Voting in the 2020 general election starts in Texas in less than three weeks. But the governor’s responses to the coronavirus have strained Republican unity.
Pat Fallon
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Texas 2020 Elections
Four candidates join Shelley Luther, Drew Springer in race to replace state Sen. Pat Fallon
Springer, a state representative, and Luther, a Dallas salon owner who was jailed over her refusal to close her business due to the coronavirus pandemic, had previously announced their campaigns.
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Politics
Gov. Greg Abbott sets Sept. 29 special election to replace state Sen. Pat Fallon
Minutes after Abbott’s announcement, state Rep. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, announced his campaign for the seat.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Shelley Luther, Dallas salon owner who pressured Texas to reopen salons, says she’s running for state Senate
Luther is running to replace state Sen. Pat Fallon, R-Prosper, in a yet-to-be-called special election now that he is poised for a promotion to Congress.
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Politics
Texas State Sen. Pat Fallon wins GOP nomination to replace John Ratcliffe on November ballot, becoming Ratcliffe’s likely successor
Fallon moves on to a November challenge with a Democratic opponent in the solidly red district. The vacancy was created when Ratcliffe was confirmed as U.S. director of national intelligence.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Abbott-backed candidate fights Schofield for his old seat as November looms large
After narrowly losing reelection in 2018, former state Rep. Mike Schofield is making a comeback bid — against a Republican primary newcomer endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott.
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2019 Texas Constitutional Amendment Election
How hard should creating a Texas income tax be? Voters will decide with Proposition 4
Supporters want to send a clear message about Texas’ business-friendly environment. Others think it’s already hard enough to get such a tax passed, and future generations should be able to decide for themselves.
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State Sen. Pat Fallon decides against primary challenge to Cornyn
The Prosper Republican revealed his decision Thursday, after he previously announced an exploratory committee to consider whether to run against the state’s senior U.S. senator.
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Texas Sen. Pat Fallon exploring primary challenge to Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
Fallon could be the highest-profile Republican yet to take on the state’s senior U.S. senator.
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Senate bill would let felons run for office in Texas only if they’ve been pardoned
The legislation is in response to a felon who ran for Austin City Council last year.
