In a North Texas congressional district long represented by U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Dallas, Democrats Colin Allred and Lillian Salerno say their experience and know-how will help them flip the district.
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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Beto O’Rourke says Ted Cruz and Donald Trump “want you to be afraid of Mexicans”
O’Rourke also said he doesn’t want to repeal the Second Amendment, and that taxes are too low for corporations.
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Beto O’Rourke says he raised staggering $6.7M in first quarter of 2018
U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, says he raked in over $6.7 million for his U.S. Senate bid in the first quarter of 2018. It’s an eye-popping number that poses a new category of threat to Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.
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Touting career as “entrepreneur,” Democratic candidate for governor Andrew White rolls out plan for 1 million jobs
Andrew White, a Houston entrepreneur in a Democratic runoff race to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott this fall, rolled out a plan to add 1 million jobs by promoting Texas oil and implementing a statewide mass transit system.
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With new “Tough as Texas” slogan, Ted Cruz launches re-election bid emphasizing Harvey recovery
“Texans aren’t afraid,” U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz said Monday morning in Beaumont. “Texans are strong. Texans are free…Texans are tough.” The rally marked the beginning of a 12-city, three-day tour of Texas to kick off Cruz’s re-election bid.
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Defying earlier expectations, runoff to replace Rep. Blake Farenthold could be a toss-up
In last month’s Republican primary, former Texas Water Board Commission Chairman Bech Bruun came in first but by a narrower margin than many expected, drawing more attention to runner-up Michael Cloud ahead of next month’s runoff.
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Split Decision for 2018 Election
Meet the Democrats still in the running to replace state Rep. Dawnna Dukes
Jose “Chito” Vela and Sheryl Cole are the Democrats still competing to represent Texas House District 46 in Central Texas. Find out what where they stand on legalizing marijuana, education spending and “media ninjas” and more in our latest Split Decision campaign debate series.
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1 month after attacking Laura Moser, DCCC spars with another Texas Democrat
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee telegraphed its preferences Thursday in two primary runoffs for U.S. House seats in Texas, one month after its effort to torpedo a Houston Democrat’s congressional bid appeared to backfire.
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Austin bombings, Ted Cruz and Cambridge Analytica (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talked to Evan, Patrick, Alex and Democratic congressional candidate M.J. Hegar about Hegar’s impending runoff, the Austin bombings and another client of now-notorious Cambridge Analytica, Ted Cruz.
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Report: Blake Farenthold contemplates resigning from Congress
U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, previously announced his retirement in December following renewed sexual harassment accusations against his office.