More women are finding themselves in Texas prisons and jails, and one criminal justice reform group is urging lawmakers and local officials to enact policies to stop that trend.
March 2018
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Texas Elections 2018
Beto O’Rourke fell short of expectations in the Texas primary. Was it because of his name?
El Paso Democratic U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke was the heavy favorite to win this week’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. So why did he lose some border counties to a relative unknown?
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Texas Elections 2018
Texas House Democrats welcome former state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer’s return
Former state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer’s history in the Capitol and facility with legislative rules make him a strong player on a political team that’s vastly outnumbered in the Republican-controlled lower chamber, some of his former colleagues say.
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Texas Elections 2018
Wave of women crashes Texas primaries
Texas women candidates won or made it to runoffs in more than 50 primary races statewide amid a surge in interest in running for office among women around the country.
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Texas Elections 2018
Analysis: A good day to be a Texas incumbent
Tuesday’s primary election results were perfectly summarized by a Republican political consultant: “So much money, so little change.”
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Demographics
There are three Hispanic Republicans in the Texas Legislature. Only one is coming back.
State Rep. J.M Lozano, R-Kingsville, is the only incumbent Hispanic Republican left on the ballot for 2018.
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Three takeaways from the 2018 Texas primaries (video)
How’d that “blue wave” turn out? How did new female candidates fare? What’s in store for the Ted Cruz-Beto O’Rourke matchup? Here’s what you need to know.
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Texas Elections 2018
It was a bad election night for Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas’ best-funded Tea Party group
Gov. Greg Abbott and the state’s top Tea Party group — Empower Texans — went hard after “squishy” Republicans who bucked the governor or strayed too far from the party orthodoxy. The effort mostly failed.
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Texas Elections 2018
Two House Democrats say they’ll run to replace Sylvia Garcia in the Texas Senate
Houston Democrat Sylvia Garcia hasn’t yet stepped down from her Texas Senate seat after winning her congressional primary Tuesday, but Houston state Reps. Ana Hernandez and Carol Alvarado have already said they plan to run for it.
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TribCast
Live TribCast: Deconstructing the 2018 Texas primaries
On this week’s special live edition of the TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and Abby about the big takeaways from 2018 primary night — and looks ahead to the May runoffs.