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Rick Perry at his presidential campaign kickoff on June 4, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7970Perry2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Rick Perry at his presidential campaign kickoff on June 4, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry at his presidential campaign kickoff on June 4, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:37:37 -0500" title="2015-07-10 15:37"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-supporters-say-theyve-raised-nearly-18-milli/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Groups supporting former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>’s presidential effort have raised nearly $18 million, they announced Friday, cementing his status as a competitive, but certainly not dominant, fundraiser in the Republican field.  </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-supporters-say-theyve-raised-nearly-18-milli/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-consulting-big-donor-disclosures/">Perry Consulting for Big Donor</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-consulting-big-donor-disclosures/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/25/Perry_IA_Freedom_Summit_2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines on Jan. 24, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/25/Perry_IA_Freedom_Summit_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines on Jan. 24, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Rebecca Miller</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines on Jan. 24, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> and <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 11:38:19 -0500" title="2015-07-10 11:38"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-consulting-big-donor-disclosures/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is reporting income of $250,000 from the company of top donor Peter Holt, helping boost the Republican presidential candidate’s family income past $700,000 over the last 18 months, new disclosures reveal.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-consulting-big-donor-disclosures/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/cruz-boasts-51m-war-chest-after-campaign-rakes-10m/">Cruz Boasts $51M War Chest After Raking in $10M</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/cruz-boasts-51m-war-chest-after-campaign-rakes-10m/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-3_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Michael Vadon</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 5 Jul 2015 10:10:29 -0500" title="2015-07-05 10:10"> July 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/cruz-boasts-51m-war-chest-after-campaign-rakes-10m/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> said his campaign and the super PACs that support it raised about $10 million during the second quarter, bringing the total available to promote his campaign to $51 million.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/cruz-boasts-51m-war-chest-after-campaign-rakes-10m/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/cruz-camp-reports-raising-10m-three-months/">Cruz Camp Reports Raising Up to $10M in Three Months</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/cruz-camp-reports-raising-10m-three-months/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/30/CruzBookCover_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/30/CruzBookCover_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a>, <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> and <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 23:04:00 -0500" title="2015-07-02 23:04"> July 2, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711141353im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Also, a state lawmaker calls for special session on marriage licenses, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> calls on the power of Hot Pockets in his latest fundraising appeal.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/cruz-camp-reports-raising-10m-three-months/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/perry-emerges-leading-anti-trump-voice-gop/">Perry Emerges as a Leading Anti-Trump Voice in GOP</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/perry-emerges-leading-anti-trump-voice-gop/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/02/DonaldAndRick_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/02/DonaldAndRick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Gage Skidmore / Moritz Hager</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 16:40:59 -0500" title="2015-07-02 16:40"> July 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/perry-emerges-leading-anti-trump-voice-gop/comments/"><span class="value">76</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> is positioning himself as one of his party's leading voices against Donald Trump, the divisive billionaire whose candidacy is already causing the GOP headaches.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/perry-emerges-leading-anti-trump-voice-gop/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/paxton-potential-indictment-politically-motivated/">Paxton: Potential Indictment "Politically Motivated"</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/paxton-potential-indictment-politically-motivated/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/UP9A8500_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/UP9A8500_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 15:09:06 -0500" title="2015-07-02 15:09"> July 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/paxton-potential-indictment-politically-motivated/comments/"><span class="value">101</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In a statement, Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> says the prosecutors pursuing a felony fraud indictment against him are inexperienced and politically motivated.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/paxton-potential-indictment-politically-motivated/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/potential-case-against-paxton-appears-grow-serious/">Prosecutors Developing Criminal Case Against Paxton</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/potential-case-against-paxton-appears-grow-serious/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Jul 2015 21:46:03 -0500" title="2015-07-01 21:46"> July 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/potential-case-against-paxton-appears-grow-serious/comments/"><span class="value">82</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>'s legal troubles — stemming for his admission last year that he violated state securities law — may be getting more serious. A special prosecutor says he plans to start presenting evidence in less than a month seeking to indict the attorney general for first-degree felony securities fraud.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/potential-case-against-paxton-appears-grow-serious/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/perry-gets-second-super-pac-2016-race/">Second Super PAC Backing Perry in Presidential Race</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/perry-gets-second-super-pac-2016-race/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_F5U3241speech3_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry's official presidential announcement."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_F5U3241speech3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry's official presidential announcement." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry's official presidential announcement.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Jul 2015 19:18:27 -0500" title="2015-07-01 19:18"> July 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/perry-gets-second-super-pac-2016-race/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A second super PAC is now supporting Rick Perry's campaign for the White House. The new group, called Opportunity and Freedom I, joins the Opportunity and Freedom PAC in an effort to boost the former governor's presidential bid.