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U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, has become known for his impassioned language on the campaign trail. O'Rourke is running for U.S. Senate against incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.

Analysis: Some voters want candidates who watch what they say. Some don’t.

By Ross RamseySept. 5, 2018

What a politician says can divide the electorate, for better or worse. And sometimes, two politicians can say the same things and send their partisans scurrying in opposite directions.

U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso (left), is challenging Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.

Texas Elections 2018

Cruz allies take aim at O’Rourke over eminent domain, father-in-law

By Patrick SvitekSept. 4, 2018

The Club for Growth, a national conservative group that recently announced plans for a seven-figure investment in the U.S. Senate race, is launching its opening salvo at Democratic nominee Beto O’Rourke.

U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke announced his bid to run for U.S. Senate while speaking to supporters in El Paso on March 31, 2017.

Texas Elections 2018

Beto O’Rourke DWI episode in 1998 included car crash and alleged attempt to flee

By John Wagner and Jenna Johnson, The Washington PostAug. 31, 2018

The state and local police reports, published Thursday night by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News, say that O’Rourke was involved in a drunken driving episode 20 years ago in which he crashed into another vehicle and sought to flee.

U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, speaks to constituents at a meeting of Salado Area Republican Women on Aug. 24, 2018.

Texas Elections 2018

U.S. Rep. John Carter prepares for tougher-than-usual race against MJ Hegar

By Abby LivingstonAug. 31, 2018

Since he was first elected in 2002, Carter, a Round Rock Republican, has cruised to re-election. This year, he may have a real fight on his hands.

Voters in Houston arrive to cast ballots during the last hour of voting in the primaries on March 6, 2018.

State Government

Analysis: A viewer’s guide to the 2018 Texas elections

By Ross RamseyAug. 31, 2018

Texans will start casting ballots in less than eight weeks and campaigns are turning their attention from raising money and organizing to those voters: winning their support, revving them up and getting them to the polls. The stakes are big.

A sign for Democrat Beto O'Rourke in front of a home in the Bluebonnet Place neighborhood of Fort Worth near Texas Christian University on August 28, 2018.

Texas Elections 2018

Beto O’Rourke yard signs are everywhere. Where are Ted Cruz’s?

By Abby Livingston and Patrick SvitekAug. 29, 2018

As O’Rourke’s yard signs are popping up in neighborhoods around the state, frustrated Cruz supporters are having trouble finding ones promoting the current U.S. senator’s re-election bid. Until recently, that was by design, according to Cruz’s camp.

Top: Gov. Greg Abbott and Lupe Valdez, his Democratic challenger; bottom: U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, his Democratic challenger.

State Government

Analysis: Will a split Texas electorate split the 2018 ticket?

By Ross RamseyAug. 29, 2018

Polls point to a close U.S. Senate race and to a potential blowout in the race for governor. For that to happen, some voters in this politically polarized state would have to switch sides as they move down the ballot.

Jeremy Boutor removes personal items on an air mattress from his home in a neighborhood along Eldridge Parkway, flooded by waters released from Addicks Reservoir on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, adding to flooding from Hurricane Harvey.

In Harvey's Wake

Hurricane Harvey becomes focal point in Houston-area races for Congress

By Sydney Greene and Claire ParkerAug. 28, 2018

Democrats on the ballot in communities hit hardest by Harvey argue that Republicans in office haven’t done enough to prepare Texas for the next major hurricane.