Beto O’Rourke catches Gov. Greg Abbott in cash on hand as race hits homestretch
The Democratic challenger ended the latest fundraising period, July 1 through Sept. 29, with slightly more cash on hand than the governor. Full Story
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![Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke, left, and Gov. Greg Abbott during a debate in Edinburg on Sept. 30, 2022.]()
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Ruling in fluoride election lawsuit marks latest defeat for prominent Texas vote-fraud activist
Laura Pressley helped allies in Gillespie County challenge the results of a 2019 referendum over fluoride in tap water. A judge did not buy their claims of election irregularities. Full Story
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![Laura Pressley, a self-styled poll-watching expert and vocal opponent of electronic voting systems, waits with Jeannette Hormuth, a poll watcher during the 2019 special election, during an intermission of a trial disputing the integrity of a special election, held in November 2019 which concerned the vote to remove fluoride from the city’s water, at the Gillespie County Jail in Fredericksburg, on Oct. 10, 2022. The trial was ultimately ruled in favor of the city.]()
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U.S. will begin turning many Venezuelan migrants back to Mexico
The Biden administration is also creating a pathway to allow “qualified” Venezuelans into the country. Venezuelans have been fleeing their home country in record numbers, and the number crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has surged. Full Story
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![A family from Venezuela crosses the Rio Grande near a temporary border patrol processing center on October 6, 2022 in El Paso, TX. Record numbers of migrants, mostly from Venezuela, began arriving at the US/Mexico border this month.]()
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Opponent says Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins wore blackface in 1983 college trespass
GOP candidate Lauren Davis’ campaign surfaced a Waco police report about a prank for which Jenkins apologized in 2010. He says he was only wearing camouflage at the time. Full Story
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![Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins speaks during the general caucus of the Texas Democratic Convention at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas on July 15, 2022.]()
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Dawn Buckingham and Jay Kleberg vie for open land commissioner seat overseeing the Alamo and disaster relief funds
The land commissioner manages the Texas General Land Office, which manages the Alamo, administers natural disaster relief funding and helps fund public education. The seat is open after incumbent George P. Bush lost his primary bid for attorney general. Full Story
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![Republican Dawn Buckingham and Democrat Jay Kleberg are running for the Texas Land Commissioner.]()
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Dan Patrick targets rural Texas in media-shy bus tour
Patrick’s campaign strategy in rural Texas may suggest he’s trying to shore up the party’s most reliable base of voters in an area that both Beto O’Rourke and Mike Collier have spent considerable resources to win over this election cycle. Full Story
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![Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, up for reelection in November, started a bus tour of mostly rural Texas in late August, making stops in small towns all over the state. Advance work announcing the visits has been local at best, bypassing the statewide press corps.]()
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Texas Democrats fume over national counterparts for insufficient support in South Texas battleground
“I’m really, deeply disappointed in the DCCC,” Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa said. “I hope they change their mind, and if we lose this election, it’s completely on them.” Full Story
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![Michelle Vallejo, Democratic nominee for Congressional District 15, speaks at the HERStory meet and greet in McAllen on Aug. 19th, 2022.]()
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O’Rourke raises over $25 million from July through late September, outraising Abbott again
His campaign said the massive amount came at a faster clip than his previous, record-breaking haul. Full Story
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![Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke speaks to a packed auditorium during a stop on his Beto for Texas College Tour campaign at Texas State University in San Marcos on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022.]()
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Essay: The education and disillusionment of a young Texas reporter in D.C.
I moved to Washington in 2006 to work for a senator. I left in 2022 in the prime of my journalism career. I had seen enough. Full Story
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![Former Tribune Washington Bureau Chief Abby Livingston moderates a panel with Mattie Parker, mayor of Fort Worth; U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth; and state Reps. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth and Craig Goldman, R-Fort Worth, at the Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022.]()
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Texans make the case for why voting matters
The Texas Tribune spoke to Texans across the political spectrum and asked them to make their case for why voting matters this year. The deadline to register to vote was Oct. 11. Early voting runs from Oct. 24 to Nov. 4. Full Story
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![Independent voter Brienne Shkedi fixes her daughter’s hair outside of their Pearland home on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022.]()
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The Texas voter registration deadline is Tuesday, Oct. 11. Here’s how to check your status and register.
How do I find out if I’m registered to vote? How do I register to vote in the first place? Who is eligible to register to vote? Full Story
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At Houston youth summit, young conservatives weary of GOP infighting
The event came as a younger, more diverse generation of Americans increasingly flocks to the left of the Democratic Party. Full Story
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![Young participants gather for the 3rd Annual Crenshaw Youth Summit on Sunday, October 9, 2022 in Houston, Texas.]()
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Vice President Kamala Harris calls on Texans to protect reproductive and voting rights during Austin visit
In a visit to Texas’ capital, Harris rallied the state’s voters around protecting reproductive and voting rights at the ballot box next month by keeping Democrats in power in Congress. The topic of immigration was absent from Harris’ speeches Saturday. Full Story
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![Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on abortion rights with Mini Timmaraju, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, and Julieta Garibay, Senior Capacity Building Director for Groundswell Fund, at the LBJ Museum in Austin on Oct. 8, 2022.]()
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TribCast: Stress, misinformation mount as midterm elections near
On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Alexa, Pooja and Rob about the difficult task facing election administrators ahead of the 2022 vote. Full Story
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![Todd Stallings looks through curbside voting information at the elections office in Nacogdoches on Oct. 3, 2022.]()
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Đây là cách để đi bầu trong cuộc bầu cử ngày 8 Tháng Mười Một tại Texas
Hạn chót để ghi danh đi bầu là ngày 11 Tháng Mười. Ngày cuối cùng để ghi danh bỏ phiếu qua thư là ngày 28 Tháng Mười. Bỏ phiếu sớm diễn ra từ ngày 24 Tháng Mười đến ngày 4 Tháng Mười Một. Full Story
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Naririto ang mga paraan upang makaboto na eleksyon ng midterms sa estado ng Texas sa Nobyembre 8
Ang takdang-petsa upang magparehistro ay sa Oktubre 11. Ang huling araw upang mag-apply na bumoto by mail o sa pamamagitan ng sulat/koreo ay sa Oktubre 28. Ang early voting o maagang pagboto naman ay tatakbo mula Oktubre 24 hanggang Nobyembre 4. Full Story
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How the debunked conspiracy film “2000 Mules” became Texas Republican orthodoxy
Watchdog groups fear the film will fuel chaos in the upcoming midterm elections and could be a pretext for more restrictive voting laws in the future. Full Story
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Beto O’Rourke wants to end the STAAR tests. Here’s why he can’t.
The Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate has said several times he will end the annual standardized tests. State and federal law make it impossible. Full Story
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Operation Lone Star troops could owe feds tax money thanks to state’s payroll error
On Thursday, officials with the Texas Military Department acknowledged that the payroll system they used for the mission has withheld too little in federal taxes from service members’ paychecks. Full Story
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![Members of the Texas National guard sit in the shade with people who were apprehended by state troopers after crossing the border were brought to the International Bridge in Eagle Pass on Thursday, May 28, 2022. Those who were caught were handed over to Border Patrol custody.]()
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Ted Cruz warns DHS secretary he could be impeached over rise in migrant crossings
Cruz and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas accusing him of “gross dereliction of duty.” Mayorkas has been a consistent target of conservative ire over immigration. Full Story
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![US Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks one-on-one with David Drucker, senior correspondent at the Washington Examiner, at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 24, 2022 in Austin, TX.]()
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