A runoff date has yet to be scheduled in the race, which drew 23 candidates vying to replace U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, R-Arlington.
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Special election to replace U.S. Rep. Ron Wright remains highly competitive in final hours, as Donald Trump looms large
Nearly two-dozen candidates are vying to fill the late congressman’s seat, and the former president is backing Wright’s widow, Susan Wright.
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Freshman GOP Texas congressman made a personal pitch to Joe Biden: Let me help with criminal justice reform
U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls, the former sheriff of Fort Bend County, made the request after Biden’s joint address Wednesday night. Biden’s answer: “I’ll reach out to you.”
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Donald Trump makes late push for Susan Wright in special election to fill her late husband’s U.S. House seat
The former president is set to appear on a tele-town hall Thursday to get out the vote for Wright in Saturday’s contest.
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Donald Trump endorses Susan Wright in crowded special election to fill her late husband’s congressional seat
Susan Wright is among 11 Republicans — and 23 candidates total — vying to replace her late husband, Ron Wright, R-Arlington, in Congress. Election day for the special election is Saturday.
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Bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers announces legislation to ease crowding at border facilities
The bill backed by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, and Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, would create four new processing facilities for asylum seekers and add to federal staffing along the border.
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State Rep. Jake Ellzey faces mounting opposition from his right in special election to replace Ron Wright in Congress
A national group is spending six figures to try to stop Ellzey ahead of the May 1 election, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz came out against him on Tuesday.
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Republican U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady will retire from Congress at the end of his term
The Montgomery County Republican has served in the U.S. House for more than two decades.
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After falling short of Texas ambitions in 2020, national Democrats target two seats for 2022
The smaller battlefield — at least initially — comes after the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee targeted 10 seats last election cycle in Texas and flipped none of them.
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GOP congressional candidate in Texas special election loses prominent supporters after racist comment about Chinese immigrants
Two of Sery Kim’s biggest backers — the first Korean American Republicans to serve in Congress — withdrew their endorsements Friday after she said she doesn’t want Chinese immigrants to come to America.
