Sanders cranks up Texas primary push with early voting underway
The Democratic presidential candidate is hosting four rallies in the state this weekend and bulking up his staff here. Full Story
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![Bernie Sanders speaks to a crowd gathered at the Mesquite Rodeo Arena near Dallas for a campaign rally on Feb. 14, 2020.]()
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How U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Houston landed in the middle of impeachment
Decades of nuts-and-bolts political work and a friendship with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed the first-term congresswoman a starring role in the Senate trial of President Trump. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, along with fellow House Impeachment Managers, attends a press conference on the upcoming impeachment trial at the Capitol in Washington D.C., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.]()
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State Rep. Carol Alvarado wins special election to replace Sylvia Garcia in Texas Senate
The Houston Democrat narrowly avoided a runoff Tuesday night as unofficial results showed she prevailed in the special election to succeed ex-state Sen. Sylvia Garcia. Full Story
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![State Rep. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, at a discussion of the impending special session hosted by The Texas Tribune on July 19, 2017.]()
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Two Texas House Democrats from Houston lead 4-way race to replace state Sen. Sylvia Garcia
State Reps. Carol Alvarado and Ana Hernandez, both Democrats, are the most well-known candidates running to replace former state Sen. Sylvia Garcia in a district that Hillary Clinton won in 2016 by 46 percentage points. Full Story
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![The candidates in the special election to replace Sylvia Garcia in Senate District 6 are, left to right, State Reps. Carol Alvarado and Ana Hernandez, both Houston Democrats; Democrat Mia Mundy and Republican Martha Fierro.]()
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Four candidates file for special election to replace Sylvia Garcia
The deadline was 5 p.m. Friday. Full Story
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State Sen. Sylvia Garcia resigns, Gov. Abbott sets Dec. 11 special election
The Houston Democrat won a U.S. House seat Tuesday. Full Story
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Texas sending its first Latinas to Congress: Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia
State Sen. Sylvia Garcia of Houston and former El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar will be the first Latinas to represent Texas in Congress. Full Story
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![Former County Judge for El Paso County Veronica Escobar and state Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston.]()
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Dispute over resignation letter holds up special election to replace state Sen. Sylvia Garcia
Garcia, who is widely expected to be headed to Congress next year, is at odds with the governor's office over whether her resignation letter was worded properly to allow him to call a special election. Full Story
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![Texas Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, speaks with Evan Smith at TT Events at the Austin Club on April 19, 2018. Garcia is favored in the November election for Congressional District 29 seat now being held by Gene Green.]()
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State Sen. Sylvia Garcia, Democratic nominee for Congress, announces she's resigning from the Legislature
Two Houston-area Democrats have already lined up to replace her. Full Story
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![State Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, speaks with Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith at the Austin Club on April 19, 2018.]()
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Analysis: The Texas Senate’s Republican supermajority, on the bubble
The November general elections are still ahead, but they won't by themselves determine all of the important spots in the Texas Legislature. Watch the empty chairs — they can be almost as important as the occupied ones. Full Story
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State appeals court rules Texas' "revenge porn" law violates the First Amendment
The Tyler-based 12th Court of Appeals also said the law is overly broad. The case is now likely headed to the state's highest criminal court. Full Story
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Analysis: You can’t replace some Texas lawmakers without their permission
It's not enough to know that a political seat will be empty — you need to know when it will be empty. That's often up to the current officeholders, and the timing that works for them doesn't always match what works for others. Full Story
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![State Sens. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston; Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio; and former U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi.]()
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Analysis: Changing the Texas Senate, a special election at a time
With all these candidates lining up, you might think there are going to be special elections for the Texas Senate in Houston and San Antonio. Eventually, you're probably going to be right. Full Story
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![State Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, is shown speaking about the "bathroom bill" during a Texas Tribune event on July 31, 2017. Garcia and Rep. Ron Simmons, R-Carrollton, spoke as the Texas Legislature was in the midst of a special session.]()
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Two House Democrats say they'll run to replace Sylvia Garcia in the Texas Senate
Houston Democrat Sylvia Garcia hasn't yet stepped down from her Texas Senate seat after winning her congressional primary Tuesday, but Houston state Reps. Ana Hernandez and Carol Alvarado have already said they plan to run for it. Full Story
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With days to go, Sylvia Garcia aims to avoid runoff in Houston congressional race
A seven-way Democratic primary to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Gene Green in Congress has largely narrowed to two candidates. On Saturday, both were trying to reach undecided voters in their own unique styles. Full Story
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![U.S. Rep. Gene Green and state Sen. Sylvia Garcia pose for a photo in Humble as they knock on doors for her congressional campaign on Saturday, March 3, 2018.]()
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Wealthy self-funder could upend open race to replace Houston U.S. Rep. Gene Green
Just a few weeks ago, Houston political observers were predicting state Sen. Sylvia Garcia would easily win the Democratic primary to replace U.S. Rep. Gene Green. Then Tahir Javed pledged to “spend whatever it takes" to come out on top. Full Story
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![State Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, and businessman Tahir Javed. Garcia and Javed are two of seven Democratic candidates running for U.S. Congressional District 29.]()
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Houston police chief: State leaders must help rebuild post-Harvey
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo called on state leaders to help the city rebuild after Hurricane Harvey, proposing a sales tax increase and saying infrastructure should be built to prevent the storm's destruction from recurring. Full Story
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New school buses to have seat belts under Texas law
Newly purchased school buses in Texas must have three-point seat belts for all riders under a new state law. Full Story
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Video: A Conversation about the State Budget
At our 4/29 symposium on the Texas economy, Ross Ramsey talked about the state budget and spending with state Sens. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, and Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, and state Reps. John Otto, R-Dayton, and Donna Howard, D-Austin. Full Story
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Video: Houston & the Legislature: What's Next?
Here's video of our 12/16 conversation with state Sens. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, and Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, on the coming legislative agenda and its impact on Houston. Full Story
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