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Kolkhorst announces she’ll run for SD18
State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, said Thursday she plans to run for Senate District 18 if incumbent Glenn Hegar wins his bid for statewide office and vacates the seat. AUSTIN — State Sen. Glenn...
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W, other big names chip in to SD28 race
Former President George W. Bush (left) is among the donors to Jodey Arrington’s campaign for Senate District 28, state records show. (AP Photo) AUSTIN — Some bold-faced names are opening their...
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Davis allies turn up criticism of Abbott’s CPRIT oversight
The campaign of Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis (right) has been criticizing Greg Abbott (left), her Republican rival, for his oversight of the scandal-scarred Cancer Prevention and...
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Abbott, Davis set for new Dallas debate
Wendy Davis’ campaign for governor says it has agreed to the format of a new debate after opponent Greg Abbott withdrew from one the campaigns already had on the calendar. AUSTIN — The gubernatorial...
View ArticleDavis TV ad takes aim at Abbott on education
AUSTIN — Democrat Wendy Davis’ campaign for governor released a TV ad Thursday combining its critiques of Republican opponent Greg Abbott’s education record while pitching the state senator from Fort...
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GOP chief: Texas more competitive than some assume
Texas GOP chairman Steve Munisteri (AP photo) AUSTIN — Republicans are not resting on their laurels with less than two months until Election Day, Texas GOP chairman Steve Munisteri said Wednesday...
View ArticleAbbott Web ad links Davis with Obama
AUSTIN — A day before the last debate in the governor’s race, the campaign of Republican Greg Abbott is using a Web ad to tie Democrat Wendy Davis to President Barack Obama. The minute-long spot,...
View ArticleFirst Patrick TV ad sounds alarm on ISIS, hits VDP on immigration
AUSTIN — Dan Patrick, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, is out with his first TV ad for the general election, a 30-second spot that warns Texans about terrorist threats at the border...
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Perry to return to Iowa to help Senate hopeful in tight race
Joni Ernst, the Republican nominee for Iowa’s open seat in the U.S. Senate (Campaign website) AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry is heading back to Iowa to lend some star power to one of the closest Senate...
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Lopsided money race on eve of comptroller debate
Mike Collier, the Democratic nominee for comptroller, used a recent TV ad to argue the state needs an accountant, not a farmer like Republican rival Glenn Hegar, to lead the office. AUSTIN — The...
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Candidates for governor hunker down as finish line nears
Election Day 2014 in Texas HOUSTON — A day after crisscrossing the state to deliver their closing arguments, the gubernatorial candidates are keeping relatively low profiles as they seek to get out...
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Bipartisan group of legal heavyweights comes to Perry’s defense
Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday makes his first appearance in court since being indicted in August on abuse-of-power charges. (Screenshot via KVUE live stream) AUSTIN — A bipartisan group of lawyers and...
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SA lawmakers seriously consider Senate run UPDATE
State Rep. José Menéndez, D-San Antonio State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio UPDATE: State Rep José Menéndez, D-San Antonio, also said if Van de Putte leaves the Senate, he would “seriously...
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Abbott to meet with Obama at White House
Texas Attorney General and Gov.-elect Greg Abbott said Obama misused his power while acting to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation. (Jay Jenner, MBO) AUSTIN — As he prepares his 31st...
View ArticleAbbott video keeps post-election focus on bipartisanship
AUSTIN — Republican Gov.-elect Greg Abbott continued his post-election push for bipartisanship Thursday with the release of a Web video recapping meetings he has been having with legislators across...
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Perry to attend Fla. governor’s inaugural festivities
Gov. Rick Perry (left) and Florida Gov. Rick Scott (right) participate in fishing derby in 2012 off the coast of the Sunshine State. Perry is attending Scott’s second inauguration Tuesday in...
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Cyrier, Golemon go to runoff for Kleinschmidt seat
John Cyrier, a Republican candidate in the runoff for state House District 17 (Source: Campaign website) AUSTIN – Republicans John Cyrier and Brent Golemon are advancing to a second round in the...
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Perry to let Abbott schedule runoffs
State Reps. Jose Menendez (left) and Trey Martinez Fischer (right), both San Antonio Democrats, are advancing to the second round of Tuesday’s special election for state Senate District 26. Gov. Rick...
View ArticleAbbott sets trio of runoffs for Feb. 17
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott has scheduled runoffs from the Jan. 6 special elections for Feb. 17, according to his office. The decision officially sets head-to-head match-ups in state Senate District 26,...
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Patrick winnows Democratic committee chairs to 2
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick AUSTIN — Making good on a campaign promise, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday further scaled back Democratic influence in the Texas Senate with his announcement of committee...
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