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.
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Four Texas Republicans vote against U.S. House resolution condemning QAnon
On the losing end of the 371-18 vote were U.S. Reps. Jodey Arrington of Lubbock, Brian Babin of Woodville, Michael Burgess of Lewsiville and Bill Flores of Bryan.
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Watch Tony Gonzales, Gina Ortiz Jones debate as they vie to replace U.S. Rep. Will Hurd
The Navy and Air Force veterans running to represent Texas’ 23rd Congressional District highlight their differing views on the economy and deaths at Fort Hood in our “Split Decision” video series.
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Texans curious about delays in election results, whether state is a battleground and attempts to increase Latino turnout
Five Texas Tribune political journalists answered questions on Reddit about the Nov. 3 general election.
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Watch U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw talk about the 2020 election and more at The Texas Tribune Festival
Crenshaw, R-Houston, also talked about his first term in office and his own bid for reelection.
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U.S. Rep. Ron Wright, of Arlington, hospitalized due to complications from cancer treatment
The freshman member of Congress has been undergoing treatment for lung cancer since last year.
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In Texas, President Trump’s team hits the road to shore up support
The president’s reelection campaign launched a bus tour of the state Thursday, though surrogates said — strenuously — that they still don’t see Texas in play.
