The Tribune’s Jay Root has the story on another secret audio recording released with the intent to impact the already contentious gubernatorial contest.
David Dewhurst
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Inside Texas Politics: The Race for Second Place
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely about the three-way race for second place in the GOP contest for lieutenant governor.
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Politics
The Brief: Jan. 31, 2014
The House Republican leadership on Thursday released a one-page blueprint for immigration reform. But with its call to legalize 11 million undocumented workers, the immediate question was whether the plan would fly within the party.
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Politics
Lt. Gov. Candidates Spar in Dallas
The four Republican candidates for lieutenant governor took on end-of-life issues, border security and, of course, one another in an hour-long debate in Dallas.
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Health care
The Brief: Jan. 28, 2014
In their first televised debate, the four GOP candidates for lieutenant governor seemed content to continue to frame the contest as a race to see who could claim the title of the most conservative.
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Economy
As Patent Suits Increase, Firms Fight Back
Companies that exist only to collect dormant patents and then sue for infringement are a growing threat to firms, but both businesses and lawmakers are beginning to take action.
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Politics
The Brief: Jan. 23, 2014
The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza has put a different frame on the Wendy Davis storyline from this week.
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Politics
The Brief: Jan. 21, 2014
The focus on Tuesday returns to District Judge John Dietz’s courtroom, where the next chapter in the legal challenge to the state’s school finance system commences.
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Politics
The Brief: Jan. 17, 2014
Texas will continue to be the big winner in the redistribution of the nation’s population westward and southward. And with that go the political spoils.
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TribLive: Dewhurst on the Two-Thirds Rule, Chairs
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst weighed in on the Senate’s two-thirds rule and his possible picks for the chairmanships of key committees.