The 28th Congressional District race was one of three seats in South Texas where Republicans hoped to make gains in a region Democrats have long dominated.
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Texas 2022 Elections
South Texas, Abbott vs. O’Rourke, and Harris County: Here are the biggest things to watch for on election night
While the GOP focuses on the border and economy under President Joe Biden, Democrats are hoping to prove polls and political forecasters wrong by tapping into anger over the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the Uvalde school shooting.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Bill Clinton stumps in South Texas for Democrats ahead of Election Day
Clinton traveled to Laredo in the morning to stump for U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and then went to the Rio Grande Valley to boost Michelle Vallejo, who is running for an open seat.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Republican confidence grows as they eye a South Texas congressional sweep
Democrats are spending big to stop Republicans from flipping two of the three key battleground seats that have historically gone blue.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Republicans outraise Democrats in battle for South Texas congressional seats
The three GOP candidates raked in a combined $4.3 million over the past three months, and their Democratic competitors got $2.4 million together, according to new campaign finance filings.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Henry Cuellar isn’t apologizing for being a moderate
Cuellar’s status as one of the few remaining “moderate” Democrats may be helping his fundraising, as he took in almost $4.9 million as of the end of June, smashing his usual pace for previous years.
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Texas 2022 Elections
Targeting three congressional seats, Republicans blitz South Texas with attack ads
In two of the three races, Democrats are hitting back as outside Republican groups try to turn the region red.
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Criminal Justice
AP, Texas Tribune and other newsrooms ask court to unseal Henry Cuellar search warrant
The Tribune and a host of news organizations are seeking records related to a January raid on U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s Laredo home.
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Climate Change in Texas
Texas Dems uniformly vote for Biden’s cornerstone climate and health care legislation
The bill would invest billions into issues acutely impacting Texas, including climate change and health care, and is the result of months of intraparty fighting between moderates and progressives.
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Climate Change in Texas
Texas Democrats in Congress balance climate concerns and fossil fuel constituencies as they consider landmark bill
The handful of Texas Democrats who have a penchant for defending the state’s oil and gas industry includes members of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee and representatives from some of the top oil producing, refining and transporting regions of the state.
