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UT/Trib, Apr 25: Trump 49, Biden 44
DT/PPP, Apr 29: Biden 47, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, May 3: Trump 43, Biden 43
Emerson, May 13: Trump 47, Biden 41
Quinnipiac, June 3: Trump 44, Biden 43
PPP, June 5: Trump 48, Biden 48
PPP/PT, June 23: Trump 48, Biden 46
Fox, June 25: Biden 45, Trump 44
UT/Trib, July 2: Trump 48, Biden 44
PPP/Emily’s List, July 2: Biden 48, Trump 46
UT-Tyler/DMN, July 12: Biden 48, Trump 43
CBSNews, July 12: Trump 46, Biden 45
Quinnipiac, July 22: Biden 45, Trump 44
Morning Consult, July 28: Biden 47, Trump 45
Morning Consult, August 3: Biden 47, Trump 46
Polling Texas 2018
WPA, Jan 5: Cruz 52, O'Rourke 34
PPP, Jan 27: Cruz 45, O'Rourke 37
Quinnipiac, April 19: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, May 31: Cruz 50, O'Rourke 39
PPP, June 8: Cruz 48, O'Rourke 42
GQR, June 16: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
CBS/YouGov, June 24: Cruz 44, O'Rourke 36
UT/Trib, June 25: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 36
Gravis, July 10: Cruz 51, O'Rourke 42
Lyceum, July 31: Cruz 41, O'Rourke 39
Quinnipiac, July 31: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 43
PPP, August 2: Cruz 46, O'Rourke 42
NBC News, August 23: Cruz 49, O'Rourke 45
ECPS, August 27: Cruz 38, O'Rourke 37
Crosswinds, September 12: Cruz 47, O'Rourke 44
Quinnipiac, September 18 (LV): Cruz 54, O'Rourke 45
Ipsos, September 19 (LV): O'Rourke 47, Cruz 45Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50.3, Clinton 42.4Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
YouGov Oct 17: Romney 55, Obama 41
UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
Baselice Oct 30: Romney 54, Obama 38
YouGov Nov 3: Romney 57, Obama 38-
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Polling Texas 2016
Beatty, Jun 22: Trump 37, Clinton 30
UT/TTP, Jun 27: Trump 41, Clinton 33
KTVT/Dixie, Aug 11: Trump 46, Clinton 35
PPP, Aug 16: Trump 44, Clinton 38
WaPo-SurveyMonkey, Sep 6: Clinton 46, Trump 45
ECPS, Sep 14: Trump 42, Clinton 36
Texas Lyceum, Sep 15: Trump 39, Clinton 32
YouGov, Oct 3: Trump 50,1, Clinton 41.5
KTVT/Dixie, Oct 5: Trump 45, Clinton 38
WFAA/SurveyUSA, Oct 14: Trump 47, Clinton 43
UH Hobby Center, Oct 17: Trump 41, Clinton 38
WaPo/SurveyMonkey, Oct 17: Trump 48, Clinton 46
CBS/YouGov, Oct 23: Trump 46, Clinton 43
Crosswind/Statesman, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 38
UT/TT, Oct 27: Trump 45, Clinton 42
KTVT/Dixie Strategies, Nov 2: Trump 52, Clinton 39
NBC/WSJ/Marist, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 40
ECPS, Nov 3: Trump 49, Clinton 34
YouGov, Nov 5: Trump 50,3, Clinton 42.4
Polling Texas 2014
UT/TT, Nov 2013: Abbott 40, Davis 35, Glass 5
PPP, Nov 2013: Abbott 50, Davis 35
UT/TT, Feb 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 36
ECPS, Mar 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 42
Rasmussen, Mar 2014: Abbott 53, Davis 41
PPP, Apr 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 37
UT/TT, June 2014:Abbott 44, Davis 32
YouGov, July 2014: Abbott 50, Davis 34
Rasmussen, Aug 2014: Abbott 48, Davis 40
YouGov, Sep 2014: Abbott 56, Davis 38
Lyceum, Oct 2014: Abbott 49, Davis 40
Rasmussen, Oct 2014: Abbott 51, Davis 40
KHOU, Oct 2014: Abbott 47, Davis 32
UT/TT, Oct 2014: Abbott 54, Davis 38
YouGov, Oct 2014: Abbott 57, Davis 37
Polling Texas 2012
PPP April 26: Romney 50, Obama 43
UT/TT May 22: Romney 46, Obama 38 (RV) - Romney 55, Obama 35 (LV)
WPAOR Sep 13: Romney 55, Obama 40
YouGov Sep 24: Romney 52, Obama 41
Lyceum Oct 2: Romney 58, Obama 39
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UT/TT Oct 29: Romney 55, Obama 39
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Perry’s legal team to try to get indictments tossed
It’s what any defense attorney would try to do. A lawyer for Gov. Rick Perry said Friday he will challenge felony charges that the governor overstepped his authority when he said he would veto state funding for Travis County prosecutors … Continue reading
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Tagged District Attorney, Mike McCrum, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texans for Public Justice, Texas, Travis County, veto
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Perry will pay for his own defense
Wise decision, something our Governor is not known for. Gov. Rick Perry, who has been using taxpayer dollars to pay his defense lawyers, will tap campaign funds from now on to compensate the attorneys who are fighting his felony indictments, … Continue reading
Posted in Scandalized!
Tagged District Attorney, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texas, Travis County, veto
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Possibly the last thing I’m going to say about the Perry indictment for now
Certainly not the last thing I’ll ever say, since there’s a vast amount of the story left to be told, and I reserve the right to change my mind. But for now, since the indictment came down on Friday there’s … Continue reading
