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Dewhurst hits Cruz in TV ad: ‘He’d fit right in’ in D.C. (UPDATE)

Posted on 07/16/2012 by Peggy Fikac

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who has run ads hitting opponent Ted Cruz and President Obama in his two previous ads in the runoff for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, is back to hitting Cruz again in his third ad. This time, Dewhurst accuses Cruz of lying about himself and about Dewhurst, and cites a [...]

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What do those U.S. Senate polls mean?

Posted on 07/13/2012 by Peggy Fikac

There’s been a flurry of recent polls in the race for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate: Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s internal poll showed him ahead. Former solicitor general Ted Cruz’s internal poll showed he’s leading Dewhurst. A poll by a group supporting Cruz also showed him leading, as did a Public Policy Polling survey. [...]

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YCT files open records request on Dewhurst speech removal

Posted on 07/12/2012 by Andrew Messamore

The chairman of the Young Conservatives of Texas has filed an open records request with the Lt. Governor’s office wanting to know why David Dewhurst had his controversial “Mr. South Texas” speech and others removed from his state website. Dewhurst said in the 2007 speech that he supported guest workers programs “for those here illegally”, a [...]

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Group supporting Cruz releases poll showing him ahead of Dewhurst

Posted on 07/12/2012 by Peggy Fikac

A new poll released by the Citizens United Political Victory Fund – which is backing Ted Cruz in the race for the GOP nod for U.S. Senate – shows him ahead of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst by 47.5 percent to 38.2 percent, with 14.3 percent undecided. Politico reported it this way: “The Republican pollster that [...]

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New Texas estimate for health care reform is $11 billion cheaper

Posted on 07/12/2012 by Peggy Fikac

On the heels of Gov. Rick Perry’s declaration that Texas won’t expand Medicaid, Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Tom Suehs said Thursday fully implementing the health care law would cost about $11 billion less over 10 years than previously estimated. Suehs told a Texas House subcommittee that the cost to the state now is [...]

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Club for Growth launches $1.5 million of anti-Dewhurst ads

Posted on 07/12/2012 by Peggy Fikac

The limited-government Club for Growth said Wednesday it is beginning a $1.5 million television and radio advertising campaign that slams Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in his race with former Texas solicitor general Ted Cruz in their runoff for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate. Here’s the television ad: Dewhurst has defended his conservative record, joined [...]

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The school-finance silver lining

Posted on 07/11/2012 by Peggy Fikac

It’s tough to go through repeated lawsuits on school finance: Tough on the school districts that sue over problems they haven’t had addressed to their satisfaction in the Legislature. Tough on the state working to defend the system. Tough on observers trying to wrap their brains around the complex system through trials that last weeks [...]

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Feds sue Texas agencies over gender discrimination

Posted on 07/11/2012 by Mikaela Rodriguez

The United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Texas Department of Agriculture and the General Land Office, alleging the pay discrimination of three female employees and violation of the Civil Rights Act. The lawsuit states program specialists Monica Bosquez Mota, Tina Lewis, and Dalinda Newby were all paid significantly less than their [...]

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Dewhurst, immigration and the missing link

Posted on 07/11/2012 by Peggy Fikac

The link to a 2007 speech by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in which he said he supported a guest worker program “for those here today illegally” is no longer accessible on his official state Web site. The campaign of Ted Cruz, battling Dewhurst for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, had highlighted the link after [...]

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Perry meets with hospital execs

Posted on 07/11/2012 by Peggy Fikac

Gov. Rick Perry met with executives from hospitals around Texas Tuesday, but several who attended said the meeting wasn’t about his decision against Medicaid expansion. Instead, it focused on a Medicaid funding program for hospitals that treat a large proportion of uninsured patients. The Disproportionate Share Hospital program was affected by the health care reform [...]

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