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It is one of the two major political parties in Texas, the other being the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/topics/texas-democratic-party/">Texas Democratic Party</a>. The party raises money, organizes events, and campaigns for Republican candidates.</p> <p>In addition to being the majority in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/topics/house-representatives/">Texas ...</a></p></p> <a class="permalink" href="about/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Read More</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/07/mechler-picked-new-texas-gop-chair/">Mechler Picked as New Texas GOP Chair</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 7 Mar 2015 14:05:17 -0600" title="2015-03-07 14:05"> March 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/07/mechler-picked-new-texas-gop-chair/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/07/mechler-picked-new-texas-gop-chair/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/gop-meckler1918_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="New state GOP Chairman Tom Mechler."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/gop-meckler1918_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="New state GOP Chairman Tom Mechler." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">New state GOP Chairman Tom Mechler.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State Republican leaders selected Texas Republican Party treasurer Tom Mechler as the party’s new chairman Saturday, replacing Steve Munisteri, who is leaving to join U.S. Sen. Rand Paul's likely 2016 presidential campaign.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/07/mechler-picked-new-texas-gop-chair/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/field-wide-open-texas-republicans-weigh-new-chair/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/05/ReplaceSteve_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Four declared candidates are vying to replace Texas GOP chairman Steve Munisteri (clockwise from top left): Dallas County GOP chairman Wade Emmert, Texas GOP treasurer Tom Mechler, Republican National Committeeman Robin Armstrong and Jared Woodfill, former chairman of the Harris County Republican Party."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/05/ReplaceSteve_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Four declared candidates are vying to replace Texas GOP chairman Steve Munisteri (clockwise from top left): Dallas County GOP chairman Wade Emmert, Texas GOP treasurer Tom Mechler, Republican National Committeeman Robin Armstrong and Jared Woodfill, former chairman of the Harris County Republican Party." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Four declared candidates are vying to replace Texas GOP chairman Steve Munisteri (clockwise from top left): Dallas County GOP chairman Wade Emmert, Texas GOP treasurer Tom Mechler, Republican National Committeeman Robin Armstrong and Jared Woodfill, former chairman of the Harris County Republican Party.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/field-wide-open-texas-republicans-weigh-new-chair/">Race "Wide Open" As Texas Republicans Weigh New Chair</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Mar 2015 19:42:28 -0600" title="2015-03-05 19:42"> March 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/field-wide-open-texas-republicans-weigh-new-chair/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>With Texas GOP chief Steve Munisteri stepping down, the State Republican Executive Committee has been tasked with picking his replacement. However, with days to go until the secret-ballot election, there are few clues about who's the front-runner. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/05/field-wide-open-texas-republicans-weigh-new-chair/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/06/analysis-raising-money-politics-indirect-way/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/PerryFinal453_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Rick Perry delivers a farewell speech to a joint session of the Texas House and Senate on Jan. 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/PerryFinal453_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Rick Perry delivers a farewell speech to a joint session of the Texas House and Senate on Jan. 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry delivers a farewell speech to a joint session of the Texas House and Senate on Jan. 15, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/06/analysis-raising-money-politics-indirect-way/">Analysis: Raising Money for Politics the Indirect Way</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 6 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-06 06:00"> Feb. 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/06/analysis-raising-money-politics-indirect-way/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>State officeholders cannot raise money for their own campaigns during legislative sessions, but they can ask supporters to back their favorite charities, or even the political parties that support them during election season. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/06/analysis-raising-money-politics-indirect-way/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/06/triblive-craddick-on-the-gop-sweep/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/UP9A8300_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/UP9A8300_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/06/triblive-craddick-on-the-gop-sweep/">TribLive: Craddick on the GOP Sweep</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 6 Nov 2014 21:34:09 -0600" title="2014-11-06 21:34"> Nov. 6, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>At our 11/6 TribLive conversation, Texas Railroad Commission Chairman </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/christi-craddick/">Christi Craddick</a><span> talked about the results of the 2014 general election.