It’s get-out-the-vote time in the U.S. Senate race, and both sides are going different routes to turn out their voters.
2018 elections
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Texas Elections 2018
In Dallas-area Texas House race, Deanna Metzger is the rare Republican who’s on offense
In most Dallas-area legislative races this year, incumbent Republicans are on defense. In House District 107, the script is flipped.
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Politics
Five Texas reporters answer questions about the Ted Cruz-Beto O’Rourke race
Reporters covering the race between U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and challenger Beto O’Rourke from five different news outlets answered your questions.
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Texas Elections 2018
In GOP strongholds, Texas Democrats running liberal campaigns have raised eye-popping sums
Enthusiasm for Texas Democratic candidates extends beyond Beto O’Rourke as progressive Democrats raise unprecedented amounts of money.
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Texas Elections 2018
Ted Cruz targets conservative Hispanics in deep-blue Rio Grande Valley
The Rio Grande Valley has long been a Democratic stronghold. But U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is trying to tap into an often overlooked conservative base in this stretch of the border in his re-election bid against U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke.
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Texas Elections 2018
Groups with neutral-sounding names launch Facebook ads against Texas Republicans
Names like “The Voter Awareness Project” and “Breaking News Texas” are being used by political groups for negative campaign ads on the platform.
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Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke 51 to 46, Quinnipiac poll finds
With just over a week until Election Day, incumbent Ted Cruz continues to lead his Democratic opponent Beto O’Rourke.
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Texas Elections 2018
In U.S. Senate race, both sides take heart in massive early voting numbers
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep Beto O’Rourke, each believe high voter turnout holds promise for their respective campaigns.
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Texas Elections 2018
Why the candidates are arguing more about health care than Trump in Texas’ top races for Congress
With early voting underway, health care is enduring as a central issue in Texas’ most competitive contests for the U.S. House.
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Texas Elections 2018
Texas’ largest counties have nearly doubled voter turnout so far compared to 2014
Soon, more Texans will have voted early in 2018 than in all of 2014’s early voting period, according to data from the secretary of state’s office.