In a crowded race for an open seat in Congress, Republican donor Kathaleen Wall has dominated the field and the local airwaves, frustrating other challengers who still hope to continue the contest in a runoff.
Abby Livingston
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.
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Texas Elections 2018
With days to go, Sylvia Garcia aims to avoid runoff in Houston congressional race
A seven-way Democratic primary to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Gene Green in Congress has largely narrowed to two candidates. On Saturday, both were trying to reach undecided voters in their own unique styles.
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Texas Elections 2018
Amid national controversy, Houston Democrats hustle votes in 7th Congressional District
National Democrats set off a national firestorm when they took a shot at one of their own.
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Texas Elections 2018
In Dallas, Democrats keep it clean in crowded congressional race to take on Pete Sessions
A Democratic congressional primary in Dallas and its eastern suburbs has a collegial tone — for now.
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Texas Elections 2018
Beto O’Rourke draws crowds in some conservative enclaves in bid against Ted Cruz
In Tarrant County, the largest county in Texas that voted for Donald Trump, Democratic U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke drew large crowds over the weekend in his bid against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
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Texas Elections 2018
O’Rourke stomps Cruz in latest round of fundraising
Democratic U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke reported raising almost three times as much money over the first 45 days of 2018 as Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
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Texas Elections 2018
National Democrats come out against primary candidate Laura Moser in bid for Culberson’s seat
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Thursday posted negative research on Democratic congressional hopeful Laura Moser, one of seven Democrats vying to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. John Culberson.
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Criminal Justice
Trump tells Cornyn he’s open to tweaking gun background check system
President Donald Trump told U.S. Sen. John Cornyn on Friday that he backs efforts by Texas’ senior senator to revamp the nation’s background check system for purchasing firearms.
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Criminal Justice
After Florida shooting, Texas Sen. John Cornyn plans to talk gun policy with a leading Democrat
One day after a mass shooting at a South Florida high school, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, indicated Thursday that he was willing to sit down with a top Democrat to discuss gun policy.
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Congress
Government briefly shuts down, Harvey funding secured
The federal government shut down briefly Thursday night, over U.S. Sen. Rand Paul’s procedural objections over increased spending.