Attorney Lizzie Pannill Fletcher defeated activist Laura Moser in a Democratic congressional primary that drew national attention. Meanwhile, former Air Force Intelligence Officer Gina Ortiz Jones easily won her runoff for the 23rd Congressional District.
May 2018
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Texas Elections 2018
Lupe Valdez becomes first openly gay and first Latina candidate to win a major party nomination for Texas governor
After swapping leads early in the Democratic gubernatorial runoff, Valdez pulled ahead of White and will face incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott.
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Texas Elections 2018
After DWI arrest, René Oliveira is one of two Texas House incumbents voted out
The veteran state representative and freshman state Rep. Scott Cosper were the only two incumbents in runoffs Tuesday night; both lost.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott touts immediate plans to stop school shootings, but avoids talk of a special session
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott hosted his first of three roundtable discussions on gun violence at the Capitol Tuesday.
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Demographics
After three decades as UTEP’s president, Diana Natalicio sets plan for retirement
Natalicio, 78, has been an El Paso fixture for decades, and she has been widely recognized for her efforts to make higher education more accessible to low-income students.
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Texas Elections 2018
Texas candidate for border county judge allegedly calls local Democratic chairman and makes threat referencing “damn Zetas”
Rudy Bowles, a candidate in the Democratic runoff for Maverick County judge, is accused of leaving the county party chairman a voicemail in which he makes a demand and promises to call the “damn Zetas” if he does not get his way.
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Texas Elections 2018
Meet the candidates in the Texas primary runoffs
With Texas’ 2018 primary runoff election here, meet the candidates who are on ballots today in races for statewide, congressional and legislative offices.
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Watch Texas candidates virtually debate in our Split Decision series
During the 2018 campaign, The Texas Tribune’s Split Decision series is featuring interviews with candidates facing off in races for governor, the Texas House, state Senate, Congress and more. Ahead of the state’s runoff election, check out of all our virtual debates.
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Texas Elections 2018
Here’s what to expect in the Texas runoff elections
Texas voters will decide major-party nominees Tuesday in 33 primaries that went to an overtime round after the March elections.
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Guides
In Texas, Democrats can vote in the Republican primary — and vice versa. How do party leaders feel about it?
“If you’re voting in a gubernatorial election … it’s a drop in the bucket,” says one Republican strategist.
