After more than a year of nonstop punditry, predictions and stump speeches, 2016 is finally here. Texans can expect more candidate visits and more campaign ads with the state’s March 1 primary very much in play.
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TribCast
TribCast: Elections, Political Women, Stickland’s Mouth
On this first weekly podcast of 2016, Ross, Evan, Emily and Alexa talk about women in politics in Texas, about old online postings that could put Jonathan Stickland into electoral distress, the eight-week race to the March 1 primaries and the state of the presidential nominating contests.
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Politics
In Iowa, Ted Cruz Enjoys — and Endures — the Frontrunner’s Life
As he makes his way through a six-day tour of Iowa, Ted Cruz is enjoying — and enduring — life as a frontrunner in the first-in-the-country caucus state.
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Politics
Cruz Blames Clinton, Obama for North Korea’s Bomb Test Claims
Ted Cruz on Wednesday blamed President Barack Obama and presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton for North Korea’s claims it had tested a nuclear weapon, insisting it shows the “sheer folly” of their foreign policy.
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Criminal Justice
Grand Jury to Reconvene Over Sandra Bland Case
The grand jury decided in December not to indict anyone for Bland’s death. But the door remains open for other charges, special prosecutor Darrell Jordan said, though details of what the grand jury is examining are confidential.
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Politics
Dallas Rally Will be Rubio’s First Public Campaign Stop in Texas
While Ted Cruz spends the week crisscrossing Iowa ahead of that state’s caucuses, Marco Rubio is making his first major play for Cruz’s home turf with a campaign rally Wednesday in Dallas.
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State Government
Analysis: For Politicians, There’s No Statute of Limitations on Comments
All of us have to watch our mouths — particularly politicians. State Rep. Jonathan Stickland is under political fire for past online comments. He’s apologized, but time is the enemy here for the Bedford Republican, who’s facing a primary challenge.
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The Brief: A Dig by Trump on Cruz Leads to Jump the Shark Tweet
Donald Trump aimed a jab this week at GOP presidential rival Ted Cruz over his Canadian birth, an indication that the relationship between the two men has become more strained in the run up to the Iowa caucuses.
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Politics
Still Chums? Cruz Says Trump Jumped the Shark
The political bromance between GOP presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz appeared to be unraveling Tuesday after Trump raised the issue of Cruz’s Canadian birth, and Cruz suggested his rival has jumped the shark.
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Politics
Trump Says Cruz’s Canadian Birth Could Be “Very Precarious” for GOP
In an recent interview, Donald Trump said hat rival Ted Cruz’s Canadian birthplace was a “very precarious” issue that could make the Texas senator vulnerable if he became the Republican presidential nominee.