Patrick Svitek
Reporter, @TexasTribune. Email: [email protected] I write The Blast: texastribune.org/theblast/. Previously @HoustonChron, @MedillSchool.
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Donald Trump calls Beto O’Rourke “dummy” over assault-weapon buyback proposal
In a tweet Wednesday morning, the president said presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke is making it harder to make a deal regarding gun control.
Ted Cruz eyes the White House: ‘I hope to run again’
When the Texas Republican ran in 2016, it was ‘the most fun I’ve ever had in my life,’ he said. At Thursday’s Monitor Breakfast, the senator also talked guns and the ‘purpling’ of Texas.
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First time I’ve heard Cruz say this out loud publicly
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T. Boone Pickens, larger-than-life energy tycoon and OSU diehard, dies at 91
T. Boone Pickens, legendary energy executive, philanthropist, ardent Oklahoma State University supporter and one of America's most famous...
Texas Democrats plot path to flipping state in 2020
The state party has high hopes and ambitious goals in a new document outlining their path to turning the state blue.
Elizabeth Warren endorses Texas U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar's Democratic primary challenger
The Democratic presidential candidate backed Jessica Cisneros, the immigration lawyer running to unseat Cuellar.
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New: @EWarren endorses @JCisnerosTX, @RepCuellar’s primary challenger texastribune.org/2019/09/09/eli… #TX28
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End Gun Violence Benefit T-Shirt (Unisex & Women's Styles)
Official Webstore of Beto for America
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.@BetoORourke campaign now selling shirt w/ his “fucked up” quote, w/ proceeds being split between @MomsDemand and @AMarch4OurLives
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Rose and Eliza - Beto O'Rourke
I was recently given documents showing that both Amy and I are descended from people who owned slaves. Along with other possessions listed…
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.@BetoORourke discloses he recently learned he and his wife are descendants of slave owners
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Houston to host third debate in Democratic presidential primary
The debate is scheduled for Sept. 12 and 13. Calling Texas a battleground state, party officials hailed the decision.
Texas gained almost nine Hispanic residents for every additional white resident last year
New census estimates show Texas' Hispanic population growth continues to surpass white population growth, with Hispanics on pace to soon represent a plurality.
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Texas gained almost nine Hispanic residents for every additional white resident last year texastribune.org/2019/06/20/tex… via @TexasTribune
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O'Rourke's proposed election reforms seek to simplify voting registration, get big money out of politics
The Democratic presidential candidate released his third policy proposal, which calls for term limits on federal lawmakers and Supreme Court justices. It also aims to encourage small-dollar political donations.
Gov. Greg Abbott says he can keep plumbing board alive without special session
"We've got this," the governor tells plumbers worried as their profession faces deregulation next year in Texas.
Julián Castro unveils police reform plan
It's the third policy announcement from the Democratic presidential candidate.
Appeals Court Upholds Securities Fraud Charges Against Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has lost his latest bid for dismissal of state securities fraud charges he faces for business dealings before he took office.
O’Rourke nearly triples Iowa staff as focus grows on first 2020 voters
The Democratic presidential candidate and former El Paso congressman now has 44 campaign workers in the Hawkeye State.
Biden makes first Texas trip as a 2020 presidential candidate, pitching new education plan
The former vice president was making a two-day swing through Texas, with stops planned in Houston and Dallas.
Aaron Reitz for Texas
Friends, I’m excited to announce my candidacy for State Representative. Show your support for our conservative values by contributing, signing up for our emails, following and liking our Facebook...
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.@aaron_reitz, Austin lawyer and former Blacklock clerk, announces run for #HD47, a GOP target to flip back this cycle: facebook.com/22054870062257… #txlege
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Harry Reid Remembers One Impeachment and Ponders a Second
In an interview, the longtime Democratic leader of the Senate discussed President Trump, his party’s primary and its lack of congressional candidates.
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Reid: "It’s a shame that Beto O’Rourke — he came to see me at my home. I just lament he’s not running for the Senate." NYT: "Did you tell him that, by the way?" Reid: "I told him I thought he should’ve run, yeah." NYT: "What’d he say?" Reid: "Nothing."
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Gina Ortiz Jones running again to unseat Texas U.S. Rep. Will Hurd
Jones, a former Air Force intelligence officer, lost to Hurd last year by a razor-thin margin.
Julián Castro hits 65,000-donor threshold to secure spot in first presidential debate
The Democratic presidential contender had recently made a big public push to meet the criteria.