The two are competing to take on Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in November. The primary runoff is Tuesday.
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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Texas GOP convention will happen in person — but Republican leaders will speak via video
As the state has seen a surge in coronavirus cases, calls have been growing over the past week for the party to cancel its Houston event.
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Pete Sessions lost his U.S. House seat in Dallas. Can he win a new one 100 miles south?
Sessions has moved to Waco for his next bid, where an eventful GOP runoff campaign against Renee Swann will likely determine who wins the seat in November.
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In GOP runoffs for the Texas House, viability in November is a leading concern
Republicans are hoping to line up their best candidates with control of the lower chamber possibly up for grabs in the fall.
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Texas Democrat’s congressional campaign received a PPP loan in May
Dr. Christine Eady Mann, who is in a runoff for a Central Texas seat, has already paid the loan back.
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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner urges Texas GOP to cancel its convention
The in-person event is scheduled for next week, even as the coronavirus continues to spread through Houston.
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Donald Trump endorses Tony Gonzales to replace U.S. Rep. Will Hurd
The president intervened Friday in the Republican primary runoff to replace Hurd, picking Gonzales over Raul Reyes, who U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz endorsed days earlier.
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MJ Hegar maintains big fundraising lead over Royce West in U.S. Senate runoff
Hegar had her biggest fundraising quarter yet as she reaches the end of the Democratic primary runoff to challenge Republican incumbent John Cornyn.
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Republican runoff in battleground congressional district turns explosive with focus on sex trafficking in Fort Bend County
Kathaleen Wall has run multiple television ads arguing her opponent, Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls, has not taken sex trafficking seriously. Nehls has vehemently rejected that assertion.
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Bucking party leaders, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz intervenes in Republican runoff for Will Hurd’s seat
The U.S. senator is endorsing Raul Reyes over Tony Gonzales for the 23rd Congressional District and launching TV ads in support of Reyes.