In all of the attention paid to low voter turnout, this got lost: Millennial Texans made up only a small part of the electorate in this year’s Democratic and Republican primaries.
2018 elections
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Texas Elections 2018
In Central Texas congressional runoffs, candidates with traditional advantages face scrappy underdogs
Two spirited runoffs are underway for the major-party nominations to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio. Joseph Kopser and Mary Wilson are vying for the Democratic nod, while the two Republicans squaring off are Matt McCall and Chip Roy.
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Texas Elections 2018
How Democrats in Texas are trying to win over one of America’s most ethnically diverse counties
The 22nd Congressional District, which includes most of Fort Bend County, has long tilted Republican, but Democrats see an opportunity to change that by reaching out to thousands of non-voters in ethnic communities.
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Texas Elections 2018
Rep. René Oliveira’s DWI arrest front and center in House District 37 Democratic runoff
Democratic state Rep. René Oliveira almost avoided a runoff in the primary for House District 37, but his recent arrest on a charge of driving while intoxicated has given renewed momentum to challenger Alex Dominguez.
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Texas Elections 2018
How the “bathroom bill” helped push a Republican PAC to spend millions on moderates in Texas
Meet the Associated Republicans of Texas, a moderate PAC spending millions to combat hard-line conservative groups in the 2018 elections.
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Texas Elections 2018
Lance Gooden’s biggest donor in the Texas Legislature is now spending big to get him into Congress. The two go way back.
Monty Bennett has spent generously to help state Rep. Lance Gooden win a Republican runoff for a seat in Congress. The pair own property together and, as a state legislator, Gooden passed special interest legislation benefiting Bennett.
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Texas Elections 2018
Lupe Valdez bounces back in fundraising but Andrew White has more to spend ahead of runoff
In the Democratic runoff for governor, Lupe Valdez raised $208,000 from Feb. 25 through Saturday, while White received $179,000, according to new filings with the Texas Ethics Commission.
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Texas Elections 2018
Democrats have their eye on Pete Sessions’ seat. Who will they pick to challenge him?
Seven Democrats filed to run against U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, a Dallas Republican. The race is now down to Colin Allred and Lillian Salerno – two former Obama administration officials who argue Sessions is vulnerable.
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Analysis: Texas Democrats Lupe Valdez and Andrew White stage a small race for the biggest office
Texas Democrats face a true juggernaut in this year’s race for governor, and they’ll need a juggernaut of their own to pull it off. Last week’s debate illustrated how much work they’ll have to do to compete.
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Texas Elections 2018
Meet the candidates in the Texas primary runoffs
Early voting begins today in the May 22 runoffs. Here’s snapshots of the 34 primary runoffs for statewide, congressional and legislative offices and the State Board of Education.