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/perry-gets-second-super-pac-2016-race/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/texas-primary-voters-get-bigger-say-expected/">Texas Primary Voters to Get More Say in 2016 Than Planned</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/texas-primary-voters-get-bigger-say-expected/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/Vote-1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Voters enter and a polling station at the Ben Hur Shrine Temple in northwest Austin Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/Vote-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Voters enter and a polling station at the Ben Hur Shrine Temple in northwest Austin Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Stephen Spillman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Voters enter and a polling station at the Ben Hur Shrine Temple in northwest Austin Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Jul 2015 18:39:01 -0500" title="2015-07-01 18:39"> July 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/texas-primary-voters-get-bigger-say-expected/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Democratic and Republican parties are finalizing plans to allocate all their national convention delegates on presidential primary day in 2016. For the Democrats, it's a break from tradition, and for the Republicans, it's a return to normal.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/texas-primary-voters-get-bigger-say-expected/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/x-things-we-learned-ted-cruzs-new-book/">7 Things We Learned From Ted Cruz's New Book</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/x-things-we-learned-ted-cruzs-new-book/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/30/CruzBookCover_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/30/CruzBookCover_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> and <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-01 06:00"> July 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/x-things-we-learned-ted-cruzs-new-book/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>His father's youthful misguided allegiance to Fidel Castro, the overdose death of a half-sister and blunt observations on Congress and fellow Republicans are all contained between the covers of a memoir released as <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> runs for president.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/x-things-we-learned-ted-cruzs-new-book/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/cruz-suggests-texas-not-make-or-break-2016-campaig/">Cruz: Texas Primary is Important, but Campaign is National</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/cruz-suggests-texas-not-make-or-break-2016-campaig/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/27/Cruz_Drake_U_Iowa_3_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Ted Cruz at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 27, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/27/Cruz_Drake_U_Iowa_3_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Ted Cruz at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 27, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Ted Cruz at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 27, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-29 06:00"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/cruz-suggests-texas-not-make-or-break-2016-campaig/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>As expectations rise for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>'s presidential bid in his home state, the Republican senator says the Texas primary is important to him — but that his campaign is already looking far beyond it. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/cruz-suggests-texas-not-make-or-break-2016-campaig/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/cruz-rove-spar-over-bush-endorsement-ags-race/">Cruz, Rove Spar Over Bush Endorsement in AG's Race</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/cruz-rove-spar-over-bush-endorsement-ags-race/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/28/RoveCruz_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/28/RoveCruz_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> and <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Jun 2015 23:20:32 -0500" title="2015-06-28 23:20"> June 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/cruz-rove-spar-over-bush-endorsement-ags-race/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> is digging in his heels in an increasingly bitter spat with Karl Rove, a longtime adviser to Texas' most famous family in politics — a family now fielding former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush against Cruz in the 2016 presidential race.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/cruz-rove-spar-over-bush-endorsement-ags-race/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/court-decisions-give-cruz-new-ammo-old-targets/">Court Decisions Give Cruz New Ammo for Old Targets</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/court-decisions-give-cruz-new-ammo-old-targets/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/27/cruz-Iowa_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks to Iowans at a bakery in Orange City. The 2016 presidential candidate visited the early-vote state Friday."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/27/cruz-Iowa_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks to Iowans at a bakery in Orange City. The 2016 presidential candidate visited the early-vote state Friday." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Patrick Svitek</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks to Iowans at a bakery in Orange City. The 2016 presidential candidate visited the early-vote state Friday.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Jun 2015 08:55:41 -0500" title="2015-06-28 08:55"> June 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/court-decisions-give-cruz-new-ammo-old-targets/comments/"><span class="value">48</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>As he </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/hitting-washington-cartel-cruz-conjures-new-foil/" target="_blank">redoubles</a><span> his anti-Washington crusade on the presidential campaign trail, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/" target="_blank">Ted Cruz </a><span>is receiving an assist from an unlikely source: the high court he used to argue before.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/court-decisions-give-cruz-new-ammo-old-targets/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/cruz-clerks-should-be-able-opt-out-gay-marriage-li/">Cruz: Clerks Should be Able to Opt Out of Gay Marriage Licenses</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/cruz-clerks-should-be-able-opt-out-gay-marriage-li/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/27/Cruz_Drake_U_Iowa_2_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Ted Cruz at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 27, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/27/Cruz_Drake_U_Iowa_2_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Ted Cruz at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 27, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Ted Cruz at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 27, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 27 Jun 2015 18:28:48 -0500" title="2015-06-27 18:28"> June 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/cruz-clerks-should-be-able-opt-out-gay-marriage-li/comments/"><span class="value">615</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> on Saturday said county clerks in Texas should "absolutely" be able to opt out of issuing same-sex marriage licenses if they have religious objections.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/cruz-clerks-should-be-able-opt-out-gay-marriage-li/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/">Texans on Campaign Trail, in D.C. React to Gay Marriage Ruling</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150711141353/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:19:23 -0500" title="2015-06-26 11:19"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711141353/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas politicians on the Potomac and on the presidential trail reacted </span><span>along anticipated partisan lines to</span><span> Friday's U.S. Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage. </span></p> <a 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