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• Super PAC Throws Down on Gallego in CD-23

  By Ross Ramsey Sept. 25, 2012

  The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Washington, D.C.-based Super PAC supported by several GOP members of Congress, announced a $330,000 ad buy against Democrat Pete Gallego in the race for Congressional District 23. Full Story 

• Gallego's Spanish-Language Ad Foreshadows Debate

  By Ross Ramsey Sept. 24, 2012

  State Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, challenging U.S. Rep. Francisco "Quico" Canseco, R-San Antonio, in the race for Congressional District 23, is running a Spanish-language biographical spot in advance of their Spanish-language debate this week. Full Story 

• Texas Weekly Newsreel: Paul Sadler, Committees, Dancing

  By Justin Dehn Sept. 22, 2012

  This week in the Newsreel: Paul Sadler tries to get the word out about his campaign for U.S. Senate, state senators (and others) wait for committee assignments, and Texas Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright resigns. And there's some dancing. Full Story 

• The Hot Seat: A Conversation with Eltife and Simpson

  By Evan Smith Sept. 21, 2012

  At our Hot Seat conversation at the University of Texas at Tyler, state Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, and state Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, discussed the 82nd Legislative Session and looked ahead to the 83rd. Full Story 

• Weekend Insider: Hepatitis in Prison, Rick Perry E-Book

  By Justin Dehn Sept. 20, 2012

  Brandi Grissom looks into the costly treatment of hepatitis C in Texas prisons, and Jay Root discusses his soon-to-be-published e-book about Gov. Rick Perry's run for president. Full Story 

• Weber's First Campaign Ad in General Election

  By Ross Ramsey Sept. 18, 2012

  Republican Randy Weber, a state representative from Pearland trying to make the leap to U.S. Congress in CD-14, unveiled his first commercial of the general election — a takeoff on the president's "You didn't build that" speech. Full Story 

• Gallego Starts TV in CD-23 With a Family Bio

  By Ross Ramsey Sept. 17, 2012

  Democrat Pete Gallego of Alpine is starting his television campaign this week with an initial $100,000 buy in that San Antonio to El Paso district, his campaign said. His first ad is a bio spot that talks about his family. Full Story 

• Lampson Launches TV Campaign in CD-14

  By Ross Ramsey Sept. 17, 2012

  Democrat Nick Lampson started his general election TV campaign Monday with an ad laughing at "whining and crying in Congress" and suggesting he's part of the solution. The campaign said the ad is running in Houston and Beaumont. Full Story 

• Texas Weekly Newsreel: Races Under the Radar

  By Justin Dehn Sept. 15, 2012

  This week on the Newsreel: Races flying under the radar. Full Story 

• Tribune Insider: Death Row Donors, Political Consultants, Paul Sadler

  By Justin Dehn Sept. 13, 2012

  In this week's edition of the Insider: death row organ donors, the future of Texas political consultants, wind power, a new concussion law and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Paul Sadler. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation with Three Senate Hopefuls

  By Evan Smith Sept. 11, 2012

  Full video of my TribLive conversation with state Reps. and Texas Senate hopefuls Kelly Hancock, R-Fort Worth, Ken Paxton, R-McKinney, and Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood. Full Story 

• Castro Roasts Himself — "El Presidente" — in Comedy Sketch

  By Emily Ramshaw Sept. 10, 2012

  On the heels of Julián Castro's Democratic National Convention keynote comes this comedy sketch the San Antonio mayor starred in for the city's 2012 Gridiron show. Look for cameos from Siri and Eva Longoria. Full Story