Sergio Muñoz Jr., is headed to the Texas Capitol after handing Sandra Rodriguez a decisive defeat in the HD-36 Democratic Primary.

Muñoz led Rodriguez by more than 2,000 votes after early-voting totals were tallied for the Hidalgo County district, and held the lead until well after polls closed late Tuesday. He finished with more than 6,000 votes to Rodriguez’s 4,134.

With no GOP or third-party candidate on the ballot for November’s General Election, Tuesday’s Primary Election is it. Muñoz will head to Austin and take over the seat currently held by ...

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