U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro is still wrestling with a tough question: Is it worth giving up his seat in Congress for a long-shot challenge to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, particularly when another Democrat is already running?
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Ted Cruz reports $5.2 million total ahead of re-election campaign
Ahead of his 2018 bid for re-election, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has an imposing war chest collected through three allied groups.
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Poll: Trump approval rating underwater in Texas
More Texans disapprove of the job President Trump is doing than approve, according to a Texas Lyceum poll released Wednesday, which also included early polling on a possible U.S. Senate race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke.
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For Texans in U.S. House, 2018 landscape begins to take shape
With less than a year to go before 2018, several U.S. House seats from Texas are drawing interest from potential contenders.
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Rep. Beto O’Rourke, in long-shot bid for Senate, is no stranger to “calculated risks”
To many familiar with U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, the 2012 Democratic primary for the 16th Congressional District is not exactly a blueprint for his 2018 effort to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz — but it’s certainly instructive.
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O’Rourke vs. Cruz, budget and bathroom bill (podcast)
On this week’s Tribcast, Aman talks to Evan Patrick and Alexa about U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, the marathon House budget debate coming on Thursday, and the NCAA’s stance on the bathroom bill.
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To beat Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke plans to throw out the Democratic playbook
No Texas Democrat has won a U.S. Senate seat in nearly 30 years or any statewide office since 1994. But U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke is optimistic he can break the streak, in part by eschewing consultants, pollsters and PAC money.
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Rep. Beto O’Rourke to launch Senate run against Ted Cruz Friday
The 2018 Texas race for U.S. Senate is poised to start in earnest Friday, as U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke will officially launch his campaign to challenge U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, according to a colleague with direct knowledge of the El Paso Democrat’s thinking.
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After road trip, Hurd and O’Rourke sign on to one another’s bills
Two days after their cross-country road trip drew national attention, Texas U.S. Reps. Will Hurd and Beto O’Rourke signed on to legislation one another is working on.
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Will and Beto drive to D.C.: top things we learned from the congressional road trip
U.S. Reps. Beto O’Rourke and Will Hurd talked policy and personal matters while live streaming a road trip to Washington on Tuesday.