President Donald Trump is the elephant in the room of Texas Republican politics. In some GOP primaries, he’s everywhere. In others, candidates don’t want to talk about him. But many we talked to agreed: They wish he’d stop tweeting.
2018 elections
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Texas Elections 2018
Beto O’Rourke raises $2.2 million in first 45 days of 2018
U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, announced Friday that he raised over $2.2 million in the first 45 days of 2018 for his U.S. Senate campaign.
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Texas Elections 2018
Analysis: Texans won’t have to wait for November to know who’s winning
Here’s the layout, more or less, for the primaries that a select few Texans will be voting in starting next Tuesday: Most races at the top of your ballot aren’t all that interesting. The consequential parts of the 2018 party primaries are down there in the legislative contests.
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TribCast
Hot or not? Hear Ross Ramsey break down his must-watch Texas primary races (podcast)
Listen to Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey explain his Hotlist of dramatic and competitive primary races across the state while taking reader questions.
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Texas Elections 2018
Vice President Mike Pence to visit Texas for border tour, fundraising
Vice President Mike Pence is coming to Texas this weekend to tour the state’s border with Mexico and raise money for fellow Republicans.
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Politics
Republican state Rep. Sarah Davis on voting for Gov. Greg Abbott: “It’ll be hard to do that.”
After the governor released multiple attack ads against her in her Republican primary race, state Rep. Sarah Davis, R-West University Place, said she might “just not vote” in Gov. Greg Abbott’s race for re-election this year.
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Split Decision for 2018 Election
Split Decision: Texas Sen. Craig Estes and primary challenger Pat Fallon face off
Watch state Sen. Craig Estes and his Senate District 30 Republican primary challenger, state Rep. Pat Fallon, virtually debate as the candidates compete in the North Texas district.
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Texas Elections 2018
Texas Freedom Caucus sees opportunities to grow in 2018 GOP primaries
A year after the Texas Freedom Caucus first launched, the bloc of hardline conservatives in the Texas House is optimistic it will broaden its membership before state lawmakers head back to Austin in 2019.
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Gov. Greg Abbott compares Sarah Davis to Wendy Davis in latest attack ad
Gov. Greg Abbott is intensifying his efforts to unseat state Rep. Sarah Davis, R-West University Place.
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Texas Elections 2018
Ted Cruz goes all in for 2 former staffers in crowded races for U.S. House seats
In crowded, competitive Republican primaries to replace two retiring congressmen, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is investing time, energy and political capital to help two of his former staffers join him in the Texas delegation.
