HD-84: Griffin and Frullo Headed For Runoff
Mark Griffin and John Frullo appear headed for a runoff next month to claim the GOP nod in the race for HD-84. Full Story
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HD-36: Muñoz Jr. Defeats Rodriguez
Muñoz defeats Rodriguez in the race to replace state Rep. Ismael "Kino" Flores. Full Story
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HD-52: Gonzales, Gordon Appear Headed to Runoff
Gonzales and Gordon appear to be in a dogfight, and may face a runoff. The winner will take on freshman incumbent Diana Maldonado, D-Round Rock. Full Story
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HD-43: Rios Ybarra Loses to Lozano
Freshman incumbent Tara Rios Ybarra, D-South Padre Island, lost her bid for re-election on Tuesday to Kingsville businessman J.M. Lozano. Full Story
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HD-20: AP Calls it for Schwertner
The AP calls the HD-20 race for state Rep. Dan Gattis' seat for orthopedic surgeon Dr. Charles Schwertner, who outspent the three other candidates. Full Story
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HD-4: Brown Loses by 108 Votes
Rep. Betty Brown, R-Terrell, is 121 votes behind Lance Gooden — a former aide — with two precincts left to count. Full Story
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SD-5: Incumbent Ogden Leading by Huge Margin
State Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, appears to have beaten challenger Ben Bius quite badly after an ugly campaign. Full Story
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HD-84: Griffin Holds Early Lead
Griffin holds an early lead in his bid to replace Lubbock County's Carl Isett. Full Story
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HD-98: Truitt Holds Her Lead
Rep. Vicki Truitt, R-Southlake, was holding off three primary challengers in early returns, trying to stay out of a runoff as she defends a seat she's held since 1999. Full Story
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HD-20: Schwertner Leading in Four-Way Race
Early returns show the four-way scrum for the Texas House seat of outgoing state Rep. Dan Gattis, R-Georgetown, isn't as close as some had predicted. Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Charles Schwertner is way up. Full Story
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HD-11: Hopson Takes It
Chuck Hopson is leading two challengers in a very closely watched Republican primary in HD-11. In early returns, Hopson was over the critical 50 percent mark, with Allan Cain and Michael Banks tied somewhere behind. Full Story
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HD-36: Muñoz Jr. Leads Rodriguez In Early Vote
After early returns, Sergio Muñoz Jr. leads opponent Sandra Rodriguez in his bid to replace embattled state Rep. Ismael "Kino" Flores in HD-36. Full Story
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Lt. Gov: Chavez-Thompson Grabs Early Lead
Linda Chavez-Thompson announces victory over Ronnie Earle and Marc Katz in the race for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. The winner of that contest will face incumbent Republican David Dewhurst in November. Full Story
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2010: What's the Deal with Recounts?
Some losing candidates in today's primary election could have one last chance to win — provided they meet one of three criteria. Full Story
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2010: Chron Endorses Borris Miles
In backing the former state representative over incumbent Al Edwards, the paper cites his "proven business acumen and leadership abilities." Full Story
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Primary Color: HD-43
Ideological purity is the big issue on March 2 in this South Texas district. Freshman state Rep. Tara Rios Ybarra, D-South Padre Island, touts her "moderate" approach and bipartisan tendencies, but her challenger insists, “The first thing we have to do is get rid of all the closet Republicans from the Democratic Party." Full Story
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Primary Color: HD-52
The GOP smackdown in this Republican-leaning district, now occupied by a freshman Democrat, is really a disagreement over focus. One leading candidate, a Capitol insider, has his sights trained on statewide concerns. The other, a Williamson County insider, focuses more on local concerns — and denigrates his opponent's experience. Full Story
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Primary Color: HD-36
Embattled state Rep. Ismael “Kino” Flores is quitting, and two Democrats are vying to replace him in one of the state's poorest and least-educated districts — where old-school border politics rule, where no Republicans bothered to file for the general election. After all, this is the Rio Grande Valley. Full Story
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2010: Guns, God, and the GOP Primary
March 2 picks from the Texas State Rifle Assocation (yes to Dora, no to Delwin) and Texas Right to Life (no to Kays). Full Story
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Primary Color: HD-105
North Texas Democrats see GOP state Rep. Linda Harper-Brown's Irving seat as theirs for the taking in 2010 — the top target in their battle to take back the majority in the House. But first they have to settle on a candidate. Full Story
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