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Second Special Session: A cast of characters to follow
Editor's Note: The Texas legislature started the second special session on Monday, July 1, without much fanfare. But following the dramatic ending to the first special session, there are sure to be...
View ArticleTexas Senate's two-thirds rule protects minorities, deserves protection
There are four Republican candidates for lieutenant governor this year: incumbent David Dewhurst, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and state Sen. Dan Patrick....
View ArticleCandidates in Texas' Democratic primaries should stop taking aim at each other
Amid all the talk of the gubernatorial and the lieutenant governor campaigns, as well as the competitive local primaries, it is easy to lose track of the many other important positions Texans will be...
View ArticleAll students — even Democrats — should vote in Republican primaries
Friday is the last day for early voting in the primaries, and for some students, the stakes of the lieutenant governor’s race are high — maybe high enough to keep them from going to college, because...
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Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst to face off in run-off election in Republican...
HOUSTON — After a close and hard-fought primary election, state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, took a lead over incumbent David Dewhurst in the race for the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor...
View ArticlePrimary results show tea party's power in Texas
Voters across the state turned out Tuesday to vote in elections at the federal, state and local levels. The results weren’t unexpected — state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, and Attorney General Greg...
View ArticleLeticia Van de Putte, Democratic lieutenant governor candidate, holds rally...
In a rally on the West Mall on Monday, state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio and the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, said bipartisan approaches to issues such as higher education...
View ArticleDan Patrick's past mental illness is irrelevant to lieutenant governor's race
It has been said over the course of this year’s statewide campaigns that Texas politics is a full-contact sport, one that draws blood. The recent flare-ups in the Republican primary runoff for...
View ArticleState Sen. Dan Patrick defeats Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in runoff election
HOUSTON — With more than 65 percent of the vote, state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, secured the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, defeating incumbent David Dewhurst in the runoff election...
View ArticleDavis, Van de Putte host filibuster anniversary event
One year after state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, delayed a vote on an anti-abortion bill with an 11-hour filibuster, a large crowd filled the Palmer Events Center on Wednesday as Democratic...
View ArticleDan Patrick should distance himself from marriage equality issue
Last Monday, lieutenant governor hopefuls Dan Patrick and Leticia Van de Putte battled it out in their only scheduled debate before November’s election. The two Senators, who have sat together in the...
View ArticleNext month, vote for Leticia Van de Putte for lieutenant governor
Editor’s Note: Early voting for the Nov. 4 election begins Oct. 20 and ends Oct. 31.The lieutenant governor of Texas has often been hailed as the most powerful official in the Texas Legislature. With...
View ArticlePatrick captures lieutenant governor race in big win
HOUSTON — In a landslide victory, State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, was elected lieutenant governor Tuesday, defeating State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio.Patrick, a Houston radio talk show...
View ArticleAs lieutenant governor, Patrick won't help Texas
Our newly-elected lieutenant governor is a radio shock jock who somehow became a state senator, and this is definitely the greatest disappointment of last night's election results. The results...
View ArticleAbbott is the next Governor. How will he lead?
This January, the state of Texas will inaugurate a new Governor for the first time since I was in the first grade. To put that in perspective, the current freshmen had not started school yet and some...
View ArticleAbbott's inaugural address a frightening foretaste of things to come
Associate Editor Noah M. Horwitz put it well Tuesday in his blog post when he noted the departure of outgoing Gov. Rick Perry’s moderate conviction politics and the arrival of incoming Gov. Greg...
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