A competitive Texas House race in the Dallas suburbs features the first Asian to win Miss Texas and the second ever Asian woman to serve in the state Legislature.
Isaac Yu
Isaac Yu was a Washington-based reporting fellow in the summer of 2024. He graduated from Yale University, where he was a Journalism Initiative Fellow, managing editor of the Yale Daily News and founder of the Asian American Journalists Association student chapter. Isaac previously interned for The Wall Street Journal, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the New Haven (Connecticut) Independent.
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Exit interview: Michael Burgess on leaving Congress, how the Texas delegation has changed and the path forward for health care
The North Texas Republican and former OB-GYN is leaving office after 22 years having made his mark on health insurance and energy policy.
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2024 Texas Elections
“Vibe shift”: Young Texas voters, motivated by Kamala Harris, lock into the presidential election
Some young voters who are upset about the Biden Administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war say they’re still hesitant about the vice president.
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2024 Texas Elections
Mayra Flores gets boost in training, resources as Republicans seek to flip South Texas district
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2024 Texas Elections
U.S Rep. Lloyd Doggett took a political risk by calling on Biden to step aside. It worked.
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2024 Texas Elections
Houston candidates pitching themselves to replace the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on November ballot
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2024 Texas Elections
Biden’s visit to Austin is back on for Monday
The president will speak at the Lyndon Baines Johnson presidential library to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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2024 Texas Elections
Several Texas delegates coalesce behind Kamala Harris after Joe Biden abandons reelection
The vice president is not guaranteed the Democratic nomination and some delegates want an open nominating process.
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2024 Texas Elections
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey calls for Biden to step aside
He is the second Texan and first member of the Congressional Black Caucus to openly call for Biden to withdraw.
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2024 Texas Elections
Allred outraises Cruz in latest quarter, but Cruz has more cash on hand
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