The campaign has added 13 more members to its team in Texas, where polls continue to point to a close race against President Donald Trump.
Texas 2020 Elections
Texans are poised to set a record for voter turnout with Tuesday’s election. Voters are casting ballots in a litany of races, from president and U.S. Senate to seats in the Texas House. Watch live election results come in here, and check out what you need to know here. If you see an issue while voting, let us know about it here.
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Analysis: Elections are fights, settled by voters. This one is no exception.
Elections are about differences, about making friends look good and foes look bad. And that’s why you’re not hearing a lot of talk right now about solutions. The candidates are talking about problems instead.
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Texas judge allows Harris County to send all voters applications for mail-in ballots
State district judge R.K. Sandill rejected the state’s request for a temporary injunction to bar Harris County from pursuing its mailing plan.
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Texas Democrats from the border team up for new PAC in effort to flip the state House
The group, Corazón de la Frontera PAC, is being organized by El Paso Rep. Joe Moody, the House speaker pro tem.
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How Gov. Greg Abbott made Austin’s police budget cuts a top campaign issue for candidates running in November
The Republican governor isn’t on the November ballot. But he has come out hard against efforts to shift city money away from policing, echoing a national debate on policing and crime during a tumultuous election season.
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Federal appeals court rejects Texas Democrats’ effort to expand voting by mail
The Texas Democratic Party had challenged the state’s age limits on voting by mail, arguing that they violated the 26th Amendment’s protections against voting restrictions that discriminate based on age.
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn suggests Trump could’ve struck a better balance in discussing early coronavirus threat
Cornyn’s comments Thursday came in response to the recent revelation that the president intentionally downplayed the severity of the pandemic.
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“My story does resonate”: Candace Valenzuela wants to flip a Republican seat and become the first Black Latina in Congress
Valenzuela is running for a North Texas seat long held by Republicans. But the shifting political winds in the suburbs are giving Democrats hope.
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Donald Trump says Ted Cruz is on his list of potential second-term Supreme Court picks
James Ho, a Texan who serves on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is also on the list of 20 potential justices.
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Gov. Greg Abbott calls on all Texas candidates to sign pledge against police budget cuts
The pledge is the governor’s latest political move in an election season consumed by debates on policing reforms and funding.