“This is Harris County!” declared a bevy of colorful signs at a campaign rally Saturday for the California Democrat. Harris has made clear she plans to cede no ground to Democratic rivals who hail from the Lone Star State.
Julián Castro
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Texas Legislature 2019
Tribcast: Dan Patrick’s stance on medical cannabis, Castro’s struggles, O’Rourke’s first week
On this week’s TribCast, Aman talks to Alex, Aliyya and Ross about the mood in the Texas Capitol halfway through the session, why Dan Patrick has some pot advocates feeling paranoid and how the two Texans running for president are doing — and yes, there are still two.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: The 2020 election’s most important Texas race
The fate of a half-dozen Republican congressional incumbents in Texas and, perhaps, the outcome of the presidential race could depend on how the U.S. Senate race in Texas goes.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Julián Castro: “I’m confident that by the time people start voting that I’m going to do well”
At a meet-and-greet with Democrats in Dallas Tuesday night, Castro dismissed suggestions that his bid for president was being overshadowed by Beto O’Rourke and said he was working hard “to make sure that at the right time I’m the frontrunner of this race.”
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Texas 2020 Elections
Analysis: Bigger stages demand better contestants — in politics, as in everything else
Julián Castro and Beto O’Rourke, the Texans in the scrum of Democrats seeking that party’s presidential nomination, have been on big stages before. But not this big.
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4 members of Congress endorse Beto O’Rourke within hours of his campaign launch
U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, who took over O’Rourke’s El Paso-based district in January, backed O’Rourke for president Thursday along with two House members from New York and one from Florida.
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TribCast
TribCast: UT/TT Pollster Edition
On this week’s special pollster edition of the TribCast, Ross talks to Josh Blank, Jim Henson and Daron Shaw from the University of Texas about the findings of the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Politics
We’re bringing 2020 to Texas. Watch Conversations About America’s Future at SXSW.
We’re streaming live interviews with John Kasich, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Bill Weld, Julián Castro, John Hickenlooper and Kevin McCarthy.
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
“Somebody else” would beat Donald Trump in Texas, but just barely, says UT/TT Poll
Given the choice between re-electing President Trump or choosing someone else, a narrow majority of Texans would like to see a change in 2020, according to a University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Analysis: Texas has a two-for-one option for Julián Castro and Beto O’Rourke
The two Texans interested in the Democratic nomination for president in 2020 don’t have to choose between running for national office or running for U.S. Senate. The law allows them to do both.