Note: This column originally appeared in The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. Hoping to lose none of any ground – either real or perceived – they may have gained on immigration in the United States House of Representatives, Texas business interests over the last couple weeks have […]
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Houston Equal Rights Fight Could Have Statewide Electoral Consequences
Note: This story originally appeared in The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas government and politics. Time is running short for opponents of Houston’s recently passed equal rights ordinance, which supporters call HERO, to gather signatures on a petition to try to overturn it. Opponents led by longtime – and now […]
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Dewhurst and Patrick Clash in a Very Personal Debate in DFW
Note: This story originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there for daily coverage of Texas politics and government. DALLAS – Sen. Dan Patrick and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst pulled no punches on Wednesday in a 45-minute televised debate that one candidate would later describe as childish. Patrick said “I think it was in […]
Patterson and Patrick Spar over Senator’s Lack of Military Service
Note: This story originally appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. As if the campaign to preside over the Texas Senate weren’t nasty enough, Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson and Sen. Dan Patrick got into a war of words Thursday over exactly why Patrick did not […]
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Patrick and Castro Clash in Immigration Debate, But for What Purpose?
Note: The original version of this story appeared on The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. In an hour-long exchange that shed nearly zero light on policy but did give both sides plenty of heat to try to exploit with various constituencies, Sen. Dan Patrick and San Antonio […]
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Dewhurst and Patrick Take the Gloves Off in the Hill Country
Note: This story originally appeared in The Quorum Report. Join us there daily for coverage of Texas politics and government. KERRVILLE – In this Hill Country county won by Sen. Dan Patrick on Election Day, both he and Lt. Gov David Dewhurst came out swinging in a blistering half-hour debate on Friday. The forum for […]
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Scott Braddock is a journalist and political analyst based in Austin.
