Top officials at Oncor, Texas’ largest electric utility, aired concerns on Monday with Dallas billionaire Ray L. Hunt’s $18 billion proposal to take over and reshape their company.
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New in TribTalk: Workman on Constitutional Amendments
We have become a nation with a powerful, centralized government, which was never our founders’ intent, writes state Rep. Paul Workman, R-Austin.
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Politics
Sam Johnson Gives Ted Cruz Seventh Congressional Endorsement
U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Richardson, is throwing his support behind Ted Cruz for president, giving the U.S. senator from Texas the seventh congressional endorsement from his home state.
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Politics
Beyond Iowa, Cruz Betting Heavily on South
Ted Cruz is betting on Iowa and the South to deliver him the GOP nomination. A detailed look at his travel schedule shows just how much of Cruz’s time has been invested in this unique approach to seeking the White House.
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The Brief: Cruz Aims to Rewrite Rules With Southern Strategy
An analysis of GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s travels shows a focus on courting Southern voters to an extent rarely seen before in presidential politics.
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Politics
Texas GOP Chairman to Pull Primary Shakeup Plan Over Cruz Concerns
Texas GOP Chairman Tom Mechler has decided to withdraw a proposal that would have changed the first four early voting states after hearing concerns from Ted Cruz.
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Five Takeaways from Ted Cruz’s Iowa Bus Tour
Ted Cruz logged hundreds of miles on Iowa’s snow-dusted roads last week, working to make the case that his rise to the front of the GOP pack there is not a flash in the pan. Here are five takeaways from his exhaustive visit.
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Higher Education
As Universities Consider Campus Carry, Gun-Free Classrooms Seem Unlikely
Texas professors are still fighting to keep their classrooms gun free. But the state’s top universities appear to be reaching a consensus that banning guns in classes will soon be illegal.
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Criminal Justice
DPS, Trooper Move to Halt Lawsuit by Sandra Bland’s Family
The Texas Department of Public Safety and indicted trooper Brian Encinia want a federal judge to let the officer’s criminal case in Waller County play out before moving forward with a lawsuit filed by Sandra Bland’s mother.
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Politics
Heidi Cruz Makes her Mark as High-Powered Political Spouse
No one has taken on more roles in the Cruz campaign than Heidi Cruz. On leave from her career at Goldman Sachs in Houston, she has embarked on a journey unlike any she has navigated before to serve the ambitions of her husband.