Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, announced Monday he will start airing TV ads in his race against Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.
2018 elections
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Texas Elections 2018
Cruz allies ramp up for November TV battle with O’Rourke
A super PAC supporting U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has placed its first TV ad buy in his re-election race against Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke.
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Texas Elections 2018
Mike Pence to headline Houston-area fundraiser for U.S. Rep. John Culberson
Culberson is among national Democrats’ top three targets in Texas this fall.
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Who’s on the general election ballot in Texas?
Texas will hold its 2018 general election on Nov. 6. View the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian and independent candidates who will be on the ballot in races for statewide, congressional and legislative offices, as well as the State Board of Education.
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TribCast: Sir Winston, Cruz’s call to arms, a new UT chancellor
On this week’s TribCast, Ross talks with Evan, Matthew and Patrick about Gov. Greg Abbott’s fake Winston Churchill quote, the U.S. Senate race, the chancellor-to-be at the University of Texas System and guns.
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Analysis: The most important 2018 candidate isn’t on the ballot
The president might be the most important candidate in Texas in November — and he’s not even on this year’s ballot.
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Texas Elections 2018
Win or lose, Beto O’Rourke’s campaign against Ted Cruz could shape Texas politics for years
Despite the excitement he’s generated among Democrats, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s bid to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is still widely viewed as a long shot. Yet the El Paso congressman’s campaign could still help rebuild his party and make a difference in races lower on the ballot.
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Analysis: Pleased to meet you, you wonderful/terrible candidate
The political advertisements are starting, and candidates are racing to introduce themselves (positively) and their opponents (negatively) to Texas voters.
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Texas Elections 2018
“The door to the future”: How Eddie Bernice Johnson could make history if Democrats win back the House
Johnson, a Dallas Democrat, has served in the U.S. House for 26 years. If her party wins control of the chamber, she’s well positioned to become the first African-American representative from Texas to lead a standing committee in Congress.
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Texas Elections 2018
With O’Rourke gaining momentum, Cruz’s November alarm hits new volume
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, hit the campaign trail Saturday with amped-up warnings that his re-election is anything but a sure thing in November. The incumbent’s comments came a day after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott brushed off assertions of a “blue wave.”