Posted in Scandalized!
Tagged Craig McDonald, District Attorney, DUI, grand jury, Mike McCrum, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texas, TPJ, veto
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Look behind the scenes
There’s another angle to consider the Perry indictment saga, which is that the indictment isn’t so much about what Rick Perry said publicly regarding Rosemary Lehmberg and the Public Integrity Unit but what he was saying behind the scenes. Erica … Continue reading
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Tagged District Attorney, Kirk Watson, Mike McCrum, Phil King, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texas, The Lege, Travis County, Travis County Attorney, veto
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On Mike McCrum and Pa Ferguson
There were two stories from Sunday about special prosecutor Mike McCrum that were worth flagging. First, here’s the Express News with an angle that I think has been underappreciated. People who know McCrum said he is not the type to … Continue reading
More on the Perry indictment
Just some more thoughts and links relating to the big story that turned a relatively quiet Friday into one of the busiest news day of the year so far. Let’s start with a reality check from Harold Cook. First of … Continue reading
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Tagged Attorney General, CD22, Congress, District Attorney, Election 2006, Election 2014, Governor, Greg Abbott, Mike McCrum, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texas, The Lege, Tom DeLay, Travis County, veto, Wendy Davis
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Perry indicted
Wow. A grand jury indicted Gov. Rick Perry on Friday on charges of abuse of power and coercion as part of an ethics inquiry into his veto of funding for the state’s public integrity unit. The inquiry began last summer … Continue reading
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Tagged District Attorney, grand jury, Mike McCrum, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texans for Public Justice, Texas, Travis County, veto
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Rick Perry really wanted Rosemary Lehmberg to quit
From the Trib. Even after Gov. Rick Perry stripped funding for the agency that prosecutes state public corruption cases, his emissaries worked to swap the resignation of embattled Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg for restoration of the money, several … Continue reading
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Tagged District Attorney, Governor, grand jury, Mike McCrum, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texas, Travis County, veto
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The Rick Perry grand jury convenes
Game on. A grand jury was sworn in Monday to look into whether Gov. Rick Perry acted improperly last year when he threatened to kill funding for the Travis County district attorney’s public corruption division unless District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment
Tagged David Botsford, District Attorney, Governor, grand jury, Mike McCrum, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texas, Travis County, veto
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Perry lawyers up
It’s getting real. Texas Gov. Rick Perry has hired a high-profile Austin defense lawyer to represent him in an investigation into whether he illegally withheld money from the Travis County District Attorney’s office. KVUE News and the Austin American-Statesman confirmed … Continue reading
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Tagged David Botsford, District Attorney, Election 2014, grand jury, Mike McCrum, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Travis County, veto
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No, there won’t be a flood of equal pay lawsuits in Texas
There wasn’t one before, when the federal Lilly Ledbetter Act passed. There’s no reason to believe there will be one if a state version of the Ledbetter law is approved. Candidates for statewide office have wrangled recently over an effort … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged Election 2014, lawsuit, Lilly Ledbetter, Rick Perry, Texas, The Lege, veto
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Perry special prosecutor is “concerned”
As are we all. A special prosecutor investigating whether Gov. Rick Perry abused his authority when he eliminated state funding of the Texas public integrity unit — which investigates government corruption and is housed in the Travis County district attorney’s … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment
Tagged District Attorney, Mike McCrum, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texas, The Lege, Travis County, veto
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Just a reminder, the Ledbetter bill was bipartisan
