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The First Word: Normandy

On this day -- the House will attempt to storm the cliffs of the current budget shortfall; the 2030 Commission will release a new report estimating how much it would cost to keep traffic from getting...

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The First Word: Odyssey

On this day -- the House passes their version of an austerity budget; Storify gives us a look back at the higher and lower points of the budget debate; political analysis of the House budget; the...

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The First Word: Meet Jeff Sandefer — The Man Behind The Curtain

On this day -- He's not a political appointee or any sort of government employee, yet Jeff Sandefer might be the most influential voice in the Governor's ear when it comes to Texas' public...

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Wentworth keeps Van de Putte in Austin

SAN ANTONIO LAWMAKER HELD HOSTAGE ON SENATE FLOOR That’s the headline I might have written if I worked for certain other news organizations. A bit hyperbolic, yes, and yet, state Sen. Leticia Van de...

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The First Word: Sanchez for Senate

On this day -- The Democrats think they might have found themselves a Senate candidate; the latest machinations from Paul Burka on possible redistricting fallout; West Texas fears the end of its...

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The First Word: Dewhurst’d

On this day -- what appeared to be a budget consensus in the Senate comes apart on a key test vote; the politics of an apparent Republican rebellion; new controversy about Congressional redistricting,...

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A Moment Can Change Everything

After spending the last 140 days trying to find a way to crystallize their opposition to the Republican budget, Democrats got the gift of the session from the filibuster given by the woman who has...

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The First Word: Dems Try The Reset Button

On this day — Democrats attempt to hit the reset button on their messaging efforts about the budget; the first committee hearings of the special session; get your redistricting round-up for Austin,...

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The First Word: There’s Gonna’ Be a Revival

On this day — the religious revival was Perry's brainchild say the event's organizers; the Senate passes a Congressional redistricting map that divides Travis County into five; the Senate takes up...

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Texas Democrats watching state GOP’s rifts

Republican delegates in Fort Worth continued to tussle among themselves. And Democrats in Houston kept an ear half-cocked.

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Castro, Clinton meet in California Saturday

It’s the stuff of Democrats’ 2016 dreams. Mayor Julián Castro and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met for the first time Saturday in Los Angeles, where Clinton was honored for her “role in...

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TMF staffer takes gig with Texas Democrats

AUSTIN— State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer’s right hand man is leaving the San Antonio Democrat’s office after three years of service to take a gig as the top spokesman for the Texas Democratic Party....

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Bush mum on Alamo proposal

AUSTIN — George P. Bush, the expected GOP nominee for Texas Land Commissioner, hasn’t taken a position on a proposal from outgoing commissioner Jerry Patterson to cede control of Alamo Plaza to the...

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Terri Hodge is back, campaigning for “felons, just like me”

DALLAS — Not one to let a felony conviction for tax fraud keep her down, former State Rep. Terri Hodge is running to become the vice chair of the Texas Democratic Party.

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Republicans take Davis criticisms to the sky

DALLAS — Look! Up there! It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s a plane with a giant banner being dragged behind it, paid for by Attorney General Greg Abbott’s campaign, attacking his Democratic challenger,...

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Joaquin Castro blasts Texas GOP platform in convention speech

DALLAS — U.S. Rep.  Joaquin Castro dished out the red meat to Democratic activists in his speech at to the state Democratic convention Thursday evening, blasting Republicans as the party more...

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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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Dems look to link Perry to other ‘scandal-plagued bullies’

AUSTIN — As Rick Perry drops in on New Hampshire with an eye toward a presidential run in 2016, Democrats are seeking to tie the newly indicted governor to other Republicans with legal troubles who...

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Davis criticized for leaving Texas to promote book

AUSTIN — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis is taking heat for leaving Texas to promote her new memoir at the height of campaign season, again setting off a debate about out-of-state travel...

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Campaigns, consultants disregard Ethics Commission resolution

AUSTIN — The Texas Ethics Commission late last year put state officeholders, campaigns and political consultants on notice: using the agency’s sworn complaint process as a political tool to smear an...

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