Hopeful Democrats are talking about whether Texas or the rest of the country is in for a blue wave in this year’s elections. They should be looking for purple splotches in what has been a very red state for more than two decades.
2018 Texas U.S. Senate Election
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Texas Elections 2018
“Modern-day Jim Crow.” “We’re going to protect pre-existing conditions.” Here’s a closer look at claims made at Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke’s debate.
At the first of three U.S. Senate campaign debates, Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke lobbed attack after attack. Here’s the history behind some of their claims.
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Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke clash over immigration, Trump, guns during intense debate
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Democratic opponent Beto O’Rourke held a feisty debate Friday evening at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
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Beto O’Rourke leads Ted Cruz by 2 among likely voters in U.S. Senate race, new poll finds
O’Rourke has been closing the gap over the last several months, but this is the first poll that puts him ahead of Cruz.
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Analysis: Neal Dikeman’s voters could decide which Texan serves in the U.S. Senate
In close elections, the handfuls of votes collected by third-party candidates can make all the difference. That makes the Libertarian in the U.S. Senate race that much more interesting.
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Ted Cruz leads Beto O’Rourke 54 to 45, new poll says
The new Quinnipiac University poll surveyed likely voters instead of registered voters like it did in past iterations.
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Criminal Justice
After the death of Botham Jean, should a Dallas officer be fired? Those decisions often take time.
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Beto O’Rourke joined protesters in saying the decision should be easy. But police departments rarely move quickly on such issues.
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Texas Elections 2018
Cruz, O’Rourke agree to 3 debates
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Democratic opponent Beto O’Rourke have reached an agreement in their long-running negotiations over a debate schedule.
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Analysis: The swoon for Beto O’Rourke doesn’t mean Ted Cruz will lose
The rise of Beto O’Rourke is one of the hottest stories in U.S. politics — enough to put incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in a defensive posture. But Cruz still holds the advantage.
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At a Texas State town hall, college enthusiasm for O’Rourke was on display
Texas State students who went to O’Rourke’s town hall said they are fired up about a candidate who takes the time to speak and listen to them.
