#AbolishICE? Texas Democrats begin to navigate emerging issue
Texas Democrats are finding their place in a quickly growing national debate over the usefulness of Immigration Customs and Enforcement — and whether it should be abolished. Full Story
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![State Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston (center, white shirt), and state Rep. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston (yellow shirt), join others in downtown Houston on Saturday, June 30, to protest the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy and call for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) to be abolished.]()
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Justice Kennedy's retirement won't just shape the U.S. Supreme Court — it could also reshape the U.S. Senate race in Texas
For Republicans, the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy represents an opportunity. For Democrats, it has inspired fear. And for the U.S. Senate race in Texas, it has already become a rallying cry. Full Story
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Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke by 5 points in Texas Senate race, UT/TT poll finds
Texas Republicans in top races, led by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott, are running ahead of their Democratic challengers, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Betomania, the border and Trump-bashing: Five big takeaways from the Texas Democratic convention
Texas Democrats held their biennial convention this weekend in Fort Worth, putting on a largely united front and focusing intensely on the family separation crisis at the border, among other highlights from the three-day gathering. Full Story
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![Lupe Valdez, Democratic candidate for governor, and U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, vying for the U.S. Senate, at the Texas Democratic Party convention in Fort Worth on June 23, 2018.]()
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Independent U.S. Senate candidate with unconventional campaign misses filing deadline
Jonathan Jenkins, a independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, has drawn attention for the unusual setup of his campaign. But he missed the deadline Thursday to submit the more than 47,000 signatures he needed to qualify for the November ballot. Full Story
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Ted Cruz outlasts Jimmy Kimmel in grueling Blobfish Basketball Classic
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, defeated late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel in a one-on-one basketball game that tested the patience of both players and spectators. The final score was 11-9. Full Story
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Analysis: Texas culture warriors got a lot to work with last week
Culture wars feed political wars, and the candidates on both sides in the 2018 election cycle got a couple of big issues to fight about last week. Full Story
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Texas has 254 counties. Beto O’Rourke has campaigned against Ted Cruz in each of them.
Beto O'Rourke's grassroots campaign in 254 counties represents a major deviation from the political playbook employed by the majority of Texas Democrats over the last 20 years. Most campaigns concentrate on the state's major population centers. Full Story
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Analysis: In the Trump era, what do other politicians have to do to grab voters’ attention?
It's hard to get voters' attention in Texas politics. Sometimes, that's an advantage. Sometimes, it's a burden. Full Story
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Texas and SCOTUS, George P. Bush's "fake news," Senate race heats up
In this edition of the TribCast, Texas Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek sits down with CEO Evan Smith, executive editor Ross Ramsey and reporter Emma Platoff. Full Story
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Beto O’Rourke says he’s “very, very proud of my mom” after Ted Cruz brings up her tax fraud case
Cruz called O'Rourke a hypocrite for supporting taxing businesses for sales across state lines, pointing to a furniture store owned by O'Rourke's mother that was found guilty in 2010 of tax law violations. Full Story
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Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke by 11 points in Senate race, new poll finds
The new poll comes about a month after the same firm called the race "too close to call." Full Story
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Hispanic identity is already shaping the race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke
In the high-profile Senate race between incumbent Ted Cruz and challenger Beto O'Rourke, there are numerous ways in which their unique relationships with the Hispanic community have already intersected. Full Story
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Here’s how much Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke have raised in their midterm Senate race
In recent months, U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke has galvanized supporters by posting bigger fundraising numbers than U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. But a deep dive into the campaign finance reports shows something even more striking: with his recent hauls, O'Rourke has overtaken Cruz in cash raised over the entire election cycle. Full Story
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Debate drama, Austin scooters, the Texas speaker's race (podcast)
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Emma about who's debating whom in the Senate and gubernatorial matchups, what's next for Austin's scooters and the latest names to emerge in the Texas House speaker's race. Full Story
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War on drugs begins to flare up as issue in U.S. Senate race
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has opened a new front in his crusade to paint his Democratic challenger, Beto O'Rourke, as out of step with solidly red Texas. Full Story
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Beto O'Rourke wants to debate Ted Cruz 6 times, including twice in Spanish
"A debate in Spanish would not be very good because my Spanish isn’t good enough," U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said at a campaign event Tuesday afternoon, "but I look forward to debating Congressman O’Rourke." Full Story
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Beto O'Rourke to major Democratic super PAC donor: "Thanks, but no thanks"
Tom Steyer, one of the biggest Democratic donors in the country, openly mulled spending on O'Rourke's behalf via his environmental super PAC, NextGen America. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator, talks to supporters at a rally and town hall meeting at the Old Texas Brewing Company in Burleson on Saturday Feb. 24, 2018.]()
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Analysis: A poll showing a close race in Texas, if most Texans voted
If all registered voters in Texas — or even most of them — actually voted, a new poll on this year's U.S. Senate race would be a lot more interesting. As is, it's just a look at what might happen in an election held today, if 15.2 million Texans turned out to vote. Full Story
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New poll finds race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke “too close to call”
A new Quinnipiac University poll of Texas voters finds 47 percent support Cruz, the Republican incumbent, while 44 percent back O'Rourke, an El Paso Democrat. Full Story
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