KERA: Senate 2012 Stories

GOP Senate Candidates Discuss Military Support For Israel

The four leading Republican Senate candidates in Texas all say the United States should do whatever is necessary to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst, Craig James and Tom Leppert agree Israel is a strategic ally we must defend.

Video: Senate Candidate James Calls For Axing U.S. Department Of Education

Craig James says he'd eliminate the U.S. Department of Education in favor of giving states the funding, while the states defer to local school districts for decisions on public education.

Craig James: Being Gay A 'Choice'

Craig James says he believes being gay is a choice and gays will have to answer to God. 

Cruz Takes Aim At Dewhurst During First Senate Debate

For the first time,  the top five GOP candidates for the U.S. Senate met to debate. KERA’s Shelley Kofler reports sparks occasionally flew as the state’s former solicitor general took aim at the Lieutenant Governor.

Cruz Tax Records Show Growing Salary, Limited Giving

U.S. Senate Candidate Ted Cruz’s income increased almost six-fold between 2006 and 2010, according to tax returns.

Dewhurst Tax Returns Include Generous Giving

Tax information released by U.S. Senate Candidate and Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst show generous gifts to charity and tax payments that seem sizeable.

Senate Candidate James Releases Taxes; Dewhurst Releasing Taxes Friday

Wealthy Republican Senate Candidate David Dewhurst says he’ll release some of his tax records today. KERA’s Shelley Kofler says Dewhurst’s announcement follows opponent Craig James release of five years of returns and a challenge for his GOP opponents to do the same.