This week on the TribCast, Ross, Reeve, Ben and special guest Jim Henson discuss the Rainy Day Fund, Hispanic Republicans, Tommy Lee Jones and a good deal more.
2012 elections
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Tommy Lee Jones for U.S. Senate?
A Houston attorney and radio commentator is floating the idea on a Facebook page and a website. No other Democrat can win, he says.
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Ron Kirk: The TT Interview
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Demographics
The Week in Texas Politics Recap: 2/21 to 2/25
No time to follow every twist and turn of the Texas Legislature? We’ve made it easier for you with our weekly recaps of the action under the dome.
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Tom Leppert: “Why I’m Running”
Exiting Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert has released a lengthy (as in, more than three minutes) video on YouTube explaining why the Republican is running for U.S. Senate.
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Tom Leppert Announces Senate Bid
It’s official. Republican Tom Leppert, who stepped down as mayor of Dallas this week, told a Dallas TV station that he is joining the race to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in 2012.
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Ted Cruz: The TT Interview
Ted Cruz, recently announced GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate, talks with The Texas Tribune about why he wants to go to Washington, how his experience as the state’s solicitor general has prepared him for the job and about his conservative idols.
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Ted Cruz: The TT Interview
The former Texas Solicitor General sat down with the Tribune last week to talk about what makes him stand out in the GOP crowd running to replace U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and which Republican leaders he idolizes.
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Michael Williams on Why He’s Running
The 2012 U.S. Senate candidate explains the reason he’s entered the race — and addresses the question of whether Kay Bailey Hutchison is a consistent conservative.
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Demographics
Michael Williams on Being a Black Republican
The 2012 U.S. Senate candidate discusses whether his race will be a factor in the primary campaign.