When general election voting starts in two months, Texas voters will know some things they don’t know today to help them make decisions, like what actually happens when you open public schools or allow college football to proceed.
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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Local GOP officials poised to select Texas’ newest member of Congress, replacing John Ratcliffe in atypical election
Ratcliffe was confirmed earlier this summer as director of national intelligence, paving the way for party officials in his deep-red district to replace him on the November ballot.
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Super PAC launches to help Joe Biden win Texas
The group, Blue Texas PAC, comes as it remains to be seen how much the Biden campaign will invest in Texas. Polls are showing a close race here.
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Analysis: Opening Texas schools is 2020’s top election issue
During a pandemic, an economic recession and public protests against racial injustice and police violence, it’s hard to say what Texas voters will be thinking about in this year’s election. Here’s a candidate: Reopening schools.
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Texas was always key to Democrats’ 2020 congressional ambitions. Less than three months from Election Day, their confidence is growing.
With nine races on the national radar, the congressional battlefield in Texas is expansive.
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Inside the Trump campaign’s effort — and struggle — to win over Black voters in Texas
The Trump campaign has held events across the country to chip away at his broad unpopularity with Black voters and flip the narrative that he is hostile to people of color.
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National Democrats commit at least $1 million to MJ Hegar’s effort to unseat U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee announced it “will make a seven-figure coordinated investment for the general election in Texas.” It’s the first time it has made such an investment in a Texas race.
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Joe Biden’s campaign names first Texas hires for general election
The announcement comes as polls continue to show a close race in Texas between the presumptive Democratic nominee and President Donald Trump.
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Gov. Greg Abbott will skip Republican National Convention to deal with coronavirus
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will instead chair the Texas delegation to the pared-down convention later this month in North Carolina.
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Raul Reyes seeking recount in Republican runoff against Tony Gonzales for U.S. Rep. Will Hurd’s seat
Reyes was U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s choice in the race. President Donald Trump backed Gonzales.