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/06/triblive-craddick-on-the-gop-sweep/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/05/little-show-battleground-texas-fights/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/27/JBird_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Jeremy Bird speaking at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sep. 28, 2013"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/27/JBird_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Jeremy Bird speaking at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sep. 28, 2013" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jeremy Bird speaking at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sep. 28, 2013</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/05/little-show-battleground-texas-fights/">What Went Wrong With Battleground Texas?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 5 Nov 2014 13:13:11 -0600" title="2014-11-05 13:13"> Nov. 5, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/05/little-show-battleground-texas-fights/comments/"><span class="value">89</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Battleground Texas launched in January 2013 with the goal of turning reliably red Texas into — at minimum — a purple state where Democrats could compete. But nearly two years later, on the day after the 2014 general election, Texas looks redder than ever. What went wrong? </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/05/little-show-battleground-texas-fights/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/31/battleground-misfires-turnout-memo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/27/JBird_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Jeremy Bird speaking at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sep. 28, 2013"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/27/JBird_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Jeremy Bird speaking at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sep. 28, 2013" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jeremy Bird speaking at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sep. 28, 2013</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/31/battleground-misfires-turnout-memo/">Battleground Misfires on Turnout Memo</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:08:33 -0500" title="2014-10-31 15:08"> Oct. 31, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/31/battleground-misfires-turnout-memo/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Oops. Battleground Texas, a liberal group working to boost Democratic hopes in conservative Texas, admitted Friday that <span>it erred in claiming </span>that early voter turnout in the 70 largest counties was rising dramatically. State figures show turnout is flat at best so far.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/31/battleground-misfires-turnout-memo/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/28/gop-issues-rare-retraction-nasty-flyers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/05/MunisteriSteveCMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Republican Party chairman Steve Munisteri speaks to the Grassroots Club in Fort Worth on June 5, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/05/MunisteriSteveCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Republican Party chairman Steve Munisteri speaks to the Grassroots Club in Fort Worth on June 5, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Republican Party chairman Steve Munisteri speaks to the Grassroots Club in Fort Worth on June 5, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/28/gop-issues-rare-retraction-nasty-flyers/">GOP Issues Rare Retraction of HD-105 Flyers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:50:52 -0500" title="2014-10-28 14:50"> Oct. 28, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/28/gop-issues-rare-retraction-nasty-flyers/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Politicians are always griping that their opponents are leveling false charges against them. But when Democrat Susan Motley complained about a Republican attack on her in a state House race, GOP chairman Steve Munisteri agreed. And now he's issued a rare retraction, at the cost of thousands of dollars, to voters in north Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/28/gop-issues-rare-retraction-nasty-flyers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/10/analysis-lesson-democrats/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/06/arenaFriRPT1947_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="The Third General Session during platform debate at the Republican Convention, Fort Worth on June 6, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/06/arenaFriRPT1947_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="The Third General Session during platform debate at the Republican Convention, Fort Worth on June 6, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Third General Session during platform debate at the Republican Convention, Fort Worth on June 6, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/10/analysis-lesson-democrats/">Analysis: In Democrats' Fall, a Lesson for GOP</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Oct 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-10-10 06:00"> Oct. 10, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/10/analysis-lesson-democrats/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Democrats are now where the Republicans were when Wayne Thorburn was executive director of the Texas GOP. Thorburn, who held the post from 1977 to 1983, says the minority party is not yet a statewide contender but could become one.