Republican Pete Flores defeated Democrat Pete Gallego on Tuesday in a state Senate district that Hillary Clinton won by 12 points, prompting Democratic soul-searching less than two months before the midterms.
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Texas Elections 2018
Republican Pete Flores upsets Democrat Pete Gallego in race for Uresti seat
Democrat Gallego has conceded to Flores in the race to replace convicted former state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, in a Democratic-leaning district. Flores will become the first Hispanic Republican to serve in the state Senate.
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Texas Elections 2018
GOP determined to flip Democratic-friendly state Senate seat in overtime round
The special election runoff Tuesday pits Republican Pete Flores against Democrat Pete Gallego for the seat formerly held by convicted state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio.
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Texas Elections 2018
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick agrees to a debate — with Geraldo Rivera
Patrick has refused to debate his November election opponent, Democrat Mike Collier.
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TribCast
TribCast: Looming family reunification deadlines and moldy state office buildings
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick and Emma about Texas’ mold-infested state health services building, whether the feds will meet a court-ordered deadline for migrant family reunifications and why some Republican statewide officials have no incentive to debate their Democratic opponents.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has “no plans” to debate Democratic opponent Mike Collier
“There isn’t anyone in the Lone Star State who isn’t absolutely clear about where Dan Patrick stands on the issues,” Patrick spokesman Allen Blakemore said.
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State Government
Following Santa Fe school shooting, Dan Patrick says Texas should cut incentive funding for “violent” films and video games
The lieutenant governor said he would withdraw his support for a Texas film and video game incentives program if it funded depictions of violence, blaming school shootings on a “culture where we’ve devalued life.”
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Criminal Justice
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said fewer doors could mean fewer school shootings. Here’s what experts think.
Three security experts talk with The Washington Post about whether Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s theory has any merit.
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Criminal Justice
A familiar tragedy sparks a familiar debate as Texas politicians react to school shooting
After a deadly school shooting in Santa Fe, Democrats called for swift action on guns. Gov. Greg Abbott said he’d convene roundtable discussions. And Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said schools have “too many entrances and too many exits.”
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Analysis: A conniption fit disguised as a legislative study
A score-settling Texas House report on economic development policies was published Tuesday — after the elections it might have influenced, ordered up by lame-duck legislators who won’t be in Austin to see it through.
