Texas is quickly settling into its role as a lucrative state for White House hopefuls, playing host this month alone to several candidates looking to tap the state’s deep pool of donor dollars.
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Promise, Pitfalls in Cruz’s First Week as a Candidate
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s New Hampshire debut, much like the rest of his first week as a candidate, demonstrated both the promise of his presidential candidacy and the potential hurdles facing his uphill campaign.
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Inside Texas Politics: The 2016 Race Begins
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics: interviews with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and state Comptroller Glenn Hegar, toll roads, school vouchers, texting-while-driving bans and more.
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Citing Wisconsin Record, Walker Pitches Harris County GOP
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, eyeing a run for the White House in 2016, touted his fighting spirit and Midwestern thriftiness in a Saturday night speech to Harris County Republicans.
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In Houston, Scott Walker Denies He Flip-Flopped on Immigration
At a Houston press conference Saturday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker emphatically denied he recently shifted his stance on illegal immigration.
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Roundup: Ted Cruz’s Big Week and the Texas Budget
One name largely dominated the week in Texas politics – Ted Cruz. The launch of his 2016 presidential campaign filled the headlines. Meanwhile, in the Legislature, lawmakers were busy working on the budget and tax cuts.
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Citing Baldness, Gohmert Scraps Presidential Campaign
One thing you can say about East Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert is that reporters listen carefully to his every word. But he did not mean it when he said he might form an exploratory committee to run for president.
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Video: Cruz the Candidate, Then and Now
Ted Cruz, the United States senator-turned-presidential hopeful, was a virtual unknown four short years ago. We look back at the Tea Party darling’s first and only other declared candidacy and what’s at play this time around.
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Video: Kay Bailey Hutchison Will Endorse Jeb Bush for President
Former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said Wednesday on MSNBC that she will endorse Jeb Bush for president, calling him “the trusted father-type that you want to run our country.”
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Chris Christie Hires Austin Digital Firm
An Austin digital firm signed on Wednesday with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s leadership PAC.