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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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“I can do a better job”: O’Rourke acknowledges need for campaign pivot
Two months in to his presidential bid — and no longer flying high — the former El Paso congressman is making clear he needs to do more to take his message national.
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Beto O’Rourke, once the talk of the 2020 field, settles in for long haul
Two months into his campaign, the Democratic presidential candidate is pressing forward with an aggressive campaign under a dimmer spotlight.
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Julián Castro hits 65,000-donor threshold to secure spot in first presidential debate
The Democratic presidential contender had recently made a big public push to meet the criteria.
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Watch eight Democrats running for president speak at a forum in Texas
Eight Democrats running for the White House, including Julián Castro and Beto O’Rourke, are set to speak at a presidential forum in Texas focused on women of color. Tune in live here.
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With 10 months until Iowa, Castro sees “lower expectations” for him as an advantage
During a two-day swing through Iowa, the former San Antonio mayor downplayed concerns about his poor fundraising numbers while emphasizing all the time he had for his presidential bid to take off.
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Julián Castro raises $1.1 million in first quarter for his presidential bid
The haul puts the Democratic presidential candidate behind rivals who’ve chosen to announce their numbers ahead of a Monday deadline. But his campaign says his fundraising has been on the upswing in recent weeks.
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Mike Pence to hold fundraisers in Dallas, Midland next week
The vice president is scheduled to return to Texas on Wednesday.
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Why two former Beto O’Rourke staffers now say they’re with Bernie Sanders
Their journey reveals a major fault line for O’Rourke as he transitions from a statewide campaign in which occasional votes with the Republicans can be an asset to a new national playing field where some see those moves as political apostasy.
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Charter schools are a complicated issue for Beto O’Rourke. His wife, Amy O’Rourke, founded one.
The presidential candidate is walking a fine line on a tricky political issue. His wife, Amy O’Rourke, once launched a charter school and continues to be an advocate for the controversial education model.