Allred, who is running for U.S. Senate against Ted Cruz, is one of only a few House Democrats from Texas who has yet to say whether they support the president’s reelection bid.
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2024 Texas Elections
Kamala Harris is even less popular among Texans than Joe Biden, poll shows
Harris is being floated as Biden’s potential replacement at the top of the Democratic ticket amid calls for the president to step aside.
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2024 Texas Elections
Kamala Harris stumps in Dallas, as panic takes hold of Democratic party over Biden
The vice president spoke to about 20,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha, a historically Black sorority of which she is an alumna, at their annual convention.
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Hurricane Beryl
Biden says Texas officials delayed request for Beryl federal aid
Gov. Greg Abbott has spent the duration of the hurricane on a pre-scheduled trip to meet with foreign diplomats in Asia, leaving Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick as acting governor.
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2024 Texas Elections
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett doubles down on push for Biden to step aside
“The president has been running behind,” the Texas Democrat said. “We needed a surge, we got a setback.”
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Politics
President Joe Biden to speak in Austin as Republican convention kicks off in Milwaukee
The President’s visit will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He’ll then travel to Nevada to speak at the NAACP and UnidosUS conferences in Las Vegas.
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2024 Texas Elections
Democratic Congressman Lloyd Doggett calls on Biden to withdraw from presidential race
Doggett, 77, is the first Democratic member of Congress to call for Biden to withdraw from the ticket since his debate.
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Politics
Texas Democrats worry Biden debate performance could hurt down-ballot races
The president’s bungled debate performance had Democrats fearful voters would stay home in November.
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2024 Texas Elections
Texas State released from contract to host debate, as Biden and Trump sidestep tradition
Texas State was slated to be the first Texas university to host a presidential debate before the leading candidates sidestepped the traditional debate schedule
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Immigration
Biden to unveil new protections for undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens, DACA recipients
Texas has more than 95,000 DACA recipients and about 1.6 million undocumented residents overall.