In close elections, the handfuls of votes collected by third-party candidates can make all the difference. That makes the Libertarian in the U.S. Senate race that much more interesting.
2018 elections
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Texas Elections 2018
Republican Pete Flores upsets Democrat Pete Gallego in race for Uresti seat
Democrat Gallego has conceded to Flores in the race to replace convicted former state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, in a Democratic-leaning district. Flores will become the first Hispanic Republican to serve in the state Senate.
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Texas Elections 2018
Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke 54 to 45, new poll says
The new Quinnipiac University poll surveyed likely voters instead of registered voters like it did in past iterations.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Analysis: The fight over the Texas Legislature isn’t only in the House
Sure, the selection of a new House speaker is going to change the way the Legislature works next year. But watch the elections in the Senate, too: Things could change in the upper chamber, too.
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Texas Elections 2018
GOP determined to flip Democratic-friendly state Senate seat in overtime round
The special election runoff Tuesday pits Republican Pete Flores against Democrat Pete Gallego for the seat formerly held by convicted state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio.
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Texas Elections 2018
Trump endorses Dallas congressman Pete Sessions for re-election
President Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted that Sessions, R-Dallas, had his “full and complete endorsement.”
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Texas Elections 2018
Cruz, O’Rourke agree to 3 debates
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Democratic opponent Beto O’Rourke have reached an agreement in their long-running negotiations over a debate schedule.
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Texas Elections 2018
MJ Hegar fires back at fellow Democrat Henry Cuellar for helping her GOP opponent fundraise
Hegar, a veteran running against U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, suggested that the decision by Cuellar, a fellow Texas Democrat, to attend a fundraiser for Carter was an example of “the good old boys’ club” in Congress.
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Texas Elections 2018
With a supermajority, Republicans have complete control of the Texas Senate. That’s at risk this election cycle.
While the Texas Senate will remain Republican-dominated, the party could lose its ability to move legislation out of the chamber without the support of any Democrats.
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TribCast
TribCast: San Antonio gears up for another special election
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the SD-19 special election match-up, Ted Cruz’s likability as a factor in his U.S. Senate race and the latest entrants to the Texas House Speaker’s race. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker intros, with a special message for his Texas colleague John Cornyn.