Should Republicans actively recruit candidates of color? The party stands divided.
Will Hurd
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Gina Ortiz Jones raises massive $1 million haul in third quarter
The Democrat is running for the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, after narrowly losing to him last year.
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The 2019 Texas Tribune Festival
Texas Tribune 2019 Festival highlights: Impeachment, 2020 and more
It’s the third and final day of the annual political extravaganza. Here are some of the high points of the event.
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The 2019 Texas Tribune Festival
Republican U.S. Rep. Will Hurd says he’s considering running for president in 2024
Hurd also discussed a whistleblower’s complaint about Donald Trump — and whether its contents support a Democratic push to impeach the president. “I think that’s a premature conversation to have,” he said.
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Texas Republicans defend Trump as impeachment movement continues to roil the U.S. Capitol
GOP lawmakers from Texas criticized the push to impeach, saying Democrats “hate” President Donald Trump.
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The 2019 Texas Tribune Festival
Watch Will Hurd speak at The 2019 Texas Tribune Festival
The Texas congressman talked about his decision to retire, his support of the president, the future of the Republican Party, the surge of white supremacy and the crisis at the border.
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Republicans see a silver lining in retirements of Texas GOP congressmen. Democrats do, too.
GOP leaders admit U.S. Rep. Will Hurd’s retirement announcement was a blow to the party. But they’re optimistic that the increasing number of open seats will be a good thing. Democrats eager to take those districts call that spin.
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Analysis: A small, but ill-timed exodus of Texas Republicans from Congress
Three Texas Republicans have announced they won’t seek reelection in 2020, and that will probably turn out to be an incomplete roster of retirees. It couldn’t come at a better time for Democrats hoping to have a hand in redistricting the state’s congressional delegation in 2021.
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University of Texas researchers aiding Salvadoran teen were threatened with arrest by Mexican authorities
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin say a high-ranking U.S. border official refused them entry into the U.S. and sent them back to Piedras Negras, Mexico — straight into the arms of Mexican authorities who threatened to arrest them on smuggling charges.
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Republican U.S. Rep. Will Hurd to retire from Congress after holding on to a district Democrats are desperate to flip
President Donald Trump’s recent racist comments weighed on Hurd, the last black Republican in the U.S. House. He was the only Texas Republican who voted to condemn Trump’s tweets about four congresswomen.