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/10/analysis-lesson-democrats/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/19/analysis-democrats-republicans-and-novembers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/05/xBD6_0630CityHall_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Austin voters waited in line to cast ballots for constitutional amendments on Nov. 5, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/05/xBD6_0630CityHall_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Austin voters waited in line to cast ballots for constitutional amendments on Nov. 5, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Austin voters waited in line to cast ballots for constitutional amendments on Nov. 5, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/19/analysis-democrats-republicans-and-novembers/">Analysis: Democrats, Republicans — and Novembers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 19 Sep 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-09-19 06:00"> Sept. 19, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/19/analysis-democrats-republicans-and-novembers/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The biggest single cluster of Texas voters has not been to the polls so far this year: Texans who vote only in November. That group outnumbers those who vote in either the Republican or the Democratic primaries. Both parties are counting on this group.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/19/analysis-democrats-republicans-and-novembers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/10/triblive-a-conversation-with-the-party-chairs/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/7C2A6299_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/7C2A6299_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/10/triblive-a-conversation-with-the-party-chairs/">TribLive: A Conversation with the Party Chairs </a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:50:45 -0500" title="2014-09-10 13:50"> Sept. 10, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/10/triblive-a-conversation-with-the-party-chairs/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Full video of my 9/10 TribLive conversation with Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa and Republican Party of Texas Chairman Steve Munisteri.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/10/triblive-a-conversation-with-the-party-chairs/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/15/after-perry-indictment-democrats-look-pounce/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/15/RedState_01502_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Rick Perry speaks at the RedState Gathering in Fort Worth on Aug. 8, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/15/RedState_01502_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rick Perry speaks at the RedState Gathering in Fort Worth on Aug. 8, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Cooper Neill</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rick Perry speaks at the RedState Gathering in Fort Worth on Aug. 8, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/15/after-perry-indictment-democrats-look-pounce/">After Perry Indictment, Democrats Look to Pounce</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 15 Aug 2014 20:31:45 -0500" title="2014-08-15 20:31"> Aug. 15, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/15/after-perry-indictment-democrats-look-pounce/comments/"><span class="value">71</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><span>Following </span><span>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>'s indictment on charges of abuse of power and coercion, Texas Democrats are trying to capitalize, saying the case raises larger questions about ethics within the Republican Party. </span>Whether that strategy can sway voters in November is an open question. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/15/after-perry-indictment-democrats-look-pounce/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/12/video-abbott-focuses-redstate-remarks-on-election/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/AbbottRedState1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/AbbottRedState1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/12/video-abbott-focuses-redstate-remarks-on-election/">Video: Abbott Focuses RedState Remarks on Election</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 12 Aug 2014 16:06:25 -0500" title="2014-08-12 16:06"> Aug. 12, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/12/video-abbott-focuses-redstate-remarks-on-election/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>At the 2014 RedState Gathering, </span><span>a national conference hosted by the conservative blog,</span><span> GOP gubernatorial nominee </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> focused much of his 25-minute speech on policy proposals and </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/wendy-davis/">Wendy Davis</a><span>, </span><span>his Democratic challenger. <span>Abbott was introduced by RedState Editor-in-Chief Erick Erickson.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/12/video-abbott-focuses-redstate-remarks-on-election/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/12/gov-perry-at-2014-red-state-gathering/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Perry-RedState_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Perry-RedState_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/12/gov-perry-at-2014-red-state-gathering/">Video: Perry at 2014 RedState Gathering</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 12 Aug 2014 15:36:31 -0500" title="2014-08-12 15:36"> Aug. 12, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span>'s full remarks to hundreds of conservative bloggers at the annual Red State Gathering held on Aug. 8 in Fort Worth, where he vowed to take </span><span>the Texas approach to government national. <span>Perry was introduced by RedState Editor-in-Chief Erick Erickson.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/12/gov-perry-at-2014-red-state-gathering/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/08/cruz-2016-presidential-candidates-should-stand-and/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/06/FriRPT344CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at the Republican Party of Texas Convention on June 6, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/06/FriRPT344CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at the Republican Party of Texas Convention on June 6, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at the Republican Party of Texas Convention on June 6, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/08/cruz-2016-presidential-candidates-should-stand-and/">Cruz: 2016 Candidates Should "Stand Up and Lead"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 8 Aug 2014 18:47:24 -0500" title="2014-08-08 18:47"> Aug. 8, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/08/cruz-2016-presidential-candidates-should-stand-and/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Speaking at the RedState Gathering in Fort Worth on Friday, U.S. Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/" target="_blank">Ted Cruz</a><span> said “time will tell” whether he would launch a bid for president, but he encouraged those thinking of running for president in 2016 to "stand up and lead."</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/08/cruz-2016-presidential-candidates-should-stand-and/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/17/truth-teller-dan-patrick-at-republican-convention/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/07/PatrickSatRPT176cms_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. candidate Dan Patrick speaks to the Texas Republican Convention on its final day June 7, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/07/PatrickSatRPT176cms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Lt. Gov. candidate Dan Patrick speaks to the Texas Republican Convention on its final day June 7, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lt. Gov. candidate Dan Patrick speaks to the Texas Republican Convention on its final day June 7, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/17/truth-teller-dan-patrick-at-republican-convention/">Fact Check: Dan Patrick at the Republican Convention</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 17 Jul 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-07-17 06:00"> July 17, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/17/truth-teller-dan-patrick-at-republican-convention/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>With help from <em>The</em> <em>Washington Post</em>’s </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ask-the-post/wp/2013/09/25/announcing-truth-teller-beta-a-better-way-to-watch-political-speech/">Truth Teller</a><span>, we’re analyzing the speeches that Texas’ candidates for lieutenant governor gave at their respective state political party conventions. Here we focus on Republican state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/17/truth-teller-dan-patrick-at-republican-convention/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/15/abbott-has-356-million-warchest/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/15/Abbott-Davis-Split_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Greg Abbott, then a candidate for governor and now the governor-elect, spoke at a NE Tarrant Tea Party meeting at Concordia Lutheran Church in Bedford on Nov. 12, 2013. State Sen. Wendy Davis, who was also running for governor, spoke to veterans at Luby's in Forest Hill the day before."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/15/Abbott-Davis-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Greg Abbott, then a candidate for governor and now the governor-elect, spoke at a NE Tarrant Tea Party meeting at Concordia Lutheran Church in Bedford on Nov. 12, 2013. State Sen. Wendy Davis, who was also running for governor, spoke to veterans at Luby's in Forest Hill the day before." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Mark Graham / Cooper Neil</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Greg Abbott, then a candidate for governor and now the governor-elect, spoke at a NE Tarrant Tea Party meeting at Concordia Lutheran Church in Bedford on Nov. 12, 2013. State Sen. Wendy Davis, who was also running for governor, spoke to veterans at Luby's in Forest Hill the day before.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/15/abbott-has-356-million-warchest/">Abbott Campaign Reports $35.6 Million War Chest</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 15 Jul 2014 14:29:08 -0500" title="2014-07-15 14:29"> July 15, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/15/abbott-has-356-million-warchest/comments/"><span class="value">36</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Attorney General </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> has amassed a $35.6 million war chest in the race for Texas governor. His Democratic opponent, Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/wendy-davis/">Wendy Davis</a><span>, says she has $13.1 million for the effort. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/15/abbott-has-356-million-warchest/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/04/perry-exits-texas-gop-shifting-away-toll-roads/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/03/2012_08_TT_NYT_tollroad_MG_1624_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas toll road SH130"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/03/2012_08_TT_NYT_tollroad_MG_1624_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas toll road SH130" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas toll road SH130</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/04/perry-exits-texas-gop-shifting-away-toll-roads/">As Perry Exits, Texas GOP Shifting Away From Toll Roads</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Jul 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-07-04 06:00"> July 4, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/04/perry-exits-texas-gop-shifting-away-toll-roads/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>At last month's Republican state convention, delegates approved a platform less amenable to toll roads, and Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> vowed to build more roads "</span><span>without raising a single penny in taxes, fees or tolls" if elected governor. The moves mark a striking shift from Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>'s efforts to promote tolling.