On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bud Kennedy about Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential prospects, several runoff contests and more.
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Analysis: For Dewhurst, This is All Too Familiar
A runoff against a populist conservative is nothing new for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. But he has to figure out how to win one.
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The Brief: March 14, 2014
The Dallas Morning News has obtained an email that seemed to reference attempts by UT System Regent Wallace Hall to undermine UT Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa.
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The Brief: March 13, 2014
If the University of Texas System regents tap Gov. Rick Perry’s reported favorite, Kyle Janek, as their next chancellor, they won’t get pushback from the president of the system’s flagship campus.
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Video: Patterson, Staples Reflect on Lt. Gov. Bids
A week after the primary election, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples reflect on their failed bids for lieutenant governor, weigh in on the May runoff and talk about what’s next for them.
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The Brief: March 12, 2014
Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Dante Chinni of the American Communities Project at American University makes the argument that if Texas flips blue, it could do so in a hurry. And not just because of the state’s growing Hispanic population.
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Patterson, Staples Weigh In on Lt. Gov. Runoff
Jerry Patterson and Todd Staples offered differing takes on Tuesday on how the May runoff between their former lieutenant governor primary opponents — Dan Patrick and incumbent David Dewhurst — might turn out.
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The Brief: March 10, 2014
The Tea Party’s big moment last week in the GOP party primaries already is creating anticipation of a more libertarian tilt to next year’s legislative session.
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Inside Texas Politics: Analyzing Primary Results
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and Fort Worth Star-Telegram reporter Bud Kennedy about what’s next in the lieutenant governor’s race, Democratic turnout and more.
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Political Storm Erupts Over Ike Claims
The former TWIA chief says two top Republicans tried to pressure him into fighting more cases and complained that fees paid to lawyers were ending up in Democratic coffers. The Republicans said their actions were appropriate.