There’s no partisan split among Texas voters when it comes to assessing Congress’ performance: 53% of Democrats and 57% of Republicans disapprove of the job federal lawmakers are doing.
2020 elections
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Coronavirus in Texas
Everything we learned from the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll
President Donald Trump leads Democrat Joe Biden by 5 points in the race for president in Texas, but voters give the president mixed grades on his handling of the pandemic and the economy. They think Gov. Greg Abbott is doing a better job.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Kim Olson’s departure from the Air Force hasn’t been a political liability. Will that change in 2020?
Olson retired from the Air Force amid a contracting scandal. Some Democrats worry the circumstances will make her vulnerable as she runs for a battleground U.S. House seat.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Drive-thrus and free pencils: Texas plans for July elections with in-person voting
Other states may be shifting to increased mail-in voting, but Texas’ GOP leaders are fighting efforts to expand the practice. That leaves local elections officials to try to make polling places safe in a pandemic.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Analysis: In an important election year, politics takes a back seat
The 2020 election year was already momentous, and then a pandemic broke out, demanding the full attention of the voters whom politicians depend on. Everything from how we vote to when we vote is now in question.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas judge issues order that could greatly expand mail-in voting
A state district judge issued a temporary injunction expanding who can qualify for an absentee ballot for the upcoming elections. The decision faces certain appeal as Democrats and Republicans clash over voter access.
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Texas 2020 Elections
MJ Hegar far outpaces Royce West in U.S. Senate fundraising, but both are far behind John Cornyn
The Texans’ campaigns are announcing their latest fundraising numbers ahead of an end-of-day deadline to disclose them to the Federal Election Commission.
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Coronavirus in Texas
Texas campaigns prepare for more uncertainty after runoff reset by coronavirus
With the runoff date pushed back seven weeks, the coronavirus pandemic continues to cast a long shadow over Texas politics.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Four former Bloomberg workers in Texas claim he reneged on pay promise
The Texas lawsuits surfaced as the former Democratic presidential candidate faces a growing uproar from staffers he laid off en masse after dropping out of the race earlier this month.
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Citing coronavirus threat, Texas Democrats sue to expand mail-in voting
The Democratic Party wants a judge to declare the novel coronavirus a circumstance that allows anyone to request a mail-in ballot. The GOP has opposed expanding the state’s limited absentee voting rules.
