Senate again votes to overturn Trump's border wall budget maneuver but falls short of veto-proof majority
Both Texans in the U.S. Senate voted against the measure. Full Story
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![Ordered under the George W. Bush administration, a controversial incomplete border wall along the Rio Grande River in South Texas has had environmental and cultural impacts.]()
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Analysis: Seeking election in Texas can be lonely, especially in the beginning
Last year's U.S. Senate race was unusual for a number of reasons, but especially because Beto O'Rourke, a mostly unknown challenger, managed to gain attention and raise money. This year, another group of candidates is trying to repeat the magic. Full Story
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Trump, Indian Prime Minister Modi emphasize friendship at Houston event
Speaking in front of thousands of attendees Sunday, President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded each other for their work on issues like border security, trade and the economy. Full Story
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Watch Ted Cruz speak at The 2019 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch a recording of "Why is This Happening? with Chris Hayes," in which Ted Cruz talks with Chris Hayes about small government, big tech, the Senate vs. the House and his relationship with the president. Full Story
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Democrat Chris Bell formally launches U.S. Senate campaign
The former Houston congressman and 2006 gubernatorial nominee makes it official after filing Federal Election Commission paperwork for the race in early summer. Full Story
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Beto O'Rourke's call for mandatory buyback of assault weapons roils Texas politics
The Democratic presidential candidate's proposal has upended the gun debate nationwide, but perhaps nowhere more dramatically than in Texas. It's here that both parties are facing internal divisions as they work to respond to recent shootings in El Paso and Odessa. Full Story
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MJ Hegar leads the Democratic pack for U.S. Senate in Texas, but most voters don’t know the candidates, UT/TT Poll says
Hegar, an Air Force veteran, leads the field — but 66% of potential Democratic primary voters said either that they don’t know whom they’ll support or that they haven’t thought about it enough to have an opinion, according to a University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story
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Texas Sen. Pat Fallon exploring primary challenge to Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
Fallon could be the highest-profile Republican yet to take on the state's senior U.S. senator. Full Story
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Analysis: Transparency can be downright hazardous to Texas lawmakers
A state senator decided to run for U.S. Senate and had to disclose information about his income and assets that isn't required of Texas officials. Just think what we might learn if Texas politicians had to meet the more stringent federal standards. Full Story
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New disclosures show Texas Sen. Royce West making big bucks from government contracts
West, running in the increasingly crowded Democratic field to take on Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, also disclosed in federal forms that he's in business with a company run by a Republican megadonor. Full Story
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Latina organizer Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez enters Democratic primary to challenge Cornyn
Tzintzún Ramirez, who helped found the Workers Defense Project and Jolt Texas, is the latest Democrat to announce a bid to deny U.S. Sen. John Cornyn a fourth term. Full Story
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During Trump's visit, El Paso residents criticized his divisiveness — and lawmakers' inaction on gun laws
Anger and frustration about gun laws — and president's racist language — is becoming more apparent in a city still dealing with grief from what police have said is a racially motivated massacre. Full Story
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President Trump is talking about red-flag laws. Texas lawmakers have blocked those bills in the past.
In the wake of shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, the president and Congress are discussing laws blocking access to firearms for people considered an imminent threat. But here in Texas, bills that would do that have made little traction. Full Story
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U.S. Senate confirms Texas Supreme Court Justice Jeff Brown to the federal bench
The nod creates a vacancy on the state's highest civil court, giving Gov. Greg Abbott his third opportunity to make an appointment. Full Story
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Texas Democrats settle in for crowded U.S. Senate primary to decide who challenges Cornyn
Since state Sen. Royce West and Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards joined the race, it's clear the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate isn't going to be a quick and easy one. Full Story
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State Sen. Royce West enters Democratic primary to challenge John Cornyn
West joins a crowded and unsettled Democratic field of candidates looking to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn. Full Story
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State Sen. Royce West appears to be running for U.S. Senate
The Democratic field seeking to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, keeps growing. Full Story
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Analysis: Local Democrats hoping for statewide appeal in a Texas U.S. Senate race
Democrats looking for a challenger to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn have turned — and not for the first time — to local politicians in Texas who are attempting the leap to statewide politics. It works, sometimes. Full Story
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Houston councilwoman Amanda Edwards jumps into Democratic primary in hopes of unseating Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
Edwards joins an increasingly crowded field vying for the Democratic nomination for one of Texas' U.S. Senate seats. The eventual nominee will face an incumbent who already has a $9 million war chest. Full Story
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Cornyn raises $2.5 million in second quarter, has $9.1 million cash on hand
His most serious Democratic challenger so far, MJ Hegar, took in over $1 million in the second quarter after launching her campaign in late April. She has a little under $600,000 in the bank. Full Story
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