The growth in fundraising reflects candidates in many traditionally Republican areas running professional campaigns that party faithful hope will have a long-term impact.
2018 elections
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Valdez has $222,000 for general election, a fraction of Abbott’s millions
Abbott, who is seeking a second term, has $28.9 million in the bank — or 130 times Valdez’s balance.
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Texas Elections 2018
7 Texas Republicans in Congress just got outraised by their Democratic rivals
Candidates for Congress recently filed their second-quarter fundraising reports. In some districts, Democratic candidates raised more than double what the Republican incumbents reported.
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Texas Elections 2018
Gov. Greg Abbott books $16 million in TV time for November election
Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign described the buy as the first investment in a fall ad blitz. His latest campaign finance report also showed he had nearly $30 million in his campaign fund as of last month.
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TribCast
TribCast: Democrats make it rain in some key races
On this week’s TribCast, Patrick talks to Evan, Ross and Neena about Democrats’ impressive fundraising in the U.S. Senate race and some congressional contests, as well as about the latest developments in the family separation crisis at the Texas-Mexico border. Senate hopeful Beto O’Rourke also joins the show to discuss his second-quarter fundraising numbers.
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Texas Elections 2018
Beto O’Rourke raises $10.4 million in second quarter of 2018, again outpacing Ted Cruz by wide margin
Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, said Wednesday that he raised a stunning $10.4 million in the second quarter of 2018, more than double what the Republican incumbent, Ted Cruz, will report taking in over the same period.
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Texas Elections 2018
Abbott agrees to debate with Valdez, who says, “Call me, maybe?”
Gov. Greg Abbott has accepted an invitation from Nexstar Media Group to debate his Democratic challenger, Lupe Valdez, on Sept. 28 in Austin.
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Courts
Analysis: Legal political maps — except for those minority voters in Fort Worth
The nation’s highest court says the political maps in Texas are legal, except for racial gerrymandering in one Fort Worth district. But the courts aren’t going to fix that in time for this year’s elections.
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Texas Elections 2018
MJ Hegar raised $750,000 off her viral ad, one of a few Texas Democrats boasting big numbers
Early fundraising sums show several Texas Democrats are postured to launch formidable campaigns in the fall.
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Texas Elections 2018
After failing to crash Texas’ U.S. Senate race, independent candidate alleges his petition firm and the Cruz campaign derailed him
Jonathan Jenkins wants an investigation into whether incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz interfered with his campaign.
