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• TribuneFest: A Conversation with Castro and Cruz

  By Evan Smith Sept. 26, 2012

  At the 2012 Texas Tribune Festival, I interviewed San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ted Cruz about a range of national and state issues, including taxes, health care and immigration. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: Castro and Cruz on Pre-K and Taxes

  By Evan Smith Sept. 26, 2012

  At the 2012 Texas Tribune Festival, San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ted Cruz talked about the former's plan to raise sales taxes to fund pre-K. Full Story 

• Davis Opens TV Campaign in Fort Worth's SD-10

  By Ross Ramsey Sept. 25, 2012

  State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, opened her television campaign for re-election with a biographical spot that also promotes her position on education. Davis faces state Rep. Mark Shelton, R-Fort Worth, in the competitive SD-10 race. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: A Conversation with Rick Perry

  By Evan Smith Sept. 25, 2012

  At the opening session of the 2012 Texas Tribune Festival, I talked to Gov. Rick Perry about the cost of college tuition, how to insure more Texans, his plans for 2014 and, yes, Satan. Full Story 

• TribuneFest: Perry on the Existence of Satan

  By Evan Smith Sept. 25, 2012

  At the opening session of the 2012 Texas Tribune Festival, Gov. Rick Perry explained why he believes the separation of church and state is the Devil's work. Full Story 

• Super PAC Throws Down on Gallego in CD-23

  By Ross Ramsey Sept. 25, 2012

  The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Washington, D.C.-based Super PAC supported by several GOP members of Congress, announced a $330,000 ad buy against Democrat Pete Gallego in the race for Congressional District 23. Full Story 

• Gallego's Spanish-Language Ad Foreshadows Debate

  By Ross Ramsey Sept. 24, 2012

  State Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, challenging U.S. Rep. Francisco "Quico" Canseco, R-San Antonio, in the race for Congressional District 23, is running a Spanish-language biographical spot in advance of their Spanish-language debate this week. Full Story 

• Texas Weekly Newsreel: Paul Sadler, Committees, Dancing

  By Justin Dehn Sept. 22, 2012

  This week in the Newsreel: Paul Sadler tries to get the word out about his campaign for U.S. Senate, state senators (and others) wait for committee assignments, and Texas Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright resigns. And there's some dancing. Full Story 

• The Hot Seat: A Conversation with Eltife and Simpson

  By Evan Smith Sept. 21, 2012

  At our Hot Seat conversation at the University of Texas at Tyler, state Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, and state Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, discussed the 82nd Legislative Session and looked ahead to the 83rd. Full Story 

• Weekend Insider: Hepatitis in Prison, Rick Perry E-Book

  By Justin Dehn Sept. 20, 2012

  Brandi Grissom looks into the costly treatment of hepatitis C in Texas prisons, and Jay Root discusses his soon-to-be-published e-book about Gov. Rick Perry's run for president. Full Story 

• Weber's First Campaign Ad in General Election

  By Ross Ramsey Sept. 18, 2012

  Republican Randy Weber, a state representative from Pearland trying to make the leap to U.S. Congress in CD-14, unveiled his first commercial of the general election — a takeoff on the president's "You didn't build that" speech. Full Story 

• Gallego Starts TV in CD-23 With a Family Bio

  By Ross Ramsey Sept. 17, 2012

  Democrat Pete Gallego of Alpine is starting his television campaign this week with an initial $100,000 buy in that San Antonio to El Paso district, his campaign said. His first ad is a bio spot that talks about his family. Full Story