At Monday’s TribLive conversation, Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Pauken talked about Greg Abbott, Wendy Davis and the contours of the 2014 race.
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The Polling Center: Are Suburban Women in the Democratic Resurgence Recipe?
While the Hispanic vote has been the focus of much of the analysis of Democrats’ prospects for turning the Republican tide, in the short term, they will almost certainly need to look to suburban women — especially if Wendy Davis is at the top of the ticket.
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Guns Could Be an Issue in the Governor’s Race
In Texas, where licensed gun toters are allowed to bypass the metal detectors at the state Capitol and the sitting governor once shot a coyote while jogging, getting between Texans and their guns can be politically dangerous.
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Wendy Davis’ Father, Jerry Russell, Dead at 77
Jerry Russell, the father of state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, died Thursday, according to a message she posted on Facebook.
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Spotlight on Davis, the Democrats’ Big Hope
If Wendy Davis runs for Texas governor, her biography will face greater scrutiny. Voters are likely to find an exceptionally ambitious woman who has experienced both poverty and wealth and isn’t nearly as partisan as some think.
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Video: Newsreel: Waiting and Watching and Calling
In this week’s Newsreel: Gov. Rick Perry dons fashionable new glasses, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz says he will renounce his Canadian citizenship, state Sen. Wendy Davis keeps her supporters waiting and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst tries to spring a relative from jail.
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The Brief: Aug. 29, 2013
As Democrats await word from Wendy Davis, the search is on to fill the rest of the party’s 2014 roster.
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Davis Postpones Announcement on Political Future
Texans will have to wait a little longer to find out if Wendy Davis will run for governor. The state senator said Wednesday she is postponing her decision until late September while she cares for her ailing father.
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The Brief: Aug. 28, 2013
As state Sen. Wendy Davis mulls a gubernatorial bid, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has some thoughts about how she’d fare if she ran.
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Texas Democrats Waiting for Davis Before Deciding on 2014
On the latest Agenda Texas, from KUT News and the Tribune: Democratic activists aren’t the only ones waiting for state Sen. Wendy Davis to reveal whether she’s running for governor. So are potential statewide Democratic candidates.