After a mass shooting, state officials and candidates were drawn into a public discussion of what to do next. The Democratic candidate for governor, someone with actual law enforcement experience, has had a more muted response.
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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Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke by 11 points in Senate race, new poll finds
The new poll comes about a month after the same firm called the race “too close to call.”
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Hispanic identity is already shaping the race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke
In the high-profile Senate race between incumbent Ted Cruz and challenger Beto O’Rourke, there are numerous ways in which their unique relationships with the Hispanic community have already intersected.
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Lupe Valdez sees Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as President Donald Trump’s “puppet”
In an interview Sunday, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee accused Abbott of “trying to find favor” with Trump, particularly on issues related to the border. “He’s just following in Trump’s footsteps,” she said.
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We visualized how underrepresented Texas women are in government. This year, it could change — but not by much.
This year’s surge in women candidates could result in a record high percentage of female representation in Texas’ congressional delegation and the state legislature. But regardless of the outcome in November, Texas women will still fall short of equal representation in their government.
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Analysis: Changing one Texas election watch list for another
The contestants in a handful of the most competitive general election races in Texas weren’t in place until this week, when Tuesday’s runoffs determined who’ll run in November.
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With primary behind her, Lizzie Pannill Fletcher’s bid against U.S. Rep. John Culberson emerging as major midterm fight for fall
Though her primary fight against fellow Democrat Laura Moser drew national attention, Lizzie Fletcher’s general election race against U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Houston, is poised to create plenty of buzz as well.
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Outside groups spent big backing either centrists or hard-line conservatives in GOP House runoffs. The centrists went 5 for 7.
Five of the seven Texas House GOP runoffs were won by candidates who had support from two groups aligned with retiring House Speaker Joe Straus and other establishment Republicans.
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In these four Texas counties, no one voted in the Democratic primary runoffs
Hall, King, Lynn and McMullen counties held Democratic runoff elections but no one voted. Each county only had one Democratic matchup on their ballots: the gubernatorial race between Lupe Valdez and Andrew White.
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Dan Crenshaw, Chip Roy, Michael Cloud among Republican congressional runoff winners
In Tuesday’s primary runoff election, Texas voters cast ballots in six Republican congressional races across the state.
