Analysis: In Donald Trump’s midterm, Texas voters tap the brakes
Texas Republicans had a tough election this year, losing more seats than expected and winning statewide races by much thinner margins than normal. Blame the president. Full Story
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U.S. militia groups head to border, stirred by Trump’s call to arms
The Texas Minutemen, according to its president, have 100 volunteers en route to the Rio Grande who want to help stop the migrants, with more likely on the way. Full Story
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Texas voter turnout in 2018 races toward presidential election year levels
At the end of early voting on Friday, turnout in the state's largest counties already surpassed the entire turnout of the 2014 midterm elections. Full Story
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Analysis: Here's what we know about the Texas midterm elections as early voting ends
Today is the last day of early voting, and the outcome of the 2018 midterms won't be known until Tuesday. But it's already possible to answer a lot of the big questions about this election. Full Story
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TribCast: UT/TT pollsters on the elections, Trump, immigration and #MeToo
On this special edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to Daron Shaw, Jim Henson and Josh Blank of the University of Texas at Austin — the pollsters behind the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll — about the election, the president, immigration, #MeToo and more. Full Story
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TribCast: Trump takes on border-crossers and birthright citizenship
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Alexa, Alex and Patrick about Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship and his decision to send more troops to the border, the latest candidate in the Texas House Speaker’s race, midterm voter turnout and straight-ticket voting problems in Texas. Full Story
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Texas Democrats in Congress oppose Trump proposal to end birthright citizenship. Most Republicans have stayed silent.
Three of the four Republicans who responded to our requests for comment said they supported President Donald Trump's idea. Full Story
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Honduran migrants following the caravan continue on despite Donald Trump’s threats
The Honduran migrants headed northward as part of a massive caravan are fleeing for different reasons — rank poverty, gang threats and a globalized economy that left them behind. They’re so desperate, they told me, they’re willing to gamble on a dangerous trip. Full Story
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![Honduran migrants walk through Highway México 307 on Oct. 21 near Palenque, Chiapas. The highway is also known by the locals as "El Gran Corredor del Pacífico del Migrante," or "The Great Pacific Corridor of the Migrant." This is a common route for Honduran migrants due to its proximity to their country.]()
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Texas Republicans remain huge Donald Trump fans heading into 2018 midterms, says UT/TT Poll
Ask Texas voters what they think about any particular Trump administration policy, and their answers will tell what parties they're in, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Texans want to hit the brakes on immigration, UT/TT Poll finds
Texas voters would immediately deport undocumented immigrants currently living in the country and many want the U.S. to slow legal immigration, too, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke by 6 in Texas Senate race, UT/TT poll finds
Republican incumbents lead their Democratic challengers in the top four races on the general election ballot, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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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." Full Story
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TribCast: Trump in Texas, early voting turnout
On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Emma about President Trump's rally for Ted Cruz, huge early voting turnout and the governor's statewide campaign — for GOP candidates other than himself. Full Story
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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." Full Story
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Ahead of trip to Texas, Donald Trump uses a new nickname for Ted Cruz: "Beautiful Ted"
But Trump said he had no regrets suggesting that Cruz's father was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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Watch live: Donald Trump’s Texas rally for Ted Cruz
President Donald Trump is speaking Monday evening in Houston at a rally for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. You can watch a livestream of the event here, courtesy of KXAS-TV. Full Story
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Will Donald Trump's Houston rally for Ted Cruz motivate Republicans — or Democrats?
Like everything else in 2018, political operatives and candidates argue over whether President Trump's Houston rally will help or hurt local Republican candidates. Full Story
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The ‘sniveling coward’ and the ‘maniac’ are now allies, as Trump stumps for Cruz
President Donald Trump's rally for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in Houston on Monday is the culmination of a tempestuous, on-again-off-again relationship between the two men, as Cruz has morphed from a fierce critic to an ally who now speaks eagerly of working with President trump to deliver on “our promises.” Full Story
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Donald Trump's Houston rally with Ted Cruz moved to bigger venue
President Donald Trump's rally Monday in Houston has been moved from the NRG Arena to a bigger venue, the Toyota Center. Full Story
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