West has raised more than 25 times what incumbent James Dickey has — and more than half of West’s haul came from conservative megadonor Richard Uihlein.
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Trump names U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe to advisory and advocacy role during impeachment trial
The Heath Republican was an outspoken defender of President Donald Trump during impeachment hearings in the U.S. House last year.
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Texas 2020 Elections
In Houston congressional district, Republicans see a chance to boost party diversity and reflip a seat
U.S. Rep. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher won Texas’ 7th Congressional District for the Democrats in 2018. Republicans are vying for a chance to win it back.
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Analysis: Voters elect Texas’ judges. The state might take that power — but it’s risky.
Even the Texas lawmakers who want to change the way the state selects judges are wary of taking that power away from voters. The politics are more difficult, in some ways, than the proposed policy changes.
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Texas 2020 Elections
“The farmers are sticking with Trump”: President touts new trade deal during Austin speech
The president also exuded confidence that Texas will remain in Republican hands in 2020, despite some political watchers suggesting it’s more purple than it has been in years.
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A ballot box found weeks after Election Day has flipped a $569 million school bond vote in Midland
County officials announced the results for the fourth time Friday.
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Texas 2020 Elections
New campaign finance reports help crystallize fight for state House majority
The reports, which were due Wednesday, provide the first fundraising checkpoint since the candidate fields were finalized last month.
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Higher Education
Texas Southern University regents link president’s ouster to alleged admissions improprieties
The board’s statement does not directly tie President Austin Lane to the alleged problems but says he was interviewed before he was placed on leave.
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Criminal Justice
Trump administration sets into motion return of online 3D gun blueprints
An Austin man posted blueprints for the world’s first fully 3D-printed gun online in 2013. They’ve been blocked from the internet twice.
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Texan Ken Starr joins Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team
Starr was president of Baylor University during a time when the school was rocked by sexual assault scandals.
