If the three House primary challengers Gov. Greg Abbott has endorsed lose their races on March 6, it won’t be for a lack of trying on the governor’s part.
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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38 Texas legislative primary races to watch
Races for the Texas House and Senate are drawing some of the most attention ahead of the March 6 primaries. Here are snapshots of some of the most interesting legislative races.
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Political Pick’em: Can you guess who will win these Texas primaries?
The Texas Tribune is excited to present its first Political Pick’em contest. We’ve selected 15 competitive Texas primaries and we want you to pick the candidates who you think will get the most votes on election night.
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Everything you need to know about casting a ballot in the Texas primary elections
How do I know if I’m registered to vote? What am I voting on? How do runoffs work? We’ve got answers to the basic questions about how to cast a ballot in the March 6 Republican and Democratic primaries in Texas.
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Texas Republicans getting almost 90 percent of money flowing into state elections
Donors pumped a total of $67 million into state-level campaigns from the beginning of 2017 through Jan. 25, and a whopping $57 million of it, or about 86 percent, went to GOP candidates, according to a Texas Tribune analysis. Gov. Greg Abbott got nearly a third of all the political money raised since the start of last year.
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The 2018 Texas Hotlist: The most competitive races in this year’s primaries
The Texas primaries are two weeks away. Between statewide races and those for seats in Congress and the Texas Legislature, there are 215 races on the 2018 Democratic and Republican primary ballots. Which ones are on my updated short list?
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For a weekend, Texas is a battleground for Trump agenda, midterms
Texas may be a red state, but for at least the weekend, it served the role of a battleground for two party leaders determined to put their spin on President Donald Trump’s agenda in the lead-up to the midterm elections.
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Texas AFL-CIO changes decision, endorses U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke for Senate
In a special board meeting, the group overturned its decision not to endorse in the race after O’Rourke failed to appear at the organization’s convention last month.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick backs Angela Paxton in GOP primary for North Texas senate seat
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday jumped into the hotly contested Republican primary for Senate District 8, endorsing Angela Paxton, wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, over Phillip Huffines, the twin brother of a sitting state senator.
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We asked 40 Texas Republican candidates about Trump. They like him. The tweets? Not so much.
President Donald Trump is the elephant in the room of Texas Republican politics. In some GOP primaries, he’s everywhere. In others, candidates don’t want to talk about him. But many we talked to agreed: They wish he’d stop tweeting.