With one eye on a big wind and another on what they hope will be a big win come November, more than 700 Texas Republicans and statewide elected officials began making their way to Tampa during the weekend for the party's quadrennial national convention. While national party officials have acceded to the whims of Tropical Storm Isaac by postponing official activities until Tuesday, party delegates are scheduled to nominate their standard-bearers, showcase their candidates and hear from a rising Texas star, U.S. Senate nominee Ted Cruz. They won't be hearing from Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who lost to Cruz in last month's GOP runoff and will not be attending, or from one of the state's shooting...
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