From the Republican primary with a whopping 18 candidates to the Democratic primary that prompted national Democrats to go after one of their own, here’s our list of the most interesting congressional races.
March 2018
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Texas Elections 2018
38 Texas legislative primary races to watch
From the state senate primary that’s shaping up to be the most expensive in Texas history to the dozen open seats in the Texas House, there are dramatic legislative races across the state worth keeping an eye on as polls close Tuesday.
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Environment
Federal government may fight alongside Texas in water dispute, U.S. Supreme Court rules
The ruling is an apparent victory for Texas in a legal battle that has dragged on for more than five years. The states are bickering over the distribution of water from the Rio Grande. Those allocations are laid out in the 1938 Rio Grande Compact.
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Demographics
Texans join nationwide day of action urging lawmakers to act on immigration
Though the DACA program is still in effect, thousands demonstrated in El Paso and elsewhere across the country to demand Congress come up with a legislative fix to protect the young undocumented immigrants known as “Dreamers.”
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Texas Elections 2018
End is near in bruising, expensive Huffines-Paxton battle
Ahead of Tuesday’s primaries, the Republican race for Senate District 8 has turned into easily the most expensive — and arguably the nastiest — primary for state office.
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Economy
After an ICE raid, few Americans showed up to work at this Texas meatpacking plant
Despite a high demand for workers and attractive wages, few Americans sign up to do the grueling work at the JBS USA meatpacking plant in deep-red Cactus.
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The 2018 Texas Hotlist: The most competitive races in this year’s primaries
The Texas primaries are tomorrow. Between statewide races and those for seats in Congress and the Texas Legislature, there are 215 races on the 2018 Democratic and Republican primary ballots. Which ones are on my final short list?
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Higher Education
Nearly a year after UT stabbing, mother of slain student wants to fight knife laws
Lori Brown’s plans aren’t fully formed. But she’s determined to push for new laws in Texas that she believes will prevent stabbing sprees like the one that killed her son.
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Texas Elections 2018
A $6 million candidate dominates in 9-way race to replace US Rep. Ted Poe
In a crowded race for an open seat in Congress, Republican donor Kathaleen Wall has dominated the field and the local airwaves, frustrating other challengers who still hope to continue the contest in a runoff.
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Graphics and data reporting
Democratic early voting surged across Texas. See which counties saw the biggest increases.
After two weeks of early voting, 370,219 Democrats voted early in ten of the largest counties, more than double the number four years earlier. Meanwhile, 282,928 Republicans voted early, a jump of less than 15 percent.