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Macy’s and Kroger face Lilly Ledbetter Veto fallout

A front-page piece in Tuesday’s Houston Chronicle shedding light on how mega retailers the likes of Macy’s and Kroger lobbied Gov. Rick Perry to put the kibosh on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is...

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Abbott goes on voter ID offensive

Attorney General Greg Abbott on Monday took aim at a civil rights lawyer who — according to a news story — advised folks in South Texas to ignore the state’s voter ID law when casting ballots in an...

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Bob McNair nears $70K mark in game time freebies to lawmakers

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair provided free tickets and nosh valued up to $8,800 to host Harris County lawmakers in his luxury box for a pre-season game last month, bringing his total ticket and food...

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Rounds 2 and 3: Lite guv candidates schedule more debates

The four Republican candidates running for lieutenant governor are planning to hold a pair of debates in Houston next week. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Sen. Dan Patrick, Agriculture Commissioner Todd...

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Tommy Williams confirms he won’t return in 2015

Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, confirmed Thursday he would not return for the 2015 legislative session, saying he and his wife are “concentrating on new opportunities.” Williams spent one...

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Ex-South Texas lawmaker starts serving prison stint

AUSTIN— An ex-state lawmaker from South Texas has started serving federal prison time for his role in a judicial bribery scandal. Former Rep. Jim Solis, a Harlingen Democrat, surrendered Tuesday to a...

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Fundraising spiels galore as 2013 winds down

AUSTIN — With the clock ticking toward midnight, it’s crunch time for campaigns looking to squeeze donors before 2013 comes to an end. Most statewide candidates over the last week or so have been busy...

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Dewhurst, Patrick flip flop on 17th Amendment repeal

AUSTIN — Flip flop. That’s exactly what Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and state Sen. Dan Patrick, both trying to capture the tea party vote in the Republican primary, did earlier this week when posed a...

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Big donors open up wallets again for Abbott and Davis

AUSTIN —Dallas billionaire Kenny Troutt, a major Texas Republican donor, helped catapult Attorney General Greg Abbott’s gubernatorial coffers to a nearly $2.5 million haul over the last four weeks with...

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DNC takes aim at Rick Perry grand jury case with new web video

  AUSTIN — The Democratic National Committee is out with a new web video Tuesday that takes aim at Gov. Rick Perry and other Republican governors currently ensnared in political investigations....

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Patrick responds to Dewhurst with new TV ad

AUSTIN— State Sen. Dan Patrick’s lieutenant governor campaign is out with a new television ad Wednesday that takes multiple shots at his runoff opponent, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst. The 30-second spot is...

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Court: Second phase of TX redistricting trial will start Aug. 11

AUSTIN — A federal three-judge panel in San Antonio said Thursday it will commence the second phase of a trial challenging Texas’ redistricting maps on Aug. 11. The first phase, which will look at...

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Greg Abbott: Border bill for Texas taxpayers could top $50 million

AUSTIN — Attorney General Greg Abbott said Thursday that Texas taxpayers could end up footing a bill upward of $50 million to address the influx of child migrants crossing the border — an early...

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Van de Putte Web ad thanks state troopers, urges more federal action on...

AUSTIN — State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, the Democrat running for lieutenant governor, is out with a web video thanking state troopers along the border and urging the federal government to do more to...

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New state Senate budget writer is conservative, experienced

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst appointed state Sen. Jane Nelson as Finance Committee chairwoman Thursday, elevating a conservative and experienced senator to one of the Legislature’s most powerful positions....

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Analysis shows GOP groups’ endorsement success rates UPDATE

A new analysis offers a glimpse at one measure of influence in the universe of Republican groups hoping to sway what are typically Texas’ most consequential elections: how often the candidates they...

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Van de Putte challenges Patrick to five debates

AUSTIN — Democrat Leticia Van de Putte on Monday proposed five debates across the state with Republican Dan Patrick before voters elect a new lieutenant governor in November, laying out an aggressive...

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La. lieutenant governor’s office: No plans to sue Texas lawmaker over Cajun slur

AUSTIN — The Louisiana lieutenant governor’s office clarified Friday that a state agency has no intention of suing Texas state Rep. Dennis Bonnen over his use of a Cajun slur. The threat of legal...

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Van de Putte: Dan Patrick silent on debates

AUSTIN — Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Leticia Van de Putte said Thursday that her Republican opponent, Dan Patrick, has yet to respond to a series of debates she has proposed ahead of the...

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Patrick and Van de Putte agree on Sept. 24 debate

AUSTIN — State. Sens. Dan Patrick and Leticia Van de Putte, the two candidates running for lieutenant governor, will debate on September 24 — the first agreed upon debate and possibly the only...

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