Cruz and O’Rourke have, together, raised $103 million in their battle for a U.S. Senate seat, according to a Texas Tribune analysis of both campaign’s accounts. Check out our updated deep dive into their fundraising.
2018 elections
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Hays County expands early voting access for Texas State University students
The expanded plan comes after the Texas Civil Rights Project threatened to sue the county on behalf of two Texas State students.
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Texas Elections 2018
Senate race tops $100 million with latest filings from Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and his Democratic opponent, Beto O’Rourke, have now raised more than $100 million combined.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Three out of four Texas voters say in UT/TT Poll they’ll vote in midterms
Texas voters say they’re more enthusiastic about voting in the 2018 elections than the state’s voting history might suggest.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke by 6 in Texas Senate race, UT/TT poll finds
Republican incumbents lead their Democratic challengers in the top four races on the general election ballot, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Texas Elections 2018
New anti-Ted Cruz super PAC launches, announces $1.2 million ad buy
The ad campaign from Texas Forever represents the largest infusion of outside spending yet against Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz as he battles Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke.
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Texas Elections 2018
In notable shift, Attorney General Ken Paxton begins TV offensive against Democratic opponent
Ken Paxton, the GOP attorney general, has begun running a TV ad against his Democratic opponent, Justin Nelson, who has been hammering Paxton over his 2015 indictment on securities fraud charges.
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TribCast
TribCast: Trump in Texas, early voting turnout
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Ross, Patrick and Emma about President Trump’s rally for Ted Cruz, huge early voting turnout and the governor’s statewide campaign — for GOP candidates other than himself.
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Texas Elections 2018
In his long-shot bid to unseat Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Mike Collier is counting on teachers
The Democrat wants to draw teachers and education-minded voters away from the Republican Party. But can he win over enough educators to unseat a powerful incumbent?
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Analysis: For Texas pols, the seasonal scares last for two weeks
Political campaigns can see a lot in early voting patterns, giving them a better idea than the rest of us what’s going on. But it’s the things they don’t know that make them nervous.