As early voting begins in Texas’ Republican congressional runoffs, just about every race has devolved into a battle over which candidate supports President Donald Trump more.
2018 elections
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Politics
Watch Lupe Valdez and Andrew White debate ahead of the Democratic runoff for governor
Watch the Democrats competing to take on Gov. Greg Abbott meet for the first and only debate before the May 22 primary runoff.
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Split Decision for 2018 Election
Meet Lupe Valdez and Andrew White, the Democrats vying to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott
The candidates in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas governor, Lupe Valdez and Andrew White, will hold their sole debate on Friday. You can watch them virtually debate in our Split Decision series and find out where they stand on abortion, gun control and legalizing marijuana.
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Analysis: A Texas governor’s debate can only be a game-changer if it has an audience
Andrew White is finally getting his debate with Lupe Valdez tonight in Austin. In a low-profile race for the Democratic nomination for governor of Texas, that could make a difference — if, that is, people watch.
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Texas Elections 2018
The son of a governor, Andrew White long avoided politics. Then a health crisis, his dad’s death and a hurricane changed his mind.
A series of life-changing events propelled Andrew White to follow in the footsteps of his father, former Gov. Mark White, and launch his own bid for Texas’ highest office.
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Graphics and data reporting
Here’s how much Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke have raised in their midterm Senate race
In recent months, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke has galvanized supporters by posting bigger fundraising numbers than U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. But a deep dive into the campaign finance reports shows something even more striking: with his recent hauls, O’Rourke has overtaken Cruz in cash raised over the entire election cycle.
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T-Squared: 2018 Texas Tribune Festival tickets are finally on sale. Seriously, it’s our best program ever.
Our annual ideas conference is bigger, better and especially star-studded this year. Join us for discussions of #tx2018, the 86th #txlege, the 2020 presidential race, public ed, immigration, health care, real news vs. fake news and so much more.
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Analysis: The anemic state of democracy in Texas
Turnout in Texas primaries is low — and it drops precipitously for runoffs.
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Texas Elections 2018
Texas House District 13 special election set for runoff
The special election Saturday for House District 13 is on track for an overtime round late this summer.
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Texas Elections 2018
House District 13 special election reaches contentious conclusion, and more elections await
Two Republicans, former Grimes County Judge Ben Leman and Bellville businesswoman Jill Wolfskill — plus one Democrat, Cecil Webster — are on the ballot Saturday to finish the term of ex-state Rep. Leighton Schubert, R-Caldwell, who resigned in February.
