Democratic state Rep. René Oliveira almost avoided a runoff in the primary for House District 37, but his recent arrest on a charge of driving while intoxicated has given renewed momentum to challenger Alex Dominguez.
Texas Elections 2018
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They failed to unseat Joe Straus and Byron Cook. Now, can they best the House leaders’ favored successors?
Republican challenger Thomas McNutt lost to Byron Cook in 2016, and Matt Beebe couldn’t topple Joe Straus in two attempts. They’re running again this year, but with those two powerful incumbents out of the way.
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How the “bathroom bill” helped push a Republican PAC to spend millions on moderates in Texas
Meet the Associated Republicans of Texas, a moderate PAC spending millions to combat hard-line conservative groups in the 2018 elections.
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Lance Gooden’s biggest donor in the Texas Legislature is now spending big to get him into Congress. The two go way back.
Monty Bennett has spent generously to help state Rep. Lance Gooden win a Republican runoff for a seat in Congress. The pair own property together and, as a state legislator, Gooden passed special interest legislation benefiting Bennett.
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Lupe Valdez bounces back in fundraising but Andrew White has more to spend ahead of runoff
In the Democratic runoff for governor, Lupe Valdez raised $208,000 from Feb. 25 through Saturday, while White received $179,000, according to new filings with the Texas Ethics Commission.
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We asked 22 Texas Democrats running for Congress whether they’d vote to impeach Trump. Here’s what they said.
It’s clear that many Democrats running for office in Texas oppose President Donald Trump. But when asked about a hypothetical impeachment, many Democratic candidates weren’t so fast to say “yes” to oust a sitting president.
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Democrats have their eye on Pete Sessions’ seat. Who will they pick to challenge him?
Seven Democrats filed to run against U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, a Dallas Republican. The race is now down to Colin Allred and Lillian Salerno – two former Obama administration officials who argue Sessions is vulnerable.
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Meet the candidates in the Texas primary runoffs
Early voting begins today in the May 22 runoffs. Here’s snapshots of the 34 primary runoffs for statewide, congressional and legislative offices and the State Board of Education.
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In Texas’ Republican runoffs, you’re either with Trump or you’re not
As early voting begins in Texas’ Republican congressional runoffs, just about every race has devolved into a battle over which candidate supports President Donald Trump more.
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Lupe Valdez, Andrew White clash over abortion, immigration in debate
The two Democratic candidates for governor sounded out their differences — sometimes with rancor — at a church in Austin on Friday evening in their first and likely only debate before the May 22 runoff.