Video: Dewhurst on Why He's "Pulling" for Patrick
In our 12/4 conversation, outgoing Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talked about his successor and onetime rival, state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston.
Full StoryThe 2014 statewide elections feature more open seats — posts without incumbents seeking re-election — than any Texas election since 1990. And even though presidential ballots attract bigger turnouts, a gubernatorial year with competitive races from the top to the bottom of the ballot should engender some voter interest.
As with the 2012 elections, the courts could have a role to play ...
In our 12/4 conversation, outgoing Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talked about his successor and onetime rival, state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston.
Full StoryFull video of my 12/4 conversation with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who talked about Dan Patrick, education funding, border security, the two-thirds rule, what he'll do next, and more.
Full StoryRepublicans didn't just win their statewide elections earlier this month — they won in ways that only become apparent when you dig into the numbers. In many counties, the Democrats could not attract more than one voter in five.
Full StoryA new batch of statewide officeholders is preparing to take over Texas government, throwing the "who you know" politics of the Capitol into turmoil. But the biggest change is the Legislature's chance to reassert its traditional power.
Full StoryState Sen. Leticia Van de Putte's losing campaign for lieutenant governor might have set the stage for a bid for mayor of San Antonio — a prospect she is considering now. Sometimes losing can set up the next campaign.
Full StoryThousands of Texans who voted in 2010 did not come back to do it again in 2014, and most of those voted for the Democratic candidate for governor four years ago. Some Democrats blame voter ID laws, but even if those voters had all come back and voted for the Democrats again, the Republicans in statewide races would have prevailed.
Full StoryIf you want to know how the officeholders you elected on Tuesday will govern, look at how they ran and what the voters responded to. Voters were clear about their wishes, they were concerned about the border and immigration, and they remain wary of the federal government.
Full StoryGreg Abbott's gubernatorial campaign pulled back the curtain this week on its exhaustive ground game and voter targeting efforts. The campaign credits those efforts for aiding the Republican's strong showing among Hispanics and his eye-popping margin of victory — 20 points — over Democrat Wendy Davis.
Full StoryAt our 11/6 TribLive conversation, Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Christi Craddick talked about the results of the 2014 general election.
Full StoryMany Texas Democrats had said that Wendy Davis was the kind of candidate who could at least move the needle for the party, which had not won a statewide race since 1994. But failed tactics and other issues helped doom Davis' 2014 bid for governor.
Full StoryAhead of Tuesday's election, Democrats talked of winning some races by attracting unlikely voters to the polls. They weren't successful. Take a county-by-county look at how the percentage of registered voters who cast ballots for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate changed between 2010 and 2014.
Full StoryOn Wednesday, the day after the election, Gov.-elect Greg Abbott held a news conference at the state Capitol to lay out what he's doing to prepare for his new role.
Full StoryWe're livestreaming Gov.-elect Greg Abbott's Austin news conference on his transition plan. The news conference is expected to start at 11:30 a.m. Central time. The feed is courtesy of KXAN-TV.
Full StoryUse our interactive maps to compare which Texas counties went red and which went blue in the 2010 and 2014 Texas governor's races. See how county-by-county results changed from the Rick Perry/Bill White matchup to the Greg Abbott/Wendy Davis faceoff.
Full StoryWe've updated our 2014 election brackets — our version of college basketball's March Madness — to reflect Tuesday night's elections. See who came out on top, or check detailed results on our election scoreboard.
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Check out complete results from the 2014 general election — including statewide, congressional, legislative and judicial races — on our scoreboard.
Full StoryTexas voters reasserted themselves in the face of ballyhooed Democratic voter turnout efforts: This remains — emphatically — a Republican state. The GOP swept the statewide executive and judicial offices, as it has in every election since 1994, and gained one seat in the state Senate and three in the state House.
Full StoryTexas Democrats maintained their 16-year losing streak on Election Day, with Republicans decisively sweeping all 15 statewide races on the ballot. As of late Tuesday, Republicans were leading by more than 20 percentage points in all of the statewide races. Texans have not elected a Democrat to statewide office since 1994.
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Republican state Sen. Dan Patrick cruised to a landslide victory Tuesday night in the race for lieutenant governor, easily defeating Democratic opponent, Leticia Van de Putte. For more election results, see our Election Scoreboard.
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Throughout the night, our liveblog will keep you updated on the results of general election battles statewide, from the first early voting totals through the last ballots counted, from local legislative races to the governor's race.
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It's Election Day, and Texans will turn over every statewide executive office, settle some locally important legislative and congressional races, and decide on issues like transportation funding.
Full StoryIf the Republicans win control of the U.S. Senate in Tuesday's elections, the second-ranking member of what is now the minority party — John Cornyn of Texas — could be sitting pretty. And if U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky loses, Cornyn could be in position to be the first majority leader from Texas since LBJ.
Full StoryOn this week's edition of WFAA-TV's Inside Texas Politics with host Jason Whitely, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey offer an Election Day preview.
Full StoryAfter Tuesday's general election, political observers will examine voter turnout and exit poll data, seeking insights into where Texas is politically, and where it may be headed. Here are the questions most drawing their attention.
Full StoryWith early voting wrapping up Friday, turnout numbers don't seem to reflect much result from Democratic efforts to cultivate new voters. That's bad news for a party looking to end its two-decade statewide electoral drought.
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Election Day is just about here. Nearly 1.5 million Texans have already cast early ballots – either by mail or in person. For those of you planning to vote on Tuesday, here's a look at where things stand as you prepare to head to the polls.
Full StoryGreen Party candidate Emily Sanchez has few resources in her bid for U.S. Senate. What she does have is a nickname, SpicyBrown, that voters will see on the ballot. She hopes it will garner attention and spur voters to examine her political stances.
Full StoryAs the election season comes to a close, it's instructive to see whom the candidates call in for special appearances and reinforcement — and whom they don't call on at all.
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