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Democrat candidate, U.S. President Joe Biden, and Republican candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump, at the presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024.

Politics

Texas Democrats worry Biden debate performance could hurt down-ballot races

By Matthew Choi and Jasper SchererJune 28, 2024

The president’s bungled debate performance had Democrats fearful voters would stay home in November.

Miriam Adelson listens to Republican U.S. presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald J. Trump during the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. October 28, 2023.

2024 Texas Elections

Casino magnate Miriam Adelson gives pro-Ted Cruz super PAC $1 million

By Matthew ChoiJune 20, 2024

The donation from Adelson, also the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, was the largest single contribution in May to the Truth and Courage PAC, a super PAC supporting Cruz’s reelection.

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, left, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.

2024 Texas Elections

Ted Cruz leads Colin Allred by double digits in latest UT poll

By James BarragánJune 20, 2024

The poll also showed House Speaker Dade Phelan with low approval rating among Texans after a heated primary battle.

The first day of the Texas Democratic Convention in El Paso on June 6, 2024.

2024 Texas Elections

Texas Democrats try to unify against GOP “extremism” as their own challenges and strife persist

By Jasper SchererJune 8, 2024

The party faces internal tension over the Israel-Hamas war and Biden’s new immigration policy heading into November.

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, speaks at a U.S. Senate debate in Austin on Jan. 28, 2024. The Texas AFL-CIO COPE Convention hosted the debate ahead of the March 5 primary elections.

2024 Texas Elections

After overlooking O’Rourke, national Democrats show early confidence in Allred

By Matthew ChoiJune 4, 2024

Six years after Beto O’Rourke nearly toppled Ted Cruz, Democrats outside Texas are expressing confidence in Colin Allred’s 2024 challenge.

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, smiles as the crowd claps and cheers for him during a stop for his U.S. Senate campaign in McAllen on Feb. 17, 2024.

2024 Texas Elections

Colin Allred’s fundraising for U.S. Senate race surpasses O’Rourke’s early 2018 pace

By Matthew ChoiApril 15, 2024

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred raised over $9.5 million for his U.S. Senate campaign this quarter, surpassing Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 first quarter sum of $6.7 million.