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Live Blog: Election night for statewide and legislative races
Ruben Sorto marks his ballot at Irving High School in the Democratic primary run-off election Tuesday, July 31, 2012 in Irving, Texas. (Ron Baselice/ The Dallas Morning News)visit site to read more]
View ArticleTX RR Commissioner uses noose, calls for defeat of GOP senators voting for...
Texas Railroad Commission chairman Barry Smitherman posted a tweet that featured a noose and castigated some Republican senators for agreeing to allow a vote on background checks for firearms sales....
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Branch says he has $4 million for attorney general’s race
Texas Rep. Dan Branch at his Independence Day bash (Gromer Jeffers Jr.) Attorney general hopeful Dan Branch said Wednesday he’s reporting a … [visit site to read more]
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George W. Bush gives $5K to Branch’s campaign
Former President George W. Bush, in Dallas last week (Michael Ainsworth/Staff photographer) Update at 9:52 p.m.: The post has been corrected to add David Sibley … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleBranch endorsed by half-dozen former Abbott aides
Updated at 4:38 p.m.: The post has been revised to note that Smitherman already has announced. Original item at 3:05 p.m.: Attorney general hopeful Dan Branch of Dallas on Thursday announced he’s been...
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GOP State Sen. Ken Paxton announces campaign for attorney general
State Sen. Ken Paxton announces his plans to run for attorney general at an event at the Plano Centre on Thursday, August 1, 2013. (Louis DeLuca/Dallas Morning News) PLANO – Sen. Ken Paxton announced...
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Sen. Ken Paxton’s opening salvo in attorney general race includes endorsement...
State Sen. Ken Paxton is joined on stage by his family as he announces his plans to run for attorney general at an event at the Plano Centre on Thursday, August 1, 2013. (Louis DeLuca/Dallas Morning...
View ArticleTexas Rep. Dan Branch announces support from 53 House Republicans in bid for AG
Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, just announced the support of 53 Texas House members in his quest to replace Republican Greg Abbott as the state’s attorney general. “For the past 10 years, the Republican...
View ArticleFormer 2012 GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum endorses Sen. Ken Paxton...
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum has endorsed state Sen. Ken Paxton for Texas Attorney General. Paxton is running in the March GOP primary against state Rep. Dan Branch of Dallas and Railroad...
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Greg Abbott says San Antonio shouldn’t pass ordinance protecting gays
GOP governor’s candidate Greg Abbott is panning a proposed ordinance that would prohibit discriminating against gay and transgender people. Abbott joins the three … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleAttorney General candidate Barry Smitherman says Texas can be independent nation
Some Texans love the idea of independence. Railroad Commissioner Barry Smitherman, a Republican candidate for attorney general, told the website WND that “if the rest of the country falls apart,”...
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Texas Attorney General candidate Dan Branch touts support from Ted Cruz advisers
Rep. Dan Branch on Monday said he has the support of 10 legal advisers to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. Branch, R-Dallas, hopes the lawyers associated with Cruz will help him in his race for Texas attorney...
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Texas Sen. Ken Paxton reveals list of 100 tea party supporters for his AG bid
State Sen. Ken Paxton is joined on stage by his family as he announces his plans to run for attorney general at an event at the Plano Centre on Thursday, August 1, 2013. (Louis DeLuca/Dallas Morning...
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Republican candidates for Texas AG debate in Austin
GOP candidates for AG debate at The Texas Tribune Festival in Austin (Gromer Jeffers Jr.) UPDATE: At the debate described below, Railroad … [visit site to read more]
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Republican attorney general candidates Ken Paxton, Dan Branch roll out more...
The battle for endorsements in the race for attorney general continued this week, with Texas Sen. Ken Paxton announcing support from two former U.S. attorneys from the George W. Bush era. And Monday...
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Texas AG candidate Dan Branch says he wants to create Voter Fraud Task Force
Update: 4:56 p.m. The folks at the organization called True the Vote had to make it clear today that their support of Rep. Dan Branch’s proposal for a Voter Fraud Task Force should not be confused as...
View ArticleTexas Attorney General candidate Dan Branch vows to protect Voter ID law
In a new campaign video, Rep. Dan Branch is promising to stand up to the federal government in order to protect the integrity of Texas elections. The Dallas Republican is running for attorney general...
View ArticleTed Cruz calls Ken Paxton a fighter for Voter ID, against Obamacare
On Saturday Ted Cruz was full of praise. The Republican senator and tea party darling had kind words for Congressional District 32 candidate Katrina Pierson. Earlier in the day, Cruz lauded Texas Sen....
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AG candidate Ken Paxton has $2.3 million for campaign against Dan Branch,...
Candidates for Texas attorney general debate in Austin at The Texas Tribune Festival (Gromer Jeffers Jr.) The campaign cash figures are in for the … [visit site to read more]
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Ted Cruz is not immediately endorsing Greg Abbott for governor, maintains...
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz spoke to the to Fort Worth business leaders on Friday, January 17, 2014 at the Petroleum Club of Fort Worth. ( (David Woo/The Dallas Morning News)) Ted … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleDan Branch releases first television commercial in race for Texas attorney...
Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, has released a television commercial that will air throughout Texas beginning Wednesday. Branch, who is running in the Republican race for attorney general against state...
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Republican candidates for Texas AG prepare for dash to finish line
The Republican candidates for attorney general (from left) PUC Chairman Barry Smitherman, Senator Ken Paxton, and Representative Dan Branch, appear at a Denton County forum at the Denton County...
View ArticleRepublican AG candidate Ken Paxton drops first television ad
Well, you knew when Ted Cruz said some nice things about Ken Paxton a few weeks ago, the words would show up in a television ad. Check out the state senator’s first television commercial. Paxton,...
View ArticleAttorney General candidate Dan Branch releases second television ad as air...
Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, sponsored the “moment of silence” law for Texas schools. It’s the subject of his second television ad. Branch is running for attorney general against Railroad Commission...
View ArticleTexas attorney general candidate Dan Branch releases third television ad
Rep. Dan Branch of Dallas has new ad that attacks Washington and the Affordable Care Act. He’s running in the GOP race for attorney general against state Sen. Ken Paxton of McKinney and Railroad...
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GW Bush media advisor helping to lead Southern gay marriage effort
Mark McKinnon (David Woo, The Dallas Morning News)Mark McKinnon, the media guru for former President George W. Bush, is now Texas co-chair for the group Freedom to Marry. The national … [visit site to...
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Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says Barry Smitherman’s comment about...
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Attorney General candidate Ken Paxton blasted by rivals for being victim of...
The Republican candidates for attorney general (from left) PUC Chairman Barry Smitherman, Senator Ken Paxton, and Representative Dan Branch, appear at a Denton County forum at the Denton County...
View ArticleKen Paxton and Dan Branch in GOP runoff for AG
Update: 10:25 The Associated Press has called the AG primary. It’s going to be Ken Paxton and Dan Branch in a May runoff. Paxton finished first tonight. Smitherman eliminated from contention. The GOP...
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