Party Politics, Texas Edition Ep. 41: Fundraising Winners And Losers In Texas Primaries

“With a very short race running against a guy whose last name is Bush in Texas, the odds are very much stacked against you if you’re Jerry Patterson” – Jay Aiyer, co-host of Party Politics, on former General Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson running against current General Land Commissioner George P. Bush.

HPM Digital Team

| January 19, 2018, 3:28 PM

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, signs paperwork to file for re-election Saturday at the Harris County GOP headquarters in Houston.

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On the latest episode of Party Politics: Texas Edition, co-hosts Jay Aiyer and Brandon Rottinghaus bring you the latest from the Lone Star state’s political landscape:

Fed report says special education cap was wrong

Governor Abbott’s new tax plan
Maternal mortality study – it’s worse than we thought
Redistricting and SCOTUS

Then, Brandon and Jay will look at how the fundraising is going for Republicans and Democrats in advance of the March primaries. By the way, don't forget to check out our national episodes of Party Politics, too. You can download them on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Tweet us at #PartyPoliticsPod or email partypoliticspod@houstonpublicmedia.org.

Party Politics is produced by Edel Howlin and our audio engineer is Todd Hulslander.

Bob Daemmrich for the Texas Tribune