“Unfortunately you were provided with 4 tickets which were not intended for your office,” read the letter slipped under legislators’ doors.
2016 elections
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The Ticket
After 2016, what’s next for Texas’ political parties? (podcast)
Ben Philpott and Jay Root hosted a pre-presidential debate edition of The Ticket at KLRU’s historic studio 6A — where they went beyond the election to talk about what’s next for Republicans and Democrats in Texas.
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Politics
Amid Trump fallout, congressional chairs rally to save their gavels
Texas Republicans would lose seven committee chairmanships if their party loses control of the U.S. House.
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Record 15.1 million Texans registered to vote in November election
This number eclipses the preliminary estimate by more than 85,000.
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Politics
Watch the final presidential debate with The Texas Tribune
What should Clinton and Trump say tonight in their final chance to sway voters at a debate? Tweet with #TXWatching2016.
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Politics
Analysis: Clinton ads won’t turn Texas, but could turn heads
The Clinton campaign is buying television ads in Texas, but not enough of them to capture the attention of most TV viewers — or most voters. So what’s the deal?
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Demographics
What it would mean to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall
A journey from San Diego to Brownsville offers an up-close view into what it would actually take to complete Donald Trump’s proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Politics
Trump’s “rigged” vote claims resonate with some in Texas GOP
Even though they’ve won pretty much every statewide office for years, some Texas Republicans routinely complain about voter fraud, and Gov. Greg Abbott has called it “rampant.”
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Politics
How big is Hillary Clinton’s historic ad buy in Texas?
By mid-day Tuesday, Clinton’s campaign had booked ads in Texas worth at most $100,000, according to a GOP source briefed on local television sales.
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Politics
Amid GOP fears of Trump effect down-ballot, Texas Senate races unaffected
Even with the presidential race closer than normal, Democrats have little chance to gain ground in the Republican-dominated Texas Senate.
