Enough judicial seats are up for election that Democrats could flip the four sprawling appellate court districts that serve Austin, Dallas and Houston. Hillary Clinton won those districts in 2016.
Emma Platoff
Emma Platoff was a reporter at the Tribune from 2017 to 2021, most recently covering the law and its intersection with politics. A graduate of Yale University, Emma is the former managing editor of the Yale Daily News.
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Texas Elections 2018
Beto O’Rourke received threatening messages from pipe bomb suspect Cesar Sayoc, his campaign says
State Rep. Poncho Nevárez, D-Eagle Pass, was also told by the FBI that the suspected bomber had researched him.
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Texas Elections 2018
In Dallas-area Texas House race, Deanna Metzger is the rare Republican who’s on offense
In most Dallas-area legislative races this year, incumbent Republicans are on defense. In House District 107, the script is flipped.
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Texas Elections 2018
Donald Trump wants to end birthright citizenship. Ted Cruz supports that. Beto O’Rourke doesn’t.
President Donald Trump said in an interview with Axios that he plans to sign an executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of noncitizens. Legal scholars question whether that’s constitutional. Here’s what Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke have said.
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Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke 51 to 46, Quinnipiac poll finds
With just over a week until Election Day, incumbent Ted Cruz continues to lead his Democratic opponent Beto O’Rourke.
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In campaigns for Texas’ top courts, judicial candidates must rely on party ID
In these down-ballot, low-information races, judges’ success often depends on the party leaders at the top of the ballot.
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Trump administration to send hundreds of troops to the U.S-Mexico border, reports say
President Donald Trump has raised alarm about a caravan of migrants heading for the border. He tweeted Thursday morning that he is “bringing out the military for this National Emergency.”
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Texas Elections 2018
In his long-shot bid to unseat Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Mike Collier is counting on teachers
The Democrat wants to draw teachers and education-minded voters away from the Republican Party. But can he win over enough educators to unseat a powerful incumbent?
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Texas Elections 2018
At Houston re-election rally, Donald Trump mocks Beto O’Rourke and praises Ted Cruz as a key ally
Trump called O’Rourke a “stone cold phony.”
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Texas Elections 2018
What Donald Trump’s supporters said at his Texas rally for Ted Cruz
Thousands of people gathered in line outside of the Toyota Center Monday afternoon hoping to secure a spot inside the 18,000-seat arena.