A coalition of ranchers, environmentalists and disgruntled landowners has suffered a major setback in its battle to block a proposed pipeline that would carry natural gas beneath 143 miles of largely untouched Big Bend-area land.
2016
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Politics
Opening Bus Tour, Cruz Looks to Close the Deal With Iowans
Ted Cruz on Monday morning launched a six-day swing through Iowa, looking to close the deal with voters in the state where he bas become the leader of the Republican presidential pack.
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Revisit the Government Salaries Explorer
Take another look at our Government Salaries Explorer, home to more than 400,000 Texas employee salaries. Use the explorer to view government salaries by gender, ethnicity, length of employment and more.
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State Government
Analysis: Budget Battle Might Seem Boring, But Don’t Doubt Its Impact
Some of the most important debates in government and politics are complicated — and boring. That gives the combatants some safety from voters who are preoccupied with battles that are easier to understand.
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Demographics
Women Still Underrepresented in Legislative Races
It remains a daunting political reality in Texas. While women make up more than half the state, they are underrepresented in the halls of power, and it appears the 2016 elections will do little to change that.
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The Brief: Jan. 4, 2016
The GOP presidential hopeful begins a six-day bus tour of the key early voting state while increasingly targeted by rival campaigns and outside groups.
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Politics
One Year, Two Races: Inside the GOP’s Bizarre, Tumultuous 2015
There were two halves to 2015 for the Republican presidential race: Before Trump and After Trump. Since June, there had been several unanticipated twists — some of which included Texans Ted Cruz and Rick Perry.
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Politics
Video: Patrick Hopes for Fewer Barriers to Own Guns
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick appeared on national television Sunday morning, saying he hopes to see the day when Americans can have a gun without having “to go through a long ordeal.”
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Politics
Former Huckabee Spokeswoman Joins Cruz Campaign
A former spokeswoman for ex-Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has joined Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign, giving the Texas senator a key operative who worked for the last two winners of the Iowa caucuses.
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Politics
Cruz Heads Back to Iowa as Frontrunner and Target
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is returning to Iowa for the final month before the caucuses as both a frontrunner in the state and a bigger target than ever for his GOP rivals.