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/04/perry-exits-texas-gop-shifting-away-toll-roads/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_17"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/01/analysis-s-no-way-attract-gringos/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/30/TMF-1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Trey Martinez-Fischer, D-San Antonio, in legislative action at the Texas Capitol during the 83rd Legislative Session in the spring and summer of 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/30/TMF-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Trey Martinez-Fischer, D-San Antonio, in legislative action at the Texas Capitol during the 83rd Legislative Session in the spring and summer of 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Trey Martinez-Fischer, D-San Antonio, in legislative action at the Texas Capitol during the 83rd Legislative Session in the spring and summer of 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/01/analysis-s-no-way-attract-gringos/">Analysis: Is That Any Way to Attract Gringos?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 1 Jul 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-07-01 06:00"> July 1, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/01/analysis-s-no-way-attract-gringos/comments/"><span class="value">108</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>State Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/trey-martinez-fischer/">Trey Martinez Fischer</a><span>, speaking at the Texas Democratic Party convention on Friday night, referred to the GOP as "Gringos y Otros Pendejos." The line drew gasps and laughter from the audience and sputtering anger from conservatives on social media.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/01/analysis-s-no-way-attract-gringos/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_18"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/24/cornyn-campaign-seeks-build-relationships-diverse-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/23/TXT-CornynJuneteenth-CCR004_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="James Dickey, chairman of the Travis County Republican Party (in red), and Brendan Steinhauser, campaign manager for U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (in black), talked to members of the crowd at a Juneteenth celebration in East Austin on Saturday. Steinhauser's visit was part of the Cornyn campaign's efforts to reach diverse communities."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/23/TXT-CornynJuneteenth-CCR004_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="James Dickey, chairman of the Travis County Republican Party (in red), and Brendan Steinhauser, campaign manager for U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (in black), talked to members of the crowd at a Juneteenth celebration in East Austin on Saturday. Steinhauser's visit was part of the Cornyn campaign's efforts to reach diverse communities." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">James Dickey, chairman of the Travis County Republican Party (in red), and Brendan Steinhauser, campaign manager for U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (in black), talked to members of the crowd at a Juneteenth celebration in East Austin on Saturday. Steinhauser's visit was part of the Cornyn campaign's efforts to reach diverse communities.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/24/cornyn-campaign-seeks-build-relationships-diverse-/">Cornyn Hopes Tea Party Strategy Will Help GOP Diversify</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 24 Jun 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-06-24 06:00"> June 24, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/24/cornyn-campaign-seeks-build-relationships-diverse-/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-cornyn/">John Cornyn</a>'s campaign is actively seeking to reach diverse communities that haven’t been traditional Republican supporters, from Indian-Americans to Latinos in the border colonias. And his team is trying to use Tea Party-style strategies to do it. Democrats have two words for them: good luck. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/24/cornyn-campaign-seeks-build-relationships-diverse-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_19"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/18/texas-republican-party-releases-2014-party-platfor/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/05/XoverviewCMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="The atrium of the Fort Worth Convention Center, site of the Texas Republican Convention on June 5, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/05/XoverviewCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The atrium of the Fort Worth Convention Center, site of the Texas Republican Convention on June 5, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The atrium of the Fort Worth Convention Center, site of the Texas Republican Convention on June 5, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/18/texas-republican-party-releases-2014-party-platfor/">Texas Republican Party Releases 2014 Party Platform</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Jun 2014 09:33:50 -0500" title="2014-06-18 09:33"> June 18, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/18/texas-republican-party-releases-2014-party-platfor/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Nearly two weeks after the Republican Party of Texas adopted its 2014 platform, the party has released it in full. D</span><span>elegates approved the platform during the state GOP convention in Fort Worth.