Hegar, the Air Force helicopter pilot and 2018 congressional candidate, is among 12 Democrats competing to take on Texas’ senior senator, Republican John Cornyn.
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Texas 2020 Elections
After uncertain filing period, Democratic U.S. Senate candidates seek to “get down to business”
A crowd of 12 Democrats are jockeying in a wide-open primary to take on Texas’ senior Republican senator, John Cornyn.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Ronny Jackson, former White House doctor and Trump VA nominee, running for Texas congressional seat
Jackson is at least the 13th Republican to jump into the race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Clarendon.
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U.S. Rep. Will Hurd rolls out group to build more diverse GOP
The Future Leaders Fund, a super PAC, plans to spend millions of dollars in the 2020 primaries.
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Congress
Retiring U.S. Rep. Will Hurd endorses candidate to succeed him
The Helotes Republican gave his support Wednesday to former Navy officer Tony Gonzales.
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Congress
As Trump impeachment hearings go public, previous transcripts shed light on roles Texas lawmakers may play
In closed-door testimony, Republican Texans in Congress pushed back against witnesses and criticized fellow lawmakers while Democrats remained largely quiet. Transcripts from those hearings may portend what happens during the inquiry’s public phase.
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Analysis: For Texas candidates, 2020 officially started last weekend
The starting gun wasn’t loud, but the 2020 elections in Texas began — officially — last Saturday, when candidates could start filing for office. That’s the beginning of a sprint from now to the March primaries.
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Economy
Border U.S. representatives from Texas make final pleas as vote looms on North American trade deal
Texas members of Congress are playing an integral role in drafting final provisions in the deal. Some Republicans don’t think the House will get to vote on it this year.
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Texans were in the middle of the commotion in the U.S. House over the Trump impeachment inquiry
“That was crazy. That was absolutely crazy,” said one Texas Democrat after a day of partisan unrest in the U.S. Capitol.
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Five takeaways from third-quarter fundraising reports in Texas’ congressional races
Tuesday was the latest quarterly deadline for congressional candidates in Texas, an increasingly vital state in the battle for the House majority.
