Veteran Lawmakers Dominate in Texas Senate Races
Veteran Texas legislators were the biggest winners in four high-profile races for Texas Senate seats. Full Story
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Straus, and Most of His House Allies, Survive Challenges From Right
House Speaker Joe Straus sailed to victory in his re-election bid and he avoided a significant net loss in fights between hard right conservatives and his lieutenants elsewhere in the state. Full Story
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Cruz Claims Wins in Texas, Oklahoma and Alaska
Ted Cruz on Tuesday added two more wins in the Republican presidential primaries, claiming victory at home and in Oklahoma in an otherwise disappointing night for a campaign that had hoped to be closer than ever to the nomination by now. Full Story
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Clinton Defeats Sanders in Texas
Hillary Clinton easily won a majority of the statewide vote in the Texas Democratic primary, dominating her rival for the party's nomination, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Full Story
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Slideshow: Presidential Candidates Tour Texas
Presidential candidates from both parties descended on Texas in recent weeks hoping to woo voters here ahead of Super Tuesday. Here’s a selection of our favorite photos from the Texas campaign trail. Full Story
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Liveblog: 2016 Texas Primary Results
Throughout the night, Tribune reporters will keep you updated on the results of Texas' Republican and Democratic primary battles, from the first early voting totals through the last ballots counted. Full Story
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UH Task Force: Ban Guns in All But One Residence Hall
A task force at the University of Houston has recommended in a draft campus carry policy that guns be banned in all residence halls on campus, except one. Full Story
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Reports: Lawsuit Challenging Cruz’s Eligibility to be President Thrown Out
An Illinois lawsuit challenging U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz's eligibility to run for president has been thrown out, according to media reports. Full Story
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Who Are the Biggest Spenders in Texas Races?
Political organizations have contributed more than $26 million to state races in Texas since Jan. 1, 2015. Take a look at the biggest-spending political groups and which types of candidates they support most. Full Story
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Cruz: After Super Tuesday, Some Rivals Need to Consider Dropping Out
Hours before polls closed in Super Tuesday states, Ted Cruz began making the argument that the results of the day's nominating contests should cause some his presidential rivals to consider dropping out of the race. Full Story
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New in Trib+Health: Big Data and the Cancer Moonshot
In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: A White House initiative on precision medicine entails some big data challenges, a legal challenge to Texas' abortion restrictions passed in 2013 reaches the U.S. Supreme Court and an interview with Ivan D’Orso of the University of Texas Southwestern. Full Story
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Stay Updated on 2016 Primary Election Results
Texas could have an outsize say in who moves forward in the presidential campaign as the state holds its Democratic and Republican primaries Tuesday. But there are plenty of other races on the ballot as well. Use our results page to view live results by seat or to save specific races for easy check-ins. Full Story
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Texas Voters Head to Polls in 'Year of Chaos'
Texas voters will head to the polls Tuesday in a consequential day for the presidential primaries that could reverberate down the ballot. Full Story
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Ted Cruz, Hillary Clinton Lead in Support from Texas Legislature
If the Texas Legislature reflects the sentiment of Texas voters, Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Hillary Clinton should do very well in their respective primaries Tuesday. Full Story
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Analysis: For Some Texas Voters, the Top Race is the Only Race on the Ballot
Many voters don't care about the length of the ballots in Tuesday's Democratic and Republican primaries — they'll vote in the presidential race and skip the rest. Full Story
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Before Results Come in Tonight, Catch Up with Our Election Coverage
From all of the twists and turns in the presidential race to local fights over the direction of the Texas Legislature, we've never stopped covering this year's primaries. Full Story
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The Brief: Stakes Are High as Voters Go to Polls Today
Texas voters go to the polls to vote in primary elections that are the biggest prize of the dozen or so Super Tuesday nominating contests being held today. Full Story
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