Uresti, a San Antonio Democrat, announced his resignation Monday, four months after he was found guilty of 11 felonies.
2018 elections
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Politics
The Republican Party of Texas convention in San Antonio: A photo gallery
There were lots of speeches, a contentious race for state party chair and a debate over the party’s platform. Check out scenes from the 2018 Republican Party of Texas convention.
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Analysis: Are Texas political conventions necessary?
The state’s major political parties hold huge conventions every two years, and they’re about to do it again. But why?
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Demographics
Scores of Texas women are running for office. Many of them are new to politics.
With lots of female candidates in Texas trying to win spots in the state’s male-dominated congressional and legislative delegations, a series of workshops on Sunday helped Democratic women navigate the challenges of running their first political campaigns.
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Analysis: Texas culture warriors got a lot to work with last week
Culture wars feed political wars, and the candidates on both sides in the 2018 election cycle got a couple of big issues to fight about last week.
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Analysis: In the Trump era, what do other politicians have to do to grab voters’ attention?
It’s hard to get voters’ attention in Texas politics. Sometimes, that’s an advantage. Sometimes, it’s a burden.
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Rep. Larry Gonzales resigns from Texas House
State Rep. Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock, resigned this week; he had already decided against serving another term.
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Analysis: When George P. Bush says something is fake news, remember the Alamo
Before the primary elections, the state land commissioner and his aides dismissed a leaked audit as “doctored” — not to be trusted. Now the final version is out, and it’s substantially the same as the early version.
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TribCast
Looking at Greg Abbott’s response to Santa Fe
In this edition of the TribCast, Texas Tribune political reporter Patrick Svitek sits down with CEO Evan Smith, executive editor Ross Ramsey and education reporter Aliyya Swaby.
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Texas Elections 2018
Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke by 11 points in Senate race, new poll finds
The new poll comes about a month after the same firm called the race “too close to call.”
