Many members of both parties say they want to preserve protections for people with preexisting conditions, though Democrats say Republicans are being disingenuous about the issue.
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Chip Roy and Wendy Davis go down to the wire in a tight TX-21 race that has Texas’ full attention
Roy, the Republican incumbent, and Davis, the Democratic challenger, share very little in common politically, but they each have a passionate following and an ardent group of opponents.
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Analysis: A Texas election with a decade of politics at stake
A nine-seat change in the Texas House could affect the balance of power in the Texas Capitol, but also in Congress. Texas lawmakers will draw political maps next year that could remain in place until the 2030 census.
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John Cornyn embarks on final reelection sprint as late Democratic spending crests in U.S. Senate race
Cornyn expressed worry about the Democratic money coming in to support MJ Hegar but stressed on a bus tour of the state that he represents Texans’ values.
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Polls, late campaign activity suggest Republican dominance in Texas could be at risk
With a week to go until Election Day, the race for Texas’ Electoral College votes appears closer than it has been in decades.
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National Democrats are increasingly assertive about their chances in Texas this election — and they’re spending accordingly
In a move of confidence that Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher will be reelected, a national PAC is redirecting ad spending from that district to a nearby open seat currently held by a Republican.
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Democrats overwhelm Republicans in latest fundraising period for Texas’ hottest U.S. House races
Across 10 battleground seats that national Democrats want to flip, all but one Democrat outraised their Republican opponents. Republicans, meanwhile, kept cash-on-hand leads in most of the nine contests where they were outraised.
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MJ Hegar nearly doubles John Cornyn’s third-quarter fundraising in U.S. Senate race, erasing his cash-on-hand advantage
The Democratic challenger raised $14 million to $7.2 million for the Republican incumbent, and she has $8.5 million cash on hand to his $8 million.
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Texas’ John Cornyn and MJ Hegar argue over coronavirus response, policing and the Supreme Court in U.S. Senate debate
Cornyn repeatedly tried to paint Hegar as a puppet of Democratic leaders and too liberal for Texas. She argued he has lost touch with the state after 18 years in the Senate.
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How police reform and racial justice are influencing a competitive congressional election in one Houston-area district
Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls, like many Republicans in Texas, has made support for the police a key tenet of his campaign. But Democrats have made his law enforcement record a point of attack.
