Reyes was U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s choice in the race. President Donald Trump backed Gonzales.
Will Hurd
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Texas 2020 Elections
Texas congressional candidate backed by Donald Trump remains in too-close-to-call runoff with Ted Cruz’s pick
Tony Gonzales and Raul Reyes were separated by 7 votes in unofficial results for the Republican primary runoff to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes.
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Politics
Donald Trump makes last-minute pitches for Tony Gonzales, Ronny Jackson in Texas congressional runoffs
The president held tele-town halls Monday night with the two candidates he has endorsed in two of Texas’ most heated Republican primary runoffs.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Donald Trump endorses Tony Gonzales to replace U.S. Rep. Will Hurd
The president intervened Friday in the Republican primary runoff to replace Hurd, picking Gonzales over Raul Reyes, who U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz endorsed days earlier.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Bucking party leaders, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz intervenes in Republican runoff for Will Hurd’s seat
The U.S. senator is endorsing Raul Reyes over Tony Gonzales for the 23rd Congressional District and launching TV ads in support of Reyes.
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Criminal Justice
Texas elected leaders condemn the death of George Floyd as “horrific,” “senseless”
In a TV interview Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott said said that the death of Floyd, a black man who was killed Monday in Minneapolis police custody, “should not have happened.” But Texas’ GOP congressional officials declined to comment on President Donald Trump’s “looting” tweet.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Will Hurd’s legacy casts shadow over Republican primary to replace him in the U.S. House
Hurd has endorsed Navy veteran Tony Gonzales in the nine-way GOP primary for the battleground 23rd District.
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U.S. Rep. Will Hurd sticks with Republicans during last public impeachment hearing of the week
Some Democrats hoped U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, a moderate Republican, would defect from his colleagues in the House Intelligence Committee. He came close but made clear he’s not ready to impeach.
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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.
