In second round of debates, Beto O'Rourke is out for redemption as Julián Castro presses forward
The two Democratic presidential candidates from Texas head to Detroit looking to prove themselves in different ways. Full Story
Abby Livingston joined The Texas Tribune in 2014 as the publication's first Washington bureau chief, and departed August 2022. In this role, she covered members in the Texas congressional delegation and campaigns back in the home state. A seventh-generation Texan, Abby grew up in Fort Worth and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to the Tribune, Abby worked for NBC, CNN, National Journal and Roll Call. At the Tribune, she won the 2017 National Press Club Award for Washington regional reporting and the Society of Professional Journalists' 2018 Sigma Delta Chi Award for Washington correspondence. Abby is a contributing writer to the Almanac of American Politics and frequently appears on MSNBC, CNN and Sirius XM radio. She also had a role on an episode of "The Bold and The Beautiful." In keeping with the Trib’s great history of hiring softball stars, Abby is a three-time MVP (the most in game history) for The Bad News Babes, the women’s press softball team that takes on female members of Congress in the annual Congressional Women’s Softball breast cancer charity game.
The two Democratic presidential candidates from Texas head to Detroit looking to prove themselves in different ways. Full Story
O'Malley Dillon is building a conventional campaign around an unconventional candidate, and some Democrats say she's O'Rourke's best hope. Full Story
The Republican from Sugar Land was first elected in 2008. His seat is being targeted by national Democrats. Full Story
U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Heath, argued that Special Counsel Robert Mueller went beyond his bounds by making clear the investigation didn't exonerate the president. Full Story
The former state senator is running for office for the first time since her unsuccessful campaign for Texas governor. Full Story
Edwards joins an increasingly crowded field vying for the Democratic nomination for one of Texas' U.S. Senate seats. The eventual nominee will face an incumbent who already has a $9 million war chest. Full Story
All Democrats voted in favor of the resolution, which passed in a near party-line vote. Only one Texas Republican, U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, joined Democrats in the vote. Full Story
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she'll call for a vote condemning the president's words. Full Story
"People have to speak up and they have to take action," Castro said of his decision to release footage of women detained in an El Paso border facility. "This was about shining a light on what's going on." Full Story
"I showed the American people that I have the right experience to be president," Castro said. "That I have a strong, compelling and positive vision for the future of this country." Full Story