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/18/texas-republican-party-releases-2014-party-platfor/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_20"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/15/inside-texas-politics-cantor-congress-and-conventi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/15/Screen_Shot_2014-06-15_at_2.52.41_PMA_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey on WFAA-TV's "Inside Texas Politics" on June 15, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/15/Screen_Shot_2014-06-15_at_2.52.41_PMA_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey on WFAA-TV's "Inside Texas Politics" on June 15, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey on WFAA-TV's "Inside Texas Politics" on June 15, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/15/inside-texas-politics-cantor-congress-and-conventi/">Inside Texas Politics: Cantor, Congress and Conventions</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 15 Jun 2014 16:07:11 -0500" title="2014-06-15 16:07"> June 15, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/15/inside-texas-politics-cantor-congress-and-conventi/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's </span><em>Inside Texas Politics</em><span>, I talked with host Jason Whitely and the </span><em>Fort Worth Star-Telegram</em><span>'s Bud Kennedy about the latest </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/12/uttt-poll-abbott-leads-davis-12-points/">UT/Texas Tribune poll</a><span>, Eric Cantor, the GOP state platform, and more.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/15/inside-texas-politics-cantor-congress-and-conventi/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_21"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/11/gop-platform-complicates-hispanic-outreach-abbott/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/06/AbbottFriRPT915cms_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Governor candidate Greg Abbott at the Republican Convention in Fort Worth June 6, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/06/AbbottFriRPT915cms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Governor candidate Greg Abbott at the Republican Convention in Fort Worth June 6, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Governor candidate Greg Abbott at the Republican Convention in Fort Worth June 6, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/11/gop-platform-complicates-hispanic-outreach-abbott/">GOP Platform Complicates Hispanic Outreach for Abbott</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Jun 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-06-11 06:00"> June 11, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/11/gop-platform-complicates-hispanic-outreach-abbott/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Texas GOP's hardline stance on immigration in its recently approved party platform has drawn criticism from Democrats and some Republicans. And it comes amid a gubernatorial race in which both Republican <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> and Democrat <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/wendy-davis/">Wendy Davis</a> are working to court Hispanic voters.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/11/gop-platform-complicates-hispanic-outreach-abbott/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_22"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/07/playlist-r-e-s-p-e-c-t/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/07/June7PlaylistCollage_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/07/June7PlaylistCollage_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: John Jordan</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/07/playlist-r-e-s-p-e-c-t/">The Playlist: R-E-S-P-E-C-T</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 7 Jun 2014 18:52:24 -0500" title="2014-06-07 18:52"> June 7, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A documentary and a book <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/01/aggies-revisit-100-year-decision-print-and-film/">in the works</a> will document </span><span>Texas A&M University’s </span><span>transformational </span><span>decision to join the Southeastern Conference, </span><span>so we start this week’s R&B-themed Playlist with James Brown’s “Get On The Good Foot.”</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/07/playlist-r-e-s-p-e-c-t/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_23"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/07/gop-guts-texas-solution-platform-state-convention/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/07/fenceSatRPT714cms_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Delegates wave Dan Patrick posters advocating a more secure border on the Texas Republican Convention floor on June 7, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/07/fenceSatRPT714cms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Delegates wave Dan Patrick posters advocating a more secure border on the Texas Republican Convention floor on June 7, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Delegates wave Dan Patrick posters advocating a more secure border on the Texas Republican Convention floor on June 7, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/07/gop-guts-texas-solution-platform-state-convention/">GOP Approves Hardline Immigration Stance in Party Platform</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 7 Jun 2014 18:01:39 -0500" title="2014-06-07 18:01"> June 7, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/07/gop-guts-texas-solution-platform-state-convention/comments/"><span class="value">47</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>After hours of debate on the final day of the biennial state GOP convention, Republican delegates reverted the party's immigration plank to a more hardline stance on immigration.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/07/gop-guts-texas-solution-platform-state-convention/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_24"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/07/gop-convention-patrick-focuses-immigration/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/07/PatrickSatRPT689cms_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Dan Patrick rallies the faithful at the Texas Republican Convention in Fort Worth on June 7, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/07/PatrickSatRPT689cms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Dan Patrick rallies the faithful at the Texas Republican Convention in Fort Worth on June 7, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Dan Patrick rallies the faithful at the Texas Republican Convention in Fort Worth on June 7, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/07/gop-convention-patrick-focuses-immigration/">At GOP Convention, Patrick Focuses on Immigration</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 7 Jun 2014 10:42:55 -0500" title="2014-06-07 10:42"> June 7, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/07/gop-convention-patrick-focuses-immigration/comments/"><span class="value">25</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>State Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a><span>, the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, told delegates at the state GOP convention that the party will attract Hispanic voters, because Republicans stand "for the future of their family."