Here is your Morning Brief for January 27, 2015.

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Clinton 2016

While the Republicans are off and running for 2016, the Democrats have remained pretty silent. The Democrat that everyone is watching of course is Hillary Clinton and as POLITICO reported yesterday, her campaign is starting to come together.

For now Clinton doesn't have any tough opposition in the Democratic primary as Elizabeth Warren has said many times that she will not run in 2016. Though it is still early and anything could happen. POLITICO reported yesterday that Clinton isn't approaching the race as "in the bag" though.

The Clinton team knows it can’t campaign with the swagger of a presumptive nominee because the air of inevitability was so damaging last time around. That said, some advisers are already privately talking up potential running mates, with Sens. Michael Bennet of Colorado and Tim Kaine of Virginia dominating the early speculation.
Some advisers expect a push for diversity on the ticket. So the short list also is expected to include Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro, Labor Secretary Tom Perez, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, and perhaps California Attorney General Kamala Harris, who is running for U.S. Senate.

I've been saying for a while now that a Clinton/Castro ticket wouldn't surprise me and it still wouldn't. The Democrats have elevated Castro's status and whether he is on the ticket or not in 2016, I expect to seem him on the campaign trail.

State Lawmakers Look at Nondiscrimination Ordinances

Texas lawmakers are wanting to take on some nondiscrimination ordinances that have been passed by Texas cities. The reason? According to the Texas Tribune, it comes down to faith.

Now, some Republican lawmakers — including state Rep. Jeff Leach of Plano and state Sen. Donna Campbell of New Braunfels — say they plan to take aim at the city ordinances. Among those who have opposed such ordinances are Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Gov. Greg Abbott, who, when he was the state attorney general, said the San Antonio ordinance would stifle speech and repress religious freedom.

Campbell is "concerned about the hostility that we are seeing towards Texans of faith, especially in regards to some of these local city ordinances," said Jon Oliver, a spokesman for the senator.

How big of an issue will this be in Austin? Governor Greg Abbott has already said he wants to take on local ordinances that he believes goes too far and you can bet that Dan Patrick wouldn't shy away from the issue.

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