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Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's top Tea Party group — Empower Texans — went hard after "squishy" Republicans who bucked the governor or strayed too far from the party orthodoxy. The effort mostly failed. Full Story
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On this week's special live edition of the TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and Abby about the big takeaways from 2018 primary night — and looks ahead to the May runoffs. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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The results are in from the Texas primary elections on March 6, 2018, the first since President Donald Trump was elected. Check out county-by-county comparisons of turnout in a few key races. Full Story
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We livestreamed a special edition of our weekly podcast the day after Tuesday's primaries. Full Story
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Two Democratic Hispanic women – former El Paso County Judge Veronica Escobar and state Sen. Sylvia Garcia of Houston – just declared victory in open congressional races and are widely expected to win the seats outright in November. Full Story
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While state Sen. Sylvia Garcia and Veronica Escobar secured the Democratic nominations for their congressional races, state Sen. Van Taylor won the GOP nod for his North Texas race. Other Texas congressional races will head runoffs. Full Story
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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. Full Story
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State Rep. Pat Fallon beat state Sen. Craig Estes for a seat in the Legislature's upper chamber, while state Sen. Bob Hall held off state Rep. Cindy Burkett. Meanwhile, Angela Paxton won Texas' most expensive state Senate primary. Full Story
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With nearly 58 percent of the vote, Bush will avoid a runoff against former Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson in the four-candidate GOP field and will face Democrat Miguel Suazo in November. Full Story
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From the primary for Bastrop County Republican Party chair to the Republican primary for Montgomery County judge, some incumbents fell to their challengers after a difficult campaign season. Full Story
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State Reps. Dawnna Dukes, Tomas Uresti, Roberto Alonzo and Diana Arévalo all lost their seats Tuesday night. Full Story
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Of the three Republican incumbents targeted by Gov. Greg Abbott in this year's primaries, two won victories Tuesday night. Several other open-seat races are headed to runoffs May 22. Full Story
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Texas Tribune social media manager Bobby Blanchard and multimedia reporter Alana Rocha will interview reporters about election results and take voter questions as the Texas primary results roll in. Full Story
Did George P. Bush avoid a runoff? What happened in the Texas 7th? Will more Democrats vote than Republicans? Here are the questions likely to draw the most attention as the returns roll in Tuesday night. Full Story
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From the state senate primary that's shaping up to be the most expensive in Texas history to the dozen open seats in the Texas House, there are dramatic legislative races across the state worth keeping an eye on as polls close Tuesday. Full Story
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From the Republican primary with a whopping 18 candidates to the Democratic primary that prompted national Democrats to go after one of their own, here’s our list of the most interesting congressional races. Full Story
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Though the DACA program is still in effect, thousands demonstrated in El Paso and elsewhere across the country to demand Congress come up with a legislative fix to protect the young undocumented immigrants known as "Dreamers." Full Story
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The ruling is an apparent victory for Texas in a legal battle that has dragged on for more than five years. The states are bickering over the distribution of water from the Rio Grande. Those allocations are laid out in the 1938 Rio Grande Compact. Full Story
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