If no candidate in a primary election receives a majority of the vote, the top two vote-getters go head-to-head in a runoff. Here’s everything you need to know about how they work and how to vote.
Congress
Read the latest Texas Tribune coverage of Congress, from the state’s lawmakers in Washington to key legislation and political debates shaping Texas and the nation.
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Politics
Texan Katrina Pierson to rejoin Trump campaign as a senior adviser
President Donald Trump has asked former national campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson to rejoin the Trump Campaign as a senior adviser. Before joining Trump’s orbit in 2015, Pierson had been a fixture in Texas Tea Party politics.
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Congress
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn says he has the votes to pass a gun background check bill
Cornyn had been pushing the bill since the Sutherland Springs shooting last year. He now has enough co-sponsors to avoid a filibuster.
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Texas Elections 2018
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders defends Laura Moser against national Democrats ahead of Texas trip
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said in a Thursday interview he thought it was “outrageous” that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee came out against Moser before the primary.
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Criminal Justice
Texas students: What do you think should be done to reduce gun violence?
As part of our ongoing efforts to engage people directly affected by policy issues, we want to learn more about what measures, if any, young Texans think should be taken to address mass shootings and school safety.
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Texas Elections 2018
Beto O’Rourke fell short of expectations in the Texas primary. Was it because of his name?
El Paso Democratic U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke was the heavy favorite to win this week’s Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. So why did he lose some border counties to a relative unknown?
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Texas Elections 2018
Wave of women crashes Texas primaries
Texas women candidates won or made it to runoffs in more than 50 primary races statewide amid a surge in interest in running for office among women around the country.
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Texas Elections 2018
Two House Democrats say they’ll run to replace Sylvia Garcia in the Texas Senate
Houston Democrat Sylvia Garcia hasn’t yet stepped down from her Texas Senate seat after winning her congressional primary Tuesday, but Houston state Reps. Ana Hernandez and Carol Alvarado have already said they plan to run for it.
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Texas Elections 2018
Blue wave? Texas Republicans outvoted Democrats in the 2018 primaries — again.
Vote counts Tuesday night once again showed how Texas is a red state. Despite an apparent early rush to the polls for Democrats, Republicans ended up casting more ballots in the 2018 primaries.
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Texas Elections 2018
Despite national Democrats’ efforts, Laura Moser makes primary runoff in bid for Houston U.S. House seat
Activist and journalist Laura Moser secured a spot in the party’s primary runoff to take on Republican U.S. Rep. John Culberson in the fall, despite national Democrats taking the rare step of releasing opposition research on her last month.