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2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-17 06:00"> March 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/jeb-bush-texas-years/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/jeb-bush-texas-years/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/09/JebBush-Tennis_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Jeb Bush, back left, on the University of Texas varsity tennis team as a junior in 1973. The team photo appeared in the 1973 Cactus Yearbook."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/09/JebBush-Tennis_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Jeb Bush, back left, on the University of Texas varsity tennis team as a junior in 1973. The team photo appeared in the 1973 Cactus Yearbook." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jeb Bush, back left, on the University of Texas varsity tennis team as a junior in 1973. The team photo appeared in the 1973 Cactus Yearbook.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>As former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush gears up for an expected presidential run, longtime friends and colleagues say the native Texan always had the aura of political potential hanging over him.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/17/jeb-bush-texas-years/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/texas-m-university-seek-2016-presidential-debate/">Texas A&M University to Seek 2016 Presidential Debate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:57:33 -0500" title="2015-03-16 17:57"> March 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/texas-m-university-seek-2016-presidential-debate/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/texas-m-university-seek-2016-presidential-debate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/AnM_Tower_AggieLand_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas A&M University"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/AnM_Tower_AggieLand_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas A&M University" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas A&M University</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas A&M University is finalizing its application to host a 2016 presidential or vice presidential debate. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/texas-m-university-seek-2016-presidential-debate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/perry-and-cruz-deploy-differing-styles-new-hampshi/">Perry and Cruz Deploy Differing Styles in New Hampshire</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 16 Mar 2015 17:00:34 -0500" title="2015-03-16 17:00"> March 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/perry-and-cruz-deploy-differing-styles-new-hampshi/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/perry-and-cruz-deploy-differing-styles-new-hampshi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/14/Perry-Cruz_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rick Perry and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and 2014 RedState Gathering at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas on August 8, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/14/Perry-Cruz_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rick Perry and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and 2014 RedState Gathering at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas on August 8, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rick Perry and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and 2014 RedState Gathering at the Worthington Renaissance Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas on August 8, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Both <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317222212/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317222212/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> are showing New Hampshire voters that they are willing to brave icy weather to travel across the state and get their messages to voters. But the two likely Republican presidential candidates are taking different paths.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/perry-and-cruz-deploy-differing-styles-new-hampshi/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/rand-paul-opens-austin-office-ahead-likely-2016-ru/">Paul Opens Austin Office Ahead of Likely 2016 Run</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:36:25 -0500" title="2015-03-16 12:36"> March 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/rand-paul-opens-austin-office-ahead-likely-2016-ru/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/rand-paul-opens-austin-office-ahead-likely-2016-ru/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/UP9A3618_mHpSfCb_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the opening of his Austin office at downtown startup incubator incubator Capital Factory on March 16, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/UP9A3618_mHpSfCb_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the opening of his Austin office at downtown startup incubator incubator Capital Factory on March 16, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the opening of his Austin office at downtown startup incubator incubator Capital Factory on March 16, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Monday opened the Austin outpost of his likely 2016 presidential campaign.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/rand-paul-opens-austin-office-ahead-likely-2016-ru/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/cruz-campaigns-new-hampshire/">Cruz Hunts for Conservative Support in N.H.</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Katie Zezima, The Washington Post </li><li><time datetime="Sun, 15 Mar 2015 21:25:11 -0500" title="2015-03-15 21:25"> March 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/cruz-campaigns-new-hampshire/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/cruz-campaigns-new-hampshire/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/15/Cruz_NH_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Ted Cruz campaigns in a Barrington, N.H. manufacturing plant."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/15/Cruz_NH_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Ted Cruz campaigns in a Barrington, N.H. manufacturing plant." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Ted Cruz campaigns in a Barrington, N.H. manufacturing plant.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>He is not officially a candidate for president, but U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317222212/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> edged a little closer to becoming one as he went looking for conservative voters in New Hampshire Sunday. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/cruz-campaigns-new-hampshire/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/sxsw-paul-shows-hell-go-where-others-wont/">At SXSW, Paul Courts Nontraditional GOP Voters</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 15 Mar 2015 20:58:37 -0500" title="2015-03-15 20:58"> March 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/sxsw-paul-shows-hell-go-where-others-wont/comments/"><span class="value">37</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/sxsw-paul-shows-hell-go-where-others-wont/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/15/Rand_Paul_SXSW_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Rand Paul speaks Sunday at the launch event for a new group based in Austin. The organization, Liberty Action Texas, wants to see more young people involved in politics."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/15/Rand_Paul_SXSW_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Rand Paul speaks Sunday at the launch event for a new group based in Austin. The organization, Liberty Action Texas, wants to see more young people involved in politics." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Rand Paul speaks Sunday at the launch event for a new group based in Austin. The organization, Liberty Action Texas, wants to see more young people involved in politics.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, came to Austin this weekend eager to show he's not your average Republican.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/sxsw-paul-shows-hell-go-where-others-wont/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/video-a-conversation-with-rand-paul/">Video: A Conversation with Rand Paul</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 15 Mar 2015 18:39:17 -0500" title="2015-03-15 18:39"> March 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/video-a-conversation-with-rand-paul/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/video-a-conversation-with-rand-paul/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Screen_Shot_2015-03-15_at_6.37.25_PM_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Screen_Shot_2015-03-15_at_6.37.25_PM_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Full video of my 3/15 conversation with U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/15/video-a-conversation-with-rand-paul/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/perry-flies-under-radar-new-hampshire/">Perry Goes Small in New Hampshire</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 14 Mar 2015 11:27:53 -0500" title="2015-03-14 11:27"> March 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/perry-flies-under-radar-new-hampshire/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/perry-flies-under-radar-new-hampshire/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/13/PerrySpeaks-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Perry in Lancaster, NH"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150317222212/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/13/PerrySpeaks-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Perry in Lancaster, NH" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Perry in Lancaster, NH</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>On the road in New Hampshire, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150317222212/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> is going back to his political roots, visiting small and rural venues while other candidates focus on bigger cities and media markets.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150317222212/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/perry-flies-under-radar-new-hampshire/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </section> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>‹</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 href="?page=5" class="page">5</a></li><li><a href="?page=6" class="page">6</a></li><li><a href="?page=7" class="page">7</a></li><li><a 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