I mean, it had to be bipartisan to pass in the Lege, but let’s keep that in mind as the debate continues. After 42 years in the Texas House, Rep. Senfronia Thompson has earned a nickname – “Miz T” – … Continue reading
No pay equity problems here
No sauce for the gander, either. Women in Democrat gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis’ Senate office last year averaged about $3,000 more in earnings than the male employees, according to data acquired by Austin bureau chief Peggy Fikac. Out of 12 … Continue reading
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Tagged Dan Patrick, David Dewhurst, Election 2014, Governor, Greg Abbott, Lilly Ledbetter, Lite Gov, Texas, veto, Wendy Davis
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Abbott comes out for inequality
Turns out he’s been a practitioner of it for some time. Equal pay for women is in the spotlight of the Texas governor’s race, and figures from Attorney General Greg Abbott’s state agency show most female assistant attorneys general make … Continue reading
Posted in Election 2014
Tagged Attorney General, Election 2014, Governor, Greg Abbott, Lilly Ledbetter, Rick Perry, Texas, The Lege, veto, Wendy Davis
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Perry special prosecutor seeks to hire investigator
Moving right along. The special prosecutor in an ongoing investigation into whether Gov. Rick Perry violated state law by vetoing funding for the Travis County ethics-enforcement unit is seeking to hire an investigator and researcher, the first public hint the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment
Tagged District Attorney, DUI, grand jury, Mike McCrum, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texans for Public Justice, Texas, Travis County, veto
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Grand jury convening in Perry/Lehmberg veto threat case
Can’t wait to see how this turns out. A visiting state district judge began convening a special grand jury Wednesday to consider two possible criminal cases stemming from the April drunken driving arrest of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Punishment
Tagged District Attorney, DUI, grand jury, Mike McCrum, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texas, Travis County, veto
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Special prosecutor appointed in Perry/Lehmberg veto threat case
Meet Mike McCrum. District Judge Robert Richardson named Mike McCrum to look into a complaint filed by Texans for Public Justice against the governor. The watchdog group alleges that Perry abused his power by threatening to cut funding to the … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, Mike McCrum, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texas, TPJ, Travis County, veto
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Special prosecutor to be appointed in Perry/Lehmberg veto case
Moving forward. A San Antonio senior state district judge confirmed Thursday that he will name a special prosecutor to investigate possible charges of coercion and abuse of official capacity against Gov. Rick Perry. Judge Robert “Bert” Richardson said he expected … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, District Attorney, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, special prosecutor, Texas, TPJ, Travis County, veto
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Travis County to fund Public Integrity Unit
Not optimal, but better than the alternative of shutting it down till 2015. The Travis County Commissioners Court agreed [last] Tuesday to restore some money to the Travis County district attorney’s Public Integrity Unit after Gov. Rick Perry in June … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, Commissioners Court, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texas, The Lege, Travis County, veto
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Unfair pay
Patricia Kilday Hart uncovers some skulduggery in one of Rick Perry’s vetoes. Gov. Rick Perry vetoed a bill that would have let victims of wage discrimination sue in state court after receiving letters against the measure from the Texas Retailers … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, boycott, Kroger, Lilly Ledbetter, Macy's, Rick Perry, Senfronia Thompson, sexism, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege, veto
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Judge assigned in complaint about Perry veto of Public Integrity Unit
Moving along slowly. A San Antonio judge on Tuesday was assigned to hear a complaint that alleges Gov. Rick Perry committed coercion, bribery and official oppression by vetoing funding for the Travis County District Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit. Senior Judge … Continue reading
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Tagged Bexar County, budget, District Attorney, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texas, TPJ, Travis County, Travis County Attorney, veto
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Public Integrity Unit employees get layoff notices
