In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Dallas-Fort Worth radio host Mark Davis to discuss whether Donald Trump will pick a side in the GOP runoff for U.S. Senate and what impact that would have on the race.
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Texas’ housing crisis
Politicians want to stop companies from buying homes. A ban wouldn’t bring down costs.
President Trump, who wants to stop profit-driven companies from buying residences in bulk, spotlighted the struggles of a Houston woman who was regularly outbid by firms on homes in the pandemic.
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2026 Texas Elections
Paxton says he’d consider dropping out of Senate runoff if Republicans pass voter ID bill
President Donald Trump, who was neutral in the first round, said he would endorse “soon” in the runoff between Paxton and GOP incumbent John Cornyn and would expect the candidate he did not endorse to drop out.
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2026 Texas Elections
With Trump endorsement looming, Cornyn and Paxton prepare for “knife fight” in Senate runoff
The president could scramble the traditional assumptions about a runoff if he carries out his promise to make an endorsement “soon” and urge whoever he snubs to drop out.
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2026 Texas Elections
Trump says he will soon endorse in runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton
The president also said he would call on whomever he does not endorse to drop out of the race — though he did not specify whether he would back Cornyn or Paxton.
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2026 Texas Elections
Big money moved the needle and down-ballot chaos reigned in Texas’ action-packed primaries
Two blockbuster Senate primaries dominated attention, chaos reigned in down-ballot races and an intense runoff season looms.
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2026 Texas Elections
Trump floods Texas primaries with his endorsements, testing limits of political reach
While he has stayed out of some blockbuster contests, the president has otherwise spread his endorsement generously in Texas. The strategy has helped him form politically beneficial alliances in the past.
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2026 Texas Elections
President Trump endorses Sid Miller and Don Huffines, countering Abbott’s picks
Trump’s last-minute primary endorsements that directly oppose the Texas governor’s selections came hours after he spoke at an event in Corpus Christi on Friday.
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2026 Texas Elections
Seis muertes en seis semanas: Lo que hay que saber sobre las detenciones de ICE en Texas
El año pasado hubo más muertes dentro de los centros de detención de ICE que en ningún otro en las últimas dos décadas. Casi una cuarta parte de esas muertes ocurrieron en Texas.
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Immigration
Six deaths in six weeks: What to know about ICE detentions in Texas
Last year was the deadliest year in ICE detention in two decades. Nearly a quarter of those deaths occurred in Texas.
