On Tuesday, the top two vote-getters in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor — state Sen. Dan Patrick and incumbent David Dewhurst — spoke to their supporters at events in Houston. Watch what they said as they begin their runoff campaigns.
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The Brief: March 5, 2014
Some questions got answered in Tuesday’s primary contests as the conversation now shifts to the May runoff elections and to the November general elections.
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The Brief: March 4, 2014
Another dose of winter weather expected to hit overnight from Austin and San Antonio to Houston is injecting a note of uncertainty into today’s party primary elections.
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The Brief: March 3, 2014
Election Day is tomorrow, and the tenor of some of the campaigns has moved toward “no quarter, bayonet the wounded.”
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Campaign Strategies Get Trickier When Runoff Elections Are Likely
An unusually large number of statewide primary candidates are expected to head into a runoff. For some campaigns, that likelihood has meant considering how their actions may impact a second round.
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The Brief: Feb. 27, 2014
Texans are much more optimistic about the direction of the state than the nation as a whole, according to the final installment of findings from the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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The Brief: Feb. 25, 2014
Democrats and Republicans in Texas differ in their enthusiasm for spending more money for education, but they tend to agree on the need to invest more, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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UT/TT Poll: Abbott Holds 11-Point Lead Over Davis
Republican Greg Abbott holds an 11-point lead over Democrat Wendy Davis in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, and a number of Republican primaries appear to be destined for May runoff elections.
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The Brief: Feb. 24, 2014
Greg Abbott has an 11-point advantage over Wendy Davis in the November general election contest, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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The Brief: Feb. 20, 2014
Conservative activist James O’Keefe has released another covert video of Battleground Texas volunteers.