Texas primary 2020 results: Watch live updates here
Get all of Texas’ election results through The Texas Tribune’s coverage of the 2020 primary races for president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature. Full Story
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Five things to watch on Super Tuesday in Texas
There is a lot to monitor when the results come in Tuesday on primary election night. Here are five of the biggest things. Full Story
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![A long line forms outside the Randall's Grocery Store in Westlake Hills during Super Tuesday voting on March 3, 2020. Voters waited in line for up to two and a half hours at this polling location.]()
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Joe Biden wins endorsements from Beto O'Rourke, other former rivals in late Texas surge
The former vice president received big-name endorsements — including backing from former presidential candidates Beto O'Rourke, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar — as he campaigned in Dallas and Houston on the eve of Super Tuesday. Full Story
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San Antonio mayor demands extension of coronavirus quarantine, bans evacuees from entering city
Those moves — and an unsuccessful attempt to get an injunction against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — came after a person who tested "weakly positive" for the new coronavirus was released over the weekend. Full Story
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Alarm grows over coronavirus as thousands prepare to travel to Texas for SXSW and Houston rodeo
The March festival and other upcoming Texas events draw crowds from around the country and the world. But mounting fears around COVID-19 have some organizers canceling and attendees considering staying home. Full Story
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![Over 400,000 attended the SXSW in 2019 in Austin with over 100 countries being represented among attendees. Taken on March 8, 2019.]()
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Analysis: As the Democratic old guard frets, Bernie Sanders finds a Texas foothold
Sanders' success in Texas is an expression of a real change that, given the very demographics Democrats have been anticipating for years, will continue to shape the party’s electoral fortunes. Full Story
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They voted early for Buttigieg and Klobuchar in Texas. Now some feel they threw their votes away.
“We need ranked-choice voting,” said one Texas early voter who cast a ballot for Pete Buttigieg before he dropped out of the race. Full Story
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Trump administration awards $180 million for border barrier in Rio Grande Valley
The latest project will include a 30-foot-tall bollard wall, roads, lighting, cameras and other technology, Customs and Border Protection announced. Full Story
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![Ordered under the George W. Bush administration, a controversial and incomplete border wall along the Rio Grande River in South Texas has had environmental and cultural impacts.]()
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UT-Austin announces updates to sexual misconduct policies after student protests
The school will make termination the “presumptive punishment” for employees who commit sexual assault or sexual harassment, among other offenses. It will also make available to the public information about those found responsible but not fired for such offenses. Full Story
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![University of Texas at Austin President Greg Fenves, left, Provost Maurie McInnis, and Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Soncia Reagins-Lilly answer student's questions during the Open Dialogue with UT Leadership about Sexual Misconduct Policies & Practices on Campus on Jan. 27, 2020.]()
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T-Squared: The Texas Tribune, SXSW collaborating again on “Conversations about America’s Future”
Hillary Clinton, Will Hurd, Anita Hill, Gretchen Carlson, Adam Schiff, Kara Swisher, Andrew Yang and Robert Costa are among the participants in our two-day series of interviews and panel discussions on topics that affect us in Texas, the U.S. and around the world. Full Story
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Texas' challenge to Obamacare
The high court is likely to take up the landmark health law for the third time this fall and issue a decision in 2021. Full Story
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Analysis: Culling the Texas ballots, round one
Tuesday's elections will trim dozens and dozens of would-be officeholders from the ballots, setting the table for a number of consequential runoffs and for a highly contested and anticipated general election in Texas. Full Story
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How do I participate in Libertarian or Green party primaries?
Members of the Green and Libertarian parties don't participate in Super Tuesday. Instead, they choose candidates at conventions held over the course of the next few months. Full Story
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Patient with "weakly positive" test for coronavirus was released for a time in San Antonio
The person is back in quarantine, and health officials are tracking where they went. Full Story
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Rice University asks "small group" to self-quarantine due to employee's possible exposure to coronavirus
The Houston university said it's making the move out of an abundance of caution. Full Story
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In two of Texas' hottest primaries, it's congressional clout versus ideological purity
Republican Kay Granger and Democrat Henry Cuellar excel at securing federal funding for their state, but they are beating back primary challenges from their parties' insurgent wings. Full Story
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In GOP primary to replace Pete Olson, candidates seek to show they back Trump — and can win in a diverse district
Fifteen candidates — including a millionaire, a sheriff and a member of the Bush family — are vying for a spot in a near-certain runoff. Full Story
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Early voting is over. Here's what turnout looked like in Texas' 10 biggest counties.
Turnout was higher than in 2016 among Democrats, and lower among Republicans. Full Story
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Dueling "remain in Mexico" orders cause confusion and tension in the borderlands
The temporary closing of the Paso Del Norte international bridge capped off a day of confusion and chaos after a federal appellate court blocked the Migrant Protection Protocols. Full Story
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![A group of asylum seekers gather at the Paso Del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad Juárez. The group sought entry into the United States after learning that the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy was blocked by a federal court. Feb 28, 2020.]()
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In two Texas prisoner deaths, one former officer is indicted after another's case is cleared
A former correctional officer was charged with aggravated assault by a public servant Thursday in Walker County, a week after another man was cleared of criminal charges in another inmate homicide. Full Story
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