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Republican Texas lieutenant governor candidates from left, Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, Sen. Dan Patrick, Agricultural Commissioner Todd Staples listen to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst answer a question during a debate at KERA studios in Dallas, Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. The four Republican candidates are vying to be Texas lieutenant governor, a post considered to be the most powerful in the state. (AP Photo/LM Otero,Pool)

GOP candidates vow changes after brain-dead mother

By PAUL J. WEBER - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this June 26, 2013, file photo, Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis, Fort Worth Democrat, stands in pink tennis shoes on a nearly empty Senate floor as she filibusters in an effort to kill an abortion bill in Austin. (Associated Press)

Texas abortion bill falls after challenge

By Chris Tomlinson and Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Republican presidential hopeful, Texas Gov. Rick Perry, speaks to local residents during a campaign stop at the Pizza Ranch restaurant, Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, in Manchester, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Inside the Beltway: Perryfied

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Ted Cruz thanks his wife, Heidi, in front of a cheering crowd after he defeated Republican rival, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, in a runoff election Tuesday for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the retiring Kay Bailey Hutchison. (Houston Chronicle/Johnny Hanson via Associated Press)

Tea party basks in Cruz’s win in Texas

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Former Texas Solicitor General Ted Cruz, once considered a long-shot underdog for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate, defeated Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the party’s Tuesday primary runoff, and the reason appears to be his strong support from state tea-party conservatives. It’s a sign of the movement’s growing national clout. (Associated Press)

Tea party candidate wins in Texas GOP runoff

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

The Club for Growth Action has spent about $5.5 million to try to push tea party insurgent Ted Cruz to victory. The Texas Conservatives Fund, which backs Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, has doled out $5.2 million to attack the tea party favorite. (Associated Press)

Big bucks roll in for GOP Senate primary in Texas

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, a Republican candidate for the Senate, visits a restaurant in Houston on Tuesday, the day of the primary. Mr. Dewhurst touts his experience in the Air Force, the CIA and in business. (Associated Press)

Runoff set in Texas Senate race

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican primary candidate for Senate, says of Tuesday's vote: "The stakes could not be higher." (Houston Chronicle via Associated Press)

Texan aims to ride second tea party wave

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Tea party candidate Ted Cruz (left) responds in January to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst during a Republican primary debate in Austin. The former Texas solicitor general has repeatedly challenged Mr. Dewhurst's conservative credentials in the primary race for the U.S. Senate seat left open with the retirement of Kay Bailey Hutchison. (Associated Press)

GOP race in Texas has echoes of Indiana

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Inside Politics: How conservative is enough for Texas?

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

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Texas Senate race still wide open

By David Eldridge - The Washington Times

Lt. governor leads Senate field in Texas

By David Eldridge - The Washington Times

Hutchison says she won’t seek re-election to Senate

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times