What is to come if nothing changes. Travis County commissioners are still holding out hope the state will fund the District Attorney’s Public Integrity Unit, but took an early step to let employees know their jobs are on the line. … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, Commissioners Court, District Attorney, Jim Pitts, Joe Straus, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, special session, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege, veto
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The 2011 maps are officially dead
Rick Perry has signed the redistricting bills, thus making the 2012 interim maps the official state-sanctioned maps and thus dropping any further pursuit of the maps drawn by the 2011 Lege. On Wednesday, Gov. Rick Perry signed all three redistricting … Continue reading
Posted in Legal matters
Tagged Congress, lawsuit, redistricting, Rick Perry, SCOTUS, Senate, special session, Texas, Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force, The Lege, veto, Voting Rights Act
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No override of Public Integrity Unit funding veto
Alas. A legislative move to restore state funding for the ethics-enforcing Public Integrity Unit of the Travis County district attorney’s office died Friday afternoon. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, said no vote is expected on House Concurrent Resolution … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, Commissioners Court, District Attorney, Jim Pitts, Joe Straus, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, special session, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege, TPJ, veto
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Turner seeks a way to get around Public Integrity Unit de-funding
Rep. Sylvester Turner takes aim at one of Perry’s vetoes. Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, said he would propose a House Concurrent Resolution advocating restoration of funding for the Public Integrity Unit of the Travis County district attorney’s office, which was … Continue reading
TPJ alleges Perry broke the law when he threatened to veto Public Integrity funds
Well, now isn’t this a nice little can of worms. In a complaint sent to prosecutors today, Texans for Public Justice alleges that Governor Rick Perry potentially committed several criminal offenses related to his recent threat to use his discretionary … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, CPRIT, David Escamilla, District Attorney, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texas, The Lege, TPJ, Travis County, Travis County Attorney, veto
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Senate approves redistricting bills
As pro forma as they wanna be. The Texas Senate voted to ratify court-drawn political maps that were used for legislative and congressional races in 2012. The bills now head to the House. In party-line votes, Senators voted 16-11 to … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, Congress, Kel Seliger, lawsuit, Lilly Ledbetter, redistricting, Rick Perry, Royce West, Senate, special session, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege, veto
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Overview on criminal justice legislation from the regular session
I tried to pay attention to as many issues as I could during the legislative session, but no one can keep track of it all. Criminal justice bills were one area that I lagged on. Fortunately, there are people like … Continue reading
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Tagged crime, Rick Perry, Texas, The Lege, veto
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Perry will veto Integrity Unit funds unless Lehmberg resigns
This could be checkmate for Rosemary Lehmberg. Gov. Rick Perry will veto financing for the public integrity unit — the state’s ethics enforcement division — unless embattled Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg resigns, an official close to the governor … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, District Attorney, DUI, Election 2014, Kirk Watson, line item veto, Rick Perry, Rosemary Lehmberg, Texas, Travis County, veto
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Pushing for the Governor to sign HB5
While a lot of big ticket items were addressed by the Legislature during the regular session, not all of those bills have been signed into law yet. Among them are the big education reform bills, and proponents of fewer standardized … Continue reading
Still no call to expand the call
Rick Perry may yet expand the call of the special session, but so far he’s sticking to his script about dealing with redistricting first. Gov. Rick Perry is leaving the door open for more items on the agenda of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Drew Darby, Larry Taylor, redistricting, Rick Perry, Senate, special session, Texas, Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, The Lege, veto
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