The Republican-leaning business group went on TV on Tuesday in the nationally watched primary, which has drawn over $2 million in outside spending.
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Texas 2020 Elections
5 takeaways from the latest congressional fundraising reports
The filings were due Friday and shed new light on Texas’ massive U.S. House battlefield, which includes seven Democrat-targeted seats, six open seats, two Republican-targeted seats and a couple of serious primary challenges.
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Cornyn has $12 million for reelection bid after raising $2.8 million in fourth quarter
Cornyn will face the winner of a crowded Democratic primary. That group of hopefuls includes MJ Hegar, who announced Tuesday that she raised $1.1 million over the past three months.
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Politics
How U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia of Houston landed in the middle of Donald Trump’s impeachment
Decades of nuts-and-bolts political work and a friendship with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed the first-term congresswoman a starring role in the Senate trial of President Trump.
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Trump names U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe to advisory and advocacy role during impeachment trial
The Heath Republican was an outspoken defender of President Donald Trump during impeachment hearings in the U.S. House last year.
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Texas 2020 Elections
In his presidential campaign, Julián Castro stood out but couldn’t break out
The former U.S. housing secretary and San Antonio mayor ended his White House bid Thursday after failing to see efforts to distinguish himself translate into reliable support.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Congressional candidate’s legal work attracts scrutiny in battleground Democratic primary
Shannon Hutcheson’s opponents in the race for the Central Texas seat argue she has a history of representing corporations in cases against vulnerable people.
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Beto O’Rourke unveils PAC with focus on boosting Texas Democrats in 2020
The group, Powered by People, comes less than two months after O’Rourke ended his presidential campaign.
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Late entrant shakes up Democratic primary to challenge U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw
Shortly before the filing deadline last week, Sima Ladjevardian jumped in the race to unseat Crenshaw, scrambling Democrats’ plans for the seat.
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No Texans cross party lines in votes to impeach President Trump
The U.S. House voted to impeach the president on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, the third time in the nation’s history the chamber took such action.
