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Texas Elections 2018
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz defeated Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke in the race for U.S. Senate. View full 2018 Texas election results or subscribe to The Brief for the latest election news.
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Texas Elections 2018
Will Donald Trump’s Houston rally for Ted Cruz motivate Republicans — or Democrats?
Like everything else in 2018, political operatives and candidates argue over whether President Trump’s Houston rally will help or hurt local Republican candidates.
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Texas Republicans push to narrow enthusiasm gap as early voting begins
With early voting getting underway for the November elections — and President Donald Trump coming to the state Monday — Texas Republicans are hoping to counteract Democrats’ long-building enthusiasm advantage.
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Texas Elections 2018
Political Pick’em: Can you guess who will win in the Texas midterms?
We’ve picked 15 competitive Texas midterm elections, and we want you to pick the candidates who you think will get the most votes on Election Night. First place gets a prize.
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The ‘sniveling coward’ and the ‘maniac’ are now allies, as Trump stumps for Cruz
President Donald Trump’s rally for U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in Houston on Monday is the culmination of a tempestuous, on-again-off-again relationship between the two men, as Cruz has morphed from a fierce critic to an ally who now speaks eagerly of working with President trump to deliver on “our promises.”
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Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Beto O’Rourke press for accountability in Jamal Khashoggi’s death
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso, pushed Saturday for accountability for the Saudi role in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, with Cruz also using the incident to paint a contrast with O’Rourke.
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Abbott going on 19-stop tour to campaign for other Republicans
Gov. Greg Abbott, the heavy favorite in his re-election race, is spending the early voting period traveling the state to help down-ballot Republicans.
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Texas voters: Tell us what problems you have while voting
The Texas Tribune is part of a collaboration working to collect stories from voters casting ballots in the 2018 general election. Help us track any voting problems in the state.
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O’Rourke says he may have gone “a step too far” using Donald Trump’s “Lyin’ Ted” nickname for Cruz
Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, said Thursday evening he was not “totally comfortable” with having used the nickname “Lyin’ Ted” against Republican incumbent Ted Cruz in their recent debate.
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Donald Trump’s Houston rally with Ted Cruz moved to bigger venue
President Donald Trump’s rally Monday in Houston has been moved from the NRG Arena to a bigger venue, the Toyota Center.