</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/07/gop-convention-patrick-focuses-immigration/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_25"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/07/gop-poised-lively-floor-debate-state-convention/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/05/XoverviewCMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="The atrium of the Fort Worth Convention Center, site of the Texas Republican Convention on June 5, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/05/XoverviewCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The atrium of the Fort Worth Convention Center, site of the Texas Republican Convention on June 5, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The atrium of the Fort Worth Convention Center, site of the Texas Republican Convention on June 5, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/07/gop-poised-lively-floor-debate-state-convention/">GOP Poised For Lively Floor Debate at State Convention</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 7 Jun 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-06-07 06:00"> June 7, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/07/gop-poised-lively-floor-debate-state-convention/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>As they enter the final day of the Texas GOP convention, <span>about 10,000 </span><span>delegates</span><span> are set to adopt the state party’s stance on a slew of issues</span>. Republican delegates are set to debate key voting issues among conservatives — immigration and homosexuality — when they vote Saturday on the state Republican Party platform.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/07/gop-poised-lively-floor-debate-state-convention/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_26"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/06/how-texas-shifted-blue-red-informs-democrats-today/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/05/Gif-TurningRed_1_gif_312x176_crop_q100.gif" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/05/Gif-TurningRed_1_gif_800x1000_q100.gif" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Ben Hasson / Dan Hill / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/06/how-texas-shifted-blue-red-informs-democrats-today/">Texas' Shift From Blue to Red Informs 2014 Races</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 6 Jun 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-06-06 06:00"> June 6, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/06/how-texas-shifted-blue-red-informs-democrats-today/comments/"><span class="value">32</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In 1961, a Wichita Falls </span><span>political science professor became the first Texas Republican to win a statewide seat since Reconstruction. It took another 37 years for the party to sweep the other major offices. <span>That history provides insight into the challenges now facing Democrats, and the reasons Republicans are taking the current threat to their winning streak seriously.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/06/how-texas-shifted-blue-red-informs-democrats-today/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_27"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/05/gop-convention-open-immigration-rift/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/04/GOPConvention-Immigration_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Debate over the immigration plank of the Republican Party of Texas' platform will be a key part of the GOP's convention in Fort Worth from June 5-7, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150321021230/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/04/GOPConvention-Immigration_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Debate over the immigration plank of the Republican Party of Texas' platform will be a key part of the GOP's convention in Fort Worth from June 5-7, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera / Jacob Villanueva</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Debate over the immigration plank of the Republican Party of Texas' platform will be a key part of the GOP's convention in Fort Worth from June 5-7, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/05/gop-convention-open-immigration-rift/">Immigration to Be Key Topic at Texas GOP Convention</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 5 Jun 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-06-05 06:00"> June 5, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/05/gop-convention-open-immigration-rift/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>With the long and contentious 2014 primary season over in Texas, it's state party convention time. And as Texas Republicans meet this week in Fort Worth to work on their party platform, immigration is set to be a key point of discussion.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150321021230/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/05/gop-convention-open-immigration-rift/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination clear"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=8" class="page">8</a></li><li><a href="?page=9" class="page">9</a></li><li><a href="?page=10" class="page">10</a></li><li><a href="?page=11" class="page">11</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2" class="next">next 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