Story
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Liveblog: 2014 Primary Election
Texas voters are making the first round of decisions this year about who they want to lead their state in 2015 and beyond. Full Story
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Primary Day Has Arrived: Here's What to Watch For
Tuesday's primary elections will advance some candidates to runoffs, some to the general elections and some to whatever is next in the nonpolitical years of their careers. Here's a quick list of questions this election might answer. Full Story
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The Brief: March 4, 2014
Another dose of winter weather expected to hit overnight from Austin and San Antonio to Houston is injecting a note of uncertainty into today's party primary elections. Full Story
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Ag Candidates Weigh In on School Lunch Program
One of the Texas agriculture commissioner's biggest jobs is running the federally funded school breakfast and lunch program. Read what the Republican and Democratic candidates for agriculture commissioner have to say about the program. Full Story
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Analysis: A Change in the Voter Mix Ahead for GOP
Everybody knows that the Hispanic growth of the state might change Texas politics. Republicans have another demographic trend to consider: Who will replace elderly voters in their constituency? Full Story
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The Brief: March 3, 2014
Election Day is tomorrow, and the tenor of some of the campaigns has moved toward "no quarter, bayonet the wounded." Full Story
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Lubbock Democrat Denies Calling Abbott's Wife a "Prop"
When Democrats blasted Attorney General Greg Abbott after a recent stop in Lubbock, the front-running candidate for governor accused one of them of calling his "Latina wife of 32 years a prop." The Democrat says it never happened. Full Story
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Inside Texas Politics: Primary Day
On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bud Kennedy about last week's University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll, Rick Perry and more. Full Story
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Abbott's Wife Now in Political Fray
There is yet another indication that the race for Texas governor will play out increasingly on the volatile terrain of culture and race. This time it involves Abbott's Hispanic wife, Cecilia. Full Story
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TribuneFest: Changing Populations, Changing Politics
At our 2/27 symposium on demographic change at the University of Texas at El Paso, the Trib's Julián Aguilar talked about the changing political map with state Sen. José Rodríguez, D-El Paso, state Rep. Mary González, D-Clint, former state Rep. Dee Margo, R-El Paso, and George Antuna, co-founder of Hispanic Republicans of Texas. Full Story
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A Small Subset of Voters Holds a Lot of Sway
With low turnout in statewide primaries and the two-decade dominance of Republicans, a bloc of a relatively few voters determines how Texas will handle long-term public policy challenges. Full Story
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Five Challengers Take On Congress' Oldest Member
The crowded field of candidates campaigning against 90-year-old U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall argues that 17 terms are enough for the Republican lawmaker. Full Story
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Analysis: On Lists of Endorsements, Governor's Name is Rare
Gov. Rick Perry, the state's top elected official, is missing from all but a handful of candidates' endorsements. Uncharacteristically, his is a mostly secret ballot in this year's Republican primaries. Full Story
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The Polling Center: Strong Undercurrents Still Define Abbott-Davis Race
Reporting of this week’s UT/TT Poll can’t help but present a simple story: Davis is down, Abbott is up. But these latest results reflect factors that are much more deeply rooted than the low-hanging fruit making headlines and feeding campaign emails. Full Story
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![Greg Abbott, then a candidate for governor and now the governor-elect, spoke at a NE Tarrant Tea Party meeting at Concordia Lutheran Church in Bedford on Nov. 12, 2013. State Sen. Wendy Davis, who was also running for governor, spoke to veterans at Luby's in Forest Hill the day before.]()
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