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House, Senate Face Impasse Over Budget

Republicans control both chambers of the Texas Legislature, but that hasn’t kept them from reaching an impasse over the state budget.

2013/05/12

Cruz, GOP Dominate Election But Dems Made Inroads

Mitt Romney’s victory in Texas wasn’t enough to put him over the top but Election Day was sweet for tea party favorite Ted Cruz, who trounced his Democratic opponent to become the state’s first Hispanic U.S. Senator.

2012/11/07

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Tea Party Darling Cruz Wins Texas’ US Senate Race

Democrat Paul Sadler has conceded the U.S. Senate race to Republican Ted Cruz, urging supporters to “be proud of the voters’ choice.”

2012/11/06

US Senate hopeful Ted Cruz laughed off his media distinction as a "Tea Party Intellectual." (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Senate Hopeful Ted Cruz: Tea Party Intellectual?

U.S. Senate hopeful Ted Cruz says he’s ready to go to Washington and argue eloquently for free market principles, individual responsibility and policies that benefit entrepreneurship.

2012/08/04

Texas Senate Vote Approves Guns On Campus

There’s big news out of Austin Monday. Texas Senators have voted to allow concealed handgun license holders to carry their weapons into public college classrooms.

2011/